Exam practice: Term 1 and 2


Part 1: Geography Question 1


Answer true or false for the following descriptions and correct the false statements. 1.1 Lines of latitude run around the globe. 1.2 Lines of longitude are parallel to the equator. 1.3 The equator is the longest line of latitude. 1.4 Lines of latitude join the north and south poles. 1.5 The Greenwich meridian separates east from west. 1.6 The latitude at the North Pole is 90° north.


Question 2 Write the ratio scale 1 : 500 000 as a word scale and a line scale.


Question 3 Write the word scale 1 cm represents 100 m as a ratio scale.


Question 4


Use the line scale on the map of Limpopo on page 9 of the Learner’s Book to calculate the following distances: 4.1 Direct distance from Polokwane (23°55’S, 29˚25’E) to Musina (22°20’S, 30°E).


4.2 Polokwane to Tzaneen (23°50’S, 30°10’E) by road. Question 5


Select the correct term from the words in brackets to fill in the spaces in the text below.


orbit axis rotates hemisphere revolution


The Earth takes 365¼ days to complete one __5.1__ on its __5.2__ around the sun. It __5.3__ on its __5.4__ once every 24 hours so that both the eastern and western __5.5__ have light.


Question 6


Calculate the time in the following places if it is midday GMT. 6.1 Durban (30°E) 6.2 New York (75°W)


6.3 The International Date Line 180°W/E


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