GRADE 8
GEOGRAPHY HOME WORK EXERCISE
1. Are the times earlier/later compared to South Africa in:
a) Australia? Give a reason.
b) United America? Give a reason.
2. What time will it be in South Africa if it 22:00 (8pm) in Japan given that South
African time is GMT + 2 and Japan time is GMT + 8.?
3. Time changes by 1 hour every _________ degrees east or west of the
________________.
4. When we travel _________ we lose time and when we travel ________ we
gain time.
5. Explain the following:
a) Earth’s rotation on its axis
b) Earth’s revolution around the sun.
6. Explain the causes of seasons.
7. Explain the following and give dates
a) Equinox
b) Summer solstice
c) Winter solstice