Geography Paper 3 (English)

November 2019 — Grade 12 / Matric — Geography

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1.1Pongola is the Eastern Cape

1.2The international boundary north o the topographic map separates South Africa (Pon ola

1.310 20

1.4The index sheet south east the

1.5The feature at 2 23 21

1.6The Mzinyane iver at flowing in blocks F3

1.7The difference in height between trigonometrical station 89 in block C7 and trigonometrical station 83 in block B9 on the topographic map is etres

1.9The fluvial landform at in block B4 on the topographic map of erosion.

1.10The hu man made feature that has influenced the sha pe of the settlement from

1.1function. gap speciali

1.1The dominant street plan pattern of the Ncot shane residential area at

1.13The underlying rock stru cture of the drainage pattern encircled by on the topographic map

1.1hich diagram below would represent t he shape of the rough cross

1.15The landform at utte

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2.1Refer to the orthophoto map.

2.1.1

2.1.2Why does the size of the Pongola aerodrome appear different on the topographic map in comparison to the orthophoto map? _________________________________________________________ __ ____________________________________________________

2.2Refer to the information on the topographic map.

2.2.1Calculate the magnetic declination for 2019 using the information on the topographic map Show ALL calculations. Marks will be awarded for calculations. Clearly indicate the direction in relation to true north

2.2.2Determine the magnetic bearing for 2019 from trigonometrical station 89 in block C7 to trigonometrical station 83 in block B9 Formula: Magnetic bearing = True bearing + Magnetic declination

2.3Below is a cross section drawn from to on the orthophoto map.

2.3Use the orthophoto map to i dentify feature and feature on

2.3.2Refer to intervisibility. (a\ Is there intervisibility between and ______________________________________________________

2.3.3The horizontal scale of the cross section is 1 10 000. (a\

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3.1Refer to the Phongola iver on the topographic map

3.1.1What type of river is the Phongola iver? ___________________________________________________________ (1 x 1\ (1\

3.1.2Will an oxbow lake be more likely to form first at meander loop or meander loop ? Give a reason for your answer.

3.2Ref er to the settlement at 10 on the orthophoto map. 3.

2.1Name the settlement pattern at 10 __________________________________________________ ________ (1 x 1\ (1\

3.2.2State ONE physical (natural\ factor that would have determined the type of settlement pattern identified in

Q3— Section header —

3.2.3State TWO economic advantages of th type of settlement pattern identified

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3.3Refer to the aerodrome in block D7 on the topographic map and on the orthophoto map

3.3.1In which land use zone is the aerodrome situated ___________________________________________________________ 1 x 1

3.3.2Why is this land use zone a suitable location for the aerodrome? __________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________

3.4Refer to the gricultural activities in the mapped area.

3.4.1Is sugar cane farming as shown on the map an example of large or small

3.4.2Discuss how the irrigation netw ork in the eastern part of the mapped area support the growing of sugar cane.

3.4.3Refer to the Pongola sugar mill in block F10 on the topographical map (a\ Is the sugar mill a raw material or market orientated industry? ______________________________________________________

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3.5Refer to the settlement Phakamisa (enlarged below\ situated in the valley in block J4 on the topographical map

3.5.1In which direction does the settlement of Phakamisa face? __________________________________________________________ (1 x 1\ (1\

3.5.2Explain the climatological advantage of the location of the settlement of Phakamisa

3.5.3Explain why the impact of katabatic winds will be minimal (low\on the settlement of Phakamisa. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________

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4.1Refer to the topographic map

4.1.1Is the topographic map an example of raster or vector data? __________________________________________________________ x 1\ (1

4.1.2What is the difference between raster data and vector data __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________

4.2mage and mage were captured

4.2.1 What is remote sensing __________________________________________________________ (1 x 1\ (1\

4.2.2Name ONE factor in the remote sensing process that will affect the resolution of an image. _____________________________________________________ _____ _____________________ _____________________________________

4.2.3Why does image have a higher resolution than image

4.3Refer to buffering in lock H8 on the topographic map

4.3.1 What is buffering _____________________________________________________ _____ (1 x 1\ (1\

4.3.2 Why would the lack of buffering be considered poor river management block H8 _____________________________________________________ _____

4.4Refer to data integration in block H10 the topographic map.

4.4.1What is data integration __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ (1 x 1\ (1\

4.4.2A farmer in block H10 wants to extend the size of his farm to block 10 Discuss TWO physical (natural\ layers that the farmer would have to integrate in order to make a decision.

Topics Identified

GeomorphologyClimatologySettlementEconomic GeographyMapwork

Mark Allocation

Total75 marks

Sections15 + 20 + 25 + 15 = 75 marks

Paper information

SubjectGeography

Year2019

SessionNovember

TypePast Paper

PaperPaper 2

LanguageEnglish

Pages15

Downloads6

Examination context

Decade2010s

Years ago7y

SeasonSpring (SH)

Start dayTuesday

Exam periodNovember 2019

Days since exam2,544

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