Learner’s Mark
/ 75
Social Science – June examination
DATE: ___ June 2023
DURATION: 90 Minutes
TOTAL: 25
GRADE 8
Geography
Term 2
Term 1
MEMO
EXAMINER: Mrs. S. Arlow
MODERATOR: Mrs. R. Jankie
HOD STAMP:
HOD SIGNATURE: _____________________
SUB – DISTRICT: RUSTENBURG
DISTRICT: BOJANALA
This document consists of 5 pages including the front cover.
Instructions
1. Read all questions carefully before answering.
2. Answer all questions on the folio paper.
3. Number your answers according to the numbering system used in the
question paper.
4. Write neatly and legibly.
5. Use a pencil for drawings.
Learner’s Performance Level
Learner’s
Mark
SECTIONS
Level 1- 0%-29%
Section A
35
Level 3- 40%-49%
Section B
40
Level 4- 50%-59%
TOTAL
75
Level 2- 30%-39%
Level 5- 60%-69%
Level 6-70%-79%
Level 7- 80%-100%
Grade 8 Social Science Geography
June Mid-Year Examination Memorandum
Question
Number
1.1.
1.2.
1.3.
1.4.
2.1.
2.2.
2.3.
2.4.
2.5.
2.6.
3.1.
3.2.
3.3.
Possible Answers
SECTION A: Maps and Globes
Contour Line: Lines on a topographical map, joining places
with equal height above sea
level. √
Mark Allocation
1
Latitude: The measurement of distance north or south of the Equator.√
1
Equinox: Two moments in the year when the sun is exactly above1the
Equator and day and night are of equal length. √
South African Standard Time: Time zone used by all of South Africa
1 as
well as Eswatini and Lesotho. √
[4]
Earth’s Evolution | Evolution. √
1
365.24 | 365 days. √
1
Earth’s Rotation | Rotation. √
1
24 hours. √√
2
The Earth is not flat - only half of the Earth can be lit by the
2
sun’s rays as the other
side faces away from the sun. √ √
The sun’s rays shine directly on either the northern or southern 4
hemisphere during the summer months. √√ This causes the
temperature to be hotter as it receives increased radiation.√√
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Later. √√
2
2pm | 14H00. √√
2
Accept 5 to 7 hours - depending on which part of South Africa
2
they identified.√√
3.4.
3.5.
2am | 02H00. √√
2pm | 14H00. √√
4.1.
4.2.
180°√√
Places just west of the line are a day earlier than places just
east of the line.
Places just east of the line are a day earlier than places just
west of the line.√√
4.3.
4.4.
20°. √ √
2
American Samoa is in the Western Hemisphere and Tonga in
4
on the eastern hemisphere.√√
American Samoa is on the far side of the International Date Line
compared to Tonga.√√
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TOTAL SECTION A: 35 MARKS
2
2
[10]
2
2
5.1.
5.2.
5.3.
5.4.
SECTION B: Climate Regions
C = Benguela Current | Cold
2
Benguela Current √
D = Mozambican Current | Agulhas Current √
Accept the word warm in front of the names.
Durban = 25°C + 20°C = 45°C / 2 = 22.5°C √
2
Port Nolloth = 19°C + 12°C =31°C/ 2 =15.5°C √
It is a cold ocean current. This does not allow for evaporation √√ to
4
occur therefore less rainfall.√√
It is a warm ocean current. It allows for evaporation and brings 4
more rainfall. √√
5.5.
15
6.1.
[27]
3
6.2.
A = Continental Climate √
B = Tundra Climate √
C = Desert Climate √
Tundra
Next to the polar climate at 60° & 75° north and south of the
equator.√
Average summer temperatures are between 2°C & 12°C.√
One month where average temperature is above 0°C.
No trees grow.
Precipitation as rain occurs in summer.
Yearly precipitation is between 100 mm & 400 mm which falls as snow.
(ANY 2)
Desert
Receives less than 250 mm of rain a year.√
There are cold & hot deserts.√
Sahara Desert is the hottest & Antarctica is the coldest.
Extreme temperatures = very little vegetation.
6
6.3.
Hot deserts have 50°C day time temperatures and drop to
freezing at night. (ANY 2)
Continental
Occurs between 30° & 60° latitude in the northern
hemisphere.√
There are no real areas of continental climate in the southern
hemisphere - no large continents between the latitudes.√
Rainfall is between 500 mm & 1 250 mm per year.
Summers are short; Winters are long.
Summer temperatures are above 20°C for three to four months.
Winters drop to 0°C for six months (ANY 2)
Weather is the change in atmospheric conditions over a 244
hour period √√
Climate is the change in atmospheric conditions over a 20 - 30
year period √√
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TOTAL FOR SECTION B: 40 MARKS
GRAND TOTAL: 75 MARKS