# Geography Grade 7 June 2018 Question Paper > Grade 7 Geography question paper from the June Exam 2018, 10 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download, memo linked when available. - Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/library/final-june-gr-7-geog-exam-2018/3b717a21-edbd-4c28-9be6-a32532c33f89 - Updated: 2026-09-27 - Subject: Geography - Grade: Grade 7 - Document type: Question paper - Year: 2018 - Exam period: June Exam - Curriculum: CAPS - Pages: 10 Breadcrumbs: [Home](https://www.hlayiso.com/) › [Library](https://www.hlayiso.com/library) › [Grade 7](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-7) › [Geography](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-7/geography) › [Geography Grade 7 June 2018 Question Paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/final-june-gr-7-geog-exam-2018/3b717a21-edbd-4c28-9be6-a32532c33f89) ## About this document Geography · Grade 7 · June Exam · 2018. Question paper, 10 pages. Read online or download the PDF. Read it free online on the page above; download the PDF from there. ## Document text Text extracted from the PDF. Layout, diagrams and tables may not survive extraction. ### Page 1 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 1 TOM NEWBY SCHOOL EXAMINATION Subject Geography Examiner Miss M Albertyn Date 13 June 2018 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. NAME: ____________________________ CLASS: 7____ Instructions • Read the questions carefully. • Look at the mark allocation. • Answer all the questions and work neatly. • Take your time. • Breathe, relax and all of the best! SECTION A Mapwork [31] Refer to the map on page 8 to answer the questions that follow. 1. Identify the important buildings found in the following grid squares: a. D1 ________________________ b. C4 ________________________ (2) 2. Give the grid reference for the following places on the map: a. City Hall _________ b. The library _______ c. Hope Street _______ (3) 3. Name the four map conventions found on this map. __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ (4) ### Page 2 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 2 4. Using the 8 compass points, give the direction from Police Station to: a. Nelspruit High School ___________ b. Promenade Hotel __________ c. Paragon Hotel __________ d. The Flower Clock ________ (4) 5. Is this is small scale map or a large scale map? Explain your answer. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ (2) 6. Give clear directions from the College to the Flower Clock, by following the red lines on the map. Include two different types of landmarks. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________(8) 7. Calculate the straight line distances between: a. The Police station and the City Hall _______________________________________________ b. The Fire station and the Promenade Hotel _______________________________________________ (4) 8. Read the SMS message Lauren sent her friend giving directions to her home. ### Page 3 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 3 Draw your own sketch map to show the route from the hotel to Lauren’s house. The hotel has been inserted for you. (Draw lightly in case you need to rub out.) (8÷2=4) Hot el SECTION B Natural disasters [33] 1. Earthquakes cause damage to infrastructure. Name 3 services that could be damaged by an earthquake. (3) ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ 2. Reorganise the following facts by writing each letter under the correct heading. (6) a. Convection currents occur here. b. Up to 60km thick c. Temperatures around 1200°C d. Possibly made of iron and nickel e. Temperatures of 5 500°C f. Hard and semi-molten rock Crust Mantle Core ### Page 4 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 4 3. The poorest people suffer the most from earthquake damage. Compare a rich and poor country by giving four differences, which explain why the poorest suffer the most. (4) Rich country Poor country 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 4. Draw a ‘Quake-proof’ house and label the 4 most important features needed for the house to withstand an earthquake. (5) ### Page 5 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 5 5. State what the letters a-d represent on the diagram. a. ________________________________ b. ________________________________ c. ________________________________ d. ________________________________ (4) 6. What do you think is worse- a volcanic eruption or an earthquake? Justify your answer. (2) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 7. Illustrate and label the 4 layers of the Earth’s structure. (4) ### Page 6 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 6 8. What do you predict for the future of South Africa- will we experience more or less natural disasters? Justify your answer. (1) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 9. Draw a divergent plate movement and a transform plate movement. (2) Divergent movement Transform movement 10. Compare the focus and the epicentre of an earthquake. (2) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ SECTION C Paragraph (5) Write a paragraph explaining what people can do to reduce the impact of earthquakes. Ensure you include at least 5 facts. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ### Page 7 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 7 ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ SECTION D Match the columns [6] Choose the correct definition with the words in the second column. Write the correct letter under each number. Definition Words 1.Organization which assists after a a. Displacement natural disaster 2.Volcanoes which erupt almost all the b. Richter Scale time 3.Measures how strong an c. Extinct earthquake is 4.Volcanoes that are inactive at d. Active this time 5.Measures movement of the e. Dormant Earth’s surface 6.Forced away from where you live f. Seismograph g. United Nations 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Please check your work carefully! ### Page 8 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 8 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. NAME: _____MEMO_______________________ CLASS: 7____ Instructions • Read the questions carefully. • Look at the mark allocation. • Answer all the questions and work neatly. • Take your time. • Breathe, relax and all of the best! ### Page 9 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 9 Rich country Poor country Buildings are made to stand the force of an Buildings are poorly made. earthquake. Emergency teams are trained to deal with There are poor emergency plans and the effects of an earthquake. poorly trained emergency workers. Communication systems are good. Communication systems are slow. The government provides rescue Days passed before rescue teams arrive in equipment, food, water and blankets after some areas. an earthquake. There are special meeting places or People do not know what to do when the evacuation points in cities where people earthquake happened. must go if an earthquake or tsunami happens. Every home is encouraged to have an Too few doctors and medicines to treat all earthquake kit which includes: drinking the injured people, so many people die. water, clothes, dried food and other Others die from diseases that spread emergency supplies. through the ruined settlements. ### Page 10 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 10 Ways to reduce the impact of earthquakes include: a) Making stronger buildings. Building structures should be designed in such a way that they can withstand tremors from the ground. Buildings in areas where there is a high risk of an earthquake are required to follow strict rules or regulations. These buildings have to have special foundations that allow the earth to move without the building collapsing. Some of the building regulations include: • restricting their height . • building wide roads between buildings helps to prevent the spread of fire during an earthquake and also allows buildings to sway without crashing into each other. • gas and water pipes as well as electricity cables are well protected. b) Developing earthquake and tsunami warning systems c) Having emergency plans that shut down dangerous industries such as power stations and gas supplies. d) Training rescue workers to help survivors. ## Related documents - [June Gr 7 Geog exam 2018 Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/june-gr-7-geog-exam-2018-memo/bcea21f9-3dc8-4d69-bcdb-08561925e504) — Geography · Memo · 2018 - [GRADE 7 GEOGRAPHY EXAM NOVEMBER 2018](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-7-geography-exam-november-2018/4ad95266-060a-4f01-aaa5-00fba89ed7fe) — Geography · QP · 2018 - [SW (Geografie) Gr. 7 (November 2018)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/sw-geografie-gr-7-november-2018/4dbd146d-0066-408f-91fa-5632c9b40ae2) — Geography · QP · 2018 - [GRADE 7 GEOGRAPHY MEMO NOVEMBER 2018 EXAM](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-7-geography-memo-november-2018-exam/224ec1db-b69c-40eb-820a-2e70dd40c005) — Geography · Memo · 2018 - [June Examination 2 Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/june-examination-2-memo/8a1db2a1-cca2-4568-b138-0ba1827794c5) — Geography · Memo · 2021 - [SW (Geografie) Gr. 7 (November 2019)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/sw-geografie-gr-7-november-2019/410d27c4-bd06-4cee-9983-a36adaa96c7a) — Geography · QP · 2019 ## More from Grade 7 Geography - [November Controlled Test MEMO](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-7-geography-2021-november-exam-memorandum/a7889d12-2860-409c-9100-27a5819f59f4) — Memo · 2021 - [SW-Geo-Gr 7 - T4 2019](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/sw-geo-gr-7-t4-2019/ace91ade-157f-4889-8ec4-7866f796007b) — QP · 2019 ## Collection - [Grade 7 past papers](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-7/past-papers) --- Hlayiso: free CAPS and IEB past papers, memos, notes and study guides for South African learners. 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