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TOM NEWBY SCHOOL EXAMINATION

Subject Geography Examiner Miss M Albertyn Date 18 November 2016 Total marks 75 Session 1 Duration 1½ hours Grade 7 Moderator Mrs W Pienaar Special instructions/ Equipment

This Exam has been compiled using notes and information contained in the Tom Newby School book. The marking memorandum has been compiled accordingly. While alternative responses will be given due acknowledgement, the official memorandum will be considered a priority document to ensure uniformity of marking. Up to 10% of the total mark allocation may be deducted for spelling and grammatical errors, except in the case of Language papers, where deductions are made according to a memorandum.

Instructions

• Read the questions carefully. • Look at the mark allocation. • Answer all the questions and work neatly. • Rule off after each section. • Take your time. • Breathe, relax and all of the best!

A maximum of 7½ marks may be deducted for spelling and grammar errors.

NAME: ____________________________ CLASS: 7____

QUESTION A MAPWORK [20] Refer to the street map of the area around Wanderers Stadium on page 2 and answer the following questions.

1. Give the grid squares for the following: a) Pridwin Sports Fields (1) b) Bompas Road (1)

2. Use the 16 compass points.

Which direction will you be travelling in from : a) Kingsmead College to Melrose Bird Sanctuary? (1) b) Wanderers Stadium to St Vincent’s School? (1)

3. The red dotted line from A to B shows the route starting from

Kingsmead College to Wanderers Sports Club. Describe the route in words. (6)

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4. N.B. Remember to show your working out!

If the road was absolutely straight, how many kilometres would you travel between each of the following places? a) Kingsmead College to St Vincent’s School. (2) b) Pridwin Sports Fields to Melrose Bird Sanctuary (2)

Refer to the map of North America on page 3 and answer question 5 and 6.

5. Give the coordinates for the following cities: a. New Orleans (1) b. Minneapolis (1)

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6. Which cities have the following coordinates? a. 49°N 123°W (1)

b. 44° N 79° 30’W (1)

7. Draw a simple sketch map from Miss Klemp’s class to the Tom Newby

School hall. Include at least 2 landmarks (4 ÷ 2 = 2)

QUESTION B MATCH THE COLUMNS [10]

4 Match the columns by writing the letter next to the number e.g. 1f.

1. Malaria a) Killed millions in the fourteenth century 2. Black Death b) Plates slide past one another 3. Lava c) Management of water supplies and sewerage 4. Pandemic d) Molten rock that comes to the surface 5. Contour farming e) Having a widespread effect, affecting many

countries 6. Undernourished f) Caused by an animal that lives on another animal 7. Converge g) hot liquid under the earth’s surface 8. Diverge h) Conserving our forests 9. Sanitation i) When plates move apart 10. Green Revolution j) When plates move together k) Greatest increases in food production l) A technique used to prevent flooding m) Methods of keeping food fresh n) Not getting enough of the right kinds of food QUESTION C VISUAL SOURCES [11] Study the population pyramids of South Africa, then answer the questions that follow. Show your working out where applicable!

1a) Is the birth rate expected to increase or decrease by 2020? (1)

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b) What do you think could be the reason for this? (1) 2. How many males were there in 2010 between 10 and 14 years

of age? (1) 3. What do they predict the total number of people will be in 2020

between the ages of 30 and 34? (3) 4. Why do you think people in the age groups 25 to 64 are so

important for a country? (1)

5. Look at the diagram of the earth below. Write the correct label next to each letter. (4)

a b c d QUESTION D SHORT QUESTIONS [19]

1. Write a good definition for conservation. (1) 2. Complete the following:

Some factors that affect life expectancy are health, education, ____________and ______________. (2)

3. Explain what the food chain is. (2) 4. Name three environmental effects of floods. (3) 5. What causes diarrhoea? (1) 6. Name 3 examples of improved health care which have prevented

many diseases and helped treat patients with diseases. (3) 7. Do you think the South African government would ever

consider introducing a ‘One child policy’? Give 2 reasons to back up your answer. (2)

8. What is lost in the body when a person has gastroenteritis? (2) 9. List the three most important ways that you think every household

in South Africa can do to save water during the drought we are experiencing. (3)

6 QUESTION TRUE OR FALSE [10] State whether the following statements are true or false. If false, correct them.

1. The point under the ground where the earthquake starts is called the epicentre.

2. Cholera can be prevented by boiling water before drinking it. 3. Edward Jenner invented a vaccine to eradicate TB. 4. Read the article about AIDS carefully. Decide whether the following

statements are true or false. If false, correct them. BERENS, P Spot On Social Sciences Grade 7 page 45

a) A girl born in Africa is likely to live to be 100 years old. b) Everyone in Africa who has AIDs receives treatment. c) Kofi Annan believed that poverty, disease and starvation were the

biggest problems the world was facing in 2004.

QUESTION E PARAGRAPH [5] Write a paragraph explaining some ways in which people are destroying the world’s natural resources. Ensure you include 5 different facts.

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TOM NEWBY SCHOOL EXAMINATION

Subject Geography Examiner Miss M Albertyn Date Total marks 75 Session Duration 1½ hours Grade 7 Moderator Mrs W Pienaar Special instructions/ Equipment

This Exam has been compiled using notes and information contained in the Tom Newby School book. The marking memorandum has been compiled accordingly. While alternative responses will be given due acknowledgement, the official memorandum will be considered a priority document to ensure uniformity of marking. Up to 10% of the total mark allocation may be deducted for spelling and grammatical errors, except in the case of Language papers, where deductions are made according to a memorandum.

Instructions

• Read the questions carefully. • Look at the mark allocation. • Answer all the questions and work neatly. • Rule off after each section. • Take your time. • Breathe, relax and all of the best!

A maximum of 7½ marks may be deducted for spelling and grammar errors.

NAME: _______MEMO_____________________ CLASS: 7____

QUESTION A MAPWORK [20] 1a. C2 (1) b. B1 (1) 2a. NW (1) b. SE (1) 3. Turn right into Tyrwhitt. At RH Henderson Park, turn left into Venus Pass the Pridwin Sports Fields on your right Turn right into North Wanderers Sports Club will be on your left (6) 4a. 2,6 / 2,7 / 2,8 / 2,9/ 3 / 3,1 / 3,2 cm X 200m =

8 0.52 / 0.54 / 0.56 / 0.58 / 0.6 / 0.62 / 0.64 km (2) b. 4 / 4.1 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 4.4 / 4.5 / 4.6 / 4.7 / 4.8 / 4.9 / 5cm X200m= 0.8 / 0.82 / 0.84 / 0.86 / 0.88 / 0.9 / 0.92 / 0.94 / 0.96 / 0.98 / 1km (2) 5a. 30°N 90°W (1) b. 45°N 93 / 94°W (1) 6a. Vancouver (1) b. Toronto (1) 7. QUESTION B MATCH THE COLUMNS [10]

1. f 2. a 3. d 4. e 5. l 6. n 7. j 8. i 9. c 10. k

QUESTION C VISUAL SOURCES [11]

9 1a) decrease (1) b) e.g. it will become more expensive to raise children to see benefits of smaller families (1) 2. 2 million (1) 3. males 1.65-1.75 Females 1.25-1.35 ________ 2.9 – 3.1 million (3) 4. e.g. The groups that keep the economy going / brings in money (1) 5a. crust b. mantle c. outer core d. inner core (4) SECTION D SHORT QUESTIONS [19]

1. Conservation- to protect and keep something from damage or loss.(1) 2. Nutrition / occupation / pollution / housing (any 2) (2) 3. Food chain- plants grow in soil which provide food for other animals

through a series of feeding levels. (2) 4. Environmental soil erosion rivers burst their banks land flooded trees, plants and animals die dams overflow, washing away land (any 3) (3)

5. Unhygienic food and water (1) 6. Immunisation / cleanliness / medicines / surgery /

blood transfusions (any 3) (3) 7. Any logical answer e.g. no, because in certain cultures that

is a form of wealth, people on farms need children to work (2) 8. Liquids and minerals (2) 9. Any logical answers e.g. water off when brushing teeth / use

bath water for gardens / shower, but bath (3)

QUESTION TRUE OR FALSE [10]

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1. False. Focus / the epicentre is the point directly above the focus on the surface of the Earth. (2)

2. True (1) 3. False smallpox (2)

4a) False- 15 and 59 (2)

b) False. “every year more people…are receiving HIV and AIDS treatment.” (2)

c) True (1)

QUESTION E PARAGRAPH [5]

The following actions show some ways in which people are destroying the world's natural resources: • Clearing land for farming and building destroys the plants and animals

that live in these areas. • Cars and factories use huge amounts of oil every day. They also

release poisonous chemicals that pollute the air, water, and soil. • The dumping of ore and other waste materials from mines on the

surface leads to soil and water pollution. • Deforestation and pollution have led to increased CO2 levels in the air

that we breathe. • Hunting wild animals for pleasure or trade has resulted in many

animals becoming endangered.

• Overfishing has endangered some species of marine life.