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Name and surname: ______________________________________________

SOCIAL SCIENCE: GEOGRAPHY

TOTAL: 45 Term 2 Assessment GR. 5 ____

Examiner: Mr. S. van Rooyen June 2017

Moderated by: Mr. G. Barber Time: 1 hour

ST DOMINIC’S COLLEGE WELKOM

Instructions:

1. Read and answer all the questions carefully.2. Make use of a blue pen. (No friction pens)3. Make use of a pencil to draw.4. Write neatly and spell correctly. 5. Marks will be deducted for untidy and careless work. 6. All the best!

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Question 1:

1.1. Label the Main features on the sketch:

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1.2. List four examples of physical features in South Africa

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Question 2:

2.1. Explain the following terms:

2.1.1. Bay:

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2.1.2. Cape:

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2.1.3. Mountain range:

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2.1.4. Mountain peak:

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2.1.5. Hill:

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2.1.6. Valley:

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2.2. Fill in the missing words:

Many places are given names that describe their physical features. A river that is

often dry may be called ‘Sand River’. There is a sharp, pointed rock in the

uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Mountains called Devil’s ________________.

UKhahlamba means ‘the barrier of __________________’ in Zulu. The name

describes the high cliffs of the great escarpment that divides the lower coastal

plains and hills from the high inland plateau. Early Dutch explorers called this

mountain range the ‘Drakensberg’ or __________________ mountains. The

most famous Table Mountain is in Cape Town. Sometimes this mountain is

covered in a cloud which people call the table _________________.

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2.3. Use the words provided to sort the physical features of South Africa:

Olifants - Limpopo - Great Karoo - Cape Point - Namaqualand - Soutpansberg

Tugela - Asbesberge - Lowveld - Little Karoo - Algoa Bay - Waterberg - Vaal -

Drakensberg - Gariep-Orange

Rivers Mountains Coastline features Areas

Example:

Great Fish Magaliesberg St. Helena Bay Kalahari

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Question 3:

3.1. State whether the following are true or false:

3.1.1. The Gariep-Orange River is the longest river in South Africa. ____________

3.1.2. The Gariep-Orange River flows from the west towards the east. ____________

½ x 2 = 1

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3.2. Select the correct answer in Column B that matches with Column A:

COLUMN A COLUMN B

3.2.1. The start of a river or stream. A = stream

3.2.2. Where a river flows into the sea. B = catchment area

3.2.3. A stream or river that flows into a bigger river.

C = river system

3.2.4. A small river. D = source

3.2.5. The area drained by a river and its tributaries.

E = mouth

3.2.6. All the rivers and streams in a catchment area.

F = tributary

3.2.1. = ____ 3.2.2. = ____ 3.2.3. = ____ 3.2.4. = ____ 3.2.5. = ____ 3.2.6. ____

6 x ½ = 3

Question 4:

Physical features are things in the natural environment and human activities are things people do. With this in mind, study the pictures and list the physical feature and human activity.

4.1. Physical feature:

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Human activity:

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4.2. Physical feature:

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Human activity:

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4.3. Physical feature:

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Human activity:

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4.4. Physical feature:

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Human activity:

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