Bedfordview Primary Social Sciences Geography Exam 2017 PDF

June Examination Subject: Social Sciences - Geography Examiner: Mr. Visser Date: 19 June 2017 Moderator: Mrs. Slabbert Duration: 1½ hours Name: Grade: Instructions: 1. Follow all the instructions caref...

June Examination Subject: Social Sciences - Geography Examiner: Mr. Visser Date: 19 June 2017 Moderator: Mrs. Slabbert Duration: 1½ hours Name: Grade: Instructions: 1. Follow all the instructions carefully. 2. Answer all questions as indicated. 3. You may only use a blue pen. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0-29% 30-39% 40-49% 50-59% 60-69% 70-79% 80-100% 50 marks % Page 1 of 7 Page Total: SECTION 1: LOCAL MAPS Question 1: Use the following table to match each definition with the correct keyword. (3) Definition Keyword 1. An area that forms part of a town or city. a) Sketch map 2. A collection of street maps for a specific province. b) Street Atlas 3. A simple, rough drawing of a local map. c) Street map d) Suburb e) World map 1. 2. 3. Question 2: Map Skills Study Map 1 and complete the questions that follow. a) Draw the symbols for: (3) A school A hotel Controlled access b) Name the grid square where you would find: (3) Reddam Primary School Bedford Centre Bedfordview Fire Station c) Locate the Mercure Hotel (DT 110) and give the compass direction to the following places (2) Fleamarket World (DT 109) Jeppe Quondam Club (DR 112) d) Rewrite the line scale as a word scale. (2) e) You were waiting for your parents at Bedfordview Primary School (DT 112) when they sent you a WhatsApp message. In the message, they asked you to meet them at Key West Shopping Centre (DT 112). Measure the ground distance between the school and the shopping centre. (You must follow the dotted lines.) (2) Page 2 of 7 Page Total: f) Your team is playing a soccer match at St Benedicts College (DS 112) when one of your team members gets injured. As the captain of the team you must accompany your team member to the Bedford Gardens Hospital (DU 110). Explain the route step-by-step. (You must follow the dotted line.) (5) ✓ Exit the school grounds and turn right onto Kings Road. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Cross the next set of traffic lights and drive past Bedford Centre. ✓ SECTION 2: THE STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH Question 3: Map Skills Study Map 2 and complete the question that follow. a) Identify the tectonic plates with the following coordinates. (2) A) 10˚S 60˚W B) 63˚N 60˚E b) Give the coordinates for the following tectonic plates. (Use the triangles as the point where the lines of latitude and longitude cross.) (3) Nazca Plate African Plate Philippine Plate c) Which natural disaster is more likely to occur where: (2) i. Two tectonic plates collide? ii. Two tectonic plates move apart? Page 3 of 7 Page Total: Question 4: Layers of the Earth Study the following clues below. Use the scrambled letters to identify the layer. (4) Clue Scrambled Name of layer letters This layer is made of solid iron and nickel and is nrnie reoc approximately 1 250km thick. This layer is approximately 10 – 70km thick and we sturc live on it. This layer is responsible for the movement of the malnte tectonic plates. This layer is approximately 2 250km thick and torue reoc extremely hot. SECTION 3: NATURAL DISASTERS Read the following Case Studies about Natural Disasters and answer the questions. Question 5: Earthquakes EARTHQUAKES SHAKE UP CENTRAL ITALY By: Elisabetta Povoledo October 26, 2016 Two powerful earthquakes rattled central Italy on Wednesday, knocking down electrical and telephone lines, damaging buildings and frightening the residents of several towns already unnerved by an earthquake that killed nearly 300 people two months ago. The two quakes — one measuring 5.4, the other 5.9, according to Italy’s national volcanology center — were two hours apart on Wednesday evening and caused damage to a number of buildings in several central Italian towns. They were part of the same seismic activity that began with the Aug. 24 quake in the Apennine Mountains. The epicenters were in the province of Macerata, near the towns of Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Visso and Ussita, but the quakes were felt as far away as Veneto in the north, and even many Romans — including employees of the Foreign Ministry, which was evacuated — took to the streets after buildings began to tremble. The situation is “not so catastrophic” as could have been expected after such a powerful quake, Fabrizio Curcio, the head of Italy’s civil protection department, said at a news conference on Wednesday evening. He said several people had gone to hospital emergency rooms for light injuries and panic attacks. A third quake measuring 4.6 struck shortly before midnight. “You can understand how Page 4 of 7 Page Total: these sequences can strain people,” he said. Many people had decided not to spend the night in their homes, he said, so several towns had set up temporary lodgings. Officials said civil protection workers and firefighters, including teams trained to find people in rubble, were on site in the stricken towns to monitor developments. But steady rainfall and darkness made a thorough evaluation more difficult, Mr. Curcio said. “We’ll know more as assistance to the areas continues and with the approach of daylight”, he added. On Wednesday night, many in the quake zones opted to forgo temporary lodgings and slept in their cars, Italian television reported. Geologists said shocks were to be expected after a strong earthquake like the one that struck in August, which effectively destroyed the town of Amatrice, in the Lazio region, as well as other towns in Umbria and the Marches region. On Wednesday night, at least 30 aftershocks — including the two more powerful tremors — were registered. Carlo Meletti, of the national volcanology center, noted that in past earthquake disasters aftershocks had continued for some six months. “It’s too early to say whether the sequence will continue like today, and whether it will extend to the north,” he said. “What we can say is that it’s part of the same system of faults that began on Aug. 24.” The Apennines are situated in a highly seismic area, and after each quake, criticism over the failure to better protect buildings there has become a national refrain. a) State whether the following sentences are true or false. (3) i. The earthquakes occurred on the 26th of October. ii. Three earthquakes shook the area in a short period of time. iii. Nearly 300 people were killed on the 26th of October. b) Many buildings were damaged during these quakes. Suggest two ways in which the government could reduce the impact of earthquakes on the buildings. (2) Page 5 of 7 Page Total: c) Many people experienced panic attacks after these quakes. Explain why they reacted like this. You must mention a previous incident. (1) d) Explain why Carlo Meletti said that it was difficult to say whether the sequence of aftershocks would continue. (1) e) Many people preferred to sleep in their own cars. Highlight the main reason for their behavior. (1) ✓ The cars seemed to be warmer than their homes. ✓ They could quickly escape before another earthquake struck the area. ✓ They were afraid that their homes might collapse on them. Question 6: Floods FLOODS SHOW LACK OF PLANNING Johannesburg, 27 January 2011 South Africa was not prepared for the heavy summer rains that have caused flooding in eight of the county’s nine provinces. With dams overflowing and rivers bursting their banks, the government has declared 33 municipalities disaster areas. By 26 January, the government said that 85 lives had been lost and at least 13 000 houses were damaged by the floods. The Minister of Agriculture said that the floods so far had caused damage amounting to R2 billion to farms and to the country’s food supply. Many people who died lived in informal settlements close to rivers. Mandisa Kalako- Willaims, Secretary-General of the South African Red Cross said, “All those people living close to the rivers should have been saved if they had built their houses a bit further away.” Disaster management experts say that much of the damage and loss of life could have been avoided by better planning. Source adapted from Solutions for All -Social Science Grade 7 Page 6 of 7 Page Total: a) Did the floods occur during summer of winter? Refer to the Case Study to motivate your answer. (2) b) List three effects of the floods. (3) c) How did the floods impact our food supplies? (1) d) Write a paragraph in which you identify the group that was most at risk during the floods. Your paragraph should state why they were affected the most and you should also mention three ways in which the government could reduce the risk of future floods in the area. (5) Criteria Maximum marks The learner identified the group that was affected the most. 1/ The learner stated why they were affected the most. 1/ The learner suggested 3 ways to reduce the impact of floods. 3/ Page 7 of 7 Page Total: