7 Explain the effects that ocean currents have on temperature.


8 Study the table below of temperatures and rainfall for a South African town and answer the questions that follow.


Month Jan Feb March Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec


Average tempe- rature (˚C)


Rainfall (mm)


22 86 21 76 20 76 17 70 14 21 10 8 10 10 12 12


8.1 In which season does this town get most of its rainfall? 8.2 Calculate the annual rainfall for this town. 8.3 Calculate the temperature range.


8.4 Is this a coastal town or an inland town? 8.5 Explain your answer to 1.4.


8.6 Describe the weather in this town in June. 9 Briefly explain the term humidity and give two reasons why it is important.


10 Discuss three different climatic regions that are not found in South Africa and describe the overall climate of each in two words.


Part 2 History


1 The Industrial Revolution in South Africa 1.1 Refer to Source 1A. 1.1.1 After studying the source what conclusions can you draw about the types of housing in which diggers lived in 1867?


1.1.2 How useful is this source to a historian studying the Industrial Revolution in South Africa?


1.2 Refer to Source 1B. 1.2.1 Life on the diamond fields was dangerous and this source proves it. Provide three pieces of evidence from the source to prove the statement true.


1.2.2 This source is a representation of dry digging. Explain the difference between ‘river diggings’ and ‘dry diggings’.


168 14 20 16 50 18 60 21 80


(1) (1) (2) (1) (2)


(1) [8]


[5] [3 × 2 = 6] Total: 50 marks


[3]


(2 × 2 = 4) (2 × 2 = 4)


(3) (2 × 2 = 4)


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