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NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
NOVEMBER 2017
GEOGRAPHY: PAPER II
EXAMINATION NUMBER
Time: 1½ hours 100 marks
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
1. Write your examination number in the blocks provided above.
2. This question paper consists of 16 pages, a topographic map and an aerial
photograph. Please check that your paper is complete.
3. Read the questions carefully.
4. Answer ALL the questions in the spaces provided on the question paper.
5. Carefully study the 1:50 000 topographic map extract 3218BB CLANWILLIAM and
the accompanying aerial photograph before answering the questions. Where
appropriate, you must refer to actual evidence from these sources.
6. The topographic map has grid lines with markings A to H and 1 to 11 that may be
used to identify locations according to blocks.
7. The topographic map extract, aerial photograph and your completed answer book
must be handed to the invigilator at the end of the examination. The maps and
aerial photograph may be retained by the school for future use.
8. On page 2 there is a glossary of words. This will help you understand what the
words in bold in the questions are asking you to do. There is also a translation of
some words appearing on the map.
9. A magnifying glass and calculator may be used.
10. It is in your own interest to write legibly and to present your work neatly.
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Glossary of terms
WORD MEANING
Account for To justify, and provide reasons for something using a short explanation.
Calculate To work out the value of something using a mathematical method.
Describe To briefly give an account of something; to explain something and give
reasons. (Note: a map or diagram may be part of a description).
Design To make drawings, sketches or plans of something.
Draw To show by means of a sketch.
Estimate To make an approximate judgement or calculation.
Explain To describe something so that it can be understood.
Fill in To indicate; to write.
Identify To give the details or characteristics of something.
Indicate To show or mark the position of something.
Label To mark a diagram or sketch with simple information.
Outline To give the essential features or main aspects.
Provide To give.
State To present information or details plainly, directly and simply, without discussion.
Substantiate To supply evidence; to prove a point.
Suggest To put forward ideas, a plan or reasons.
Support To provide; to give a reason for.
Verify To prove that something is true.
Translation of words
English to Afrikaans
Bridge Brug Packhouse Pakhuis
Caravan Park Karavaanpark Pass Pas
Cliff Krans Purification plant Watersuiweringsaanleg
Corner Hoek River Rivier
Dam Dam Road Pad
Diggings Delwerye Route Roete
Fountain Fontein Sewage works Rioolwerke
Furrow Kanaal; voor Stream Stroom
Game Reserve Wildtuin Watergap Poort
Golf course Gholfbaan Waterworks Waterwerke
Gorge Kloof Weir Stuwal
Grave Graf Wilderness area Wildernisgebied
Hill Kop/koppie Tower Toring
House Huis Rock Klip
Marsh, swamp or wetland Vlei Valley Vallei
Memorial Gedenkteken Landing strip Landingstrook
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Location map: Location of Clanwilliam, Western Cape
Initially called Jan Disselvalleij, Clanwilliam is
one of the oldest towns in South Africa. The
town is in the centre of the rooibos tea
industry – a popular health drink made from
a plant endemic to the Cederberg area.
Winter wheat and citrus are grown along the
Olifants River valley.
The Cederberg Wilderness area is known for
its rugged rock formations; adventure
tourism and hundreds of well-preserved San
rock paintings found in rocky overhangs and
caves close to river valleys.
Population: 7624 <statssa 2011>
[Source: Examiner's description]
QUESTION 1 ATLAS USE, MAP ORIENTATION AND TECHNIQUES
1.1 Refer to the location map above, as well as the 1:50 000 topographic map
extract 3218BB CLANWILLIAM to answer the following questions. Tick the
correct box.
1.1.1 The province labelled A on the location map above is …
Free State
Gauteng
North West
Northern Cape (1)
1.1.2 The neighbouring country labelled B on the location map above is …
Lesotho
Namibia
Swaziland
Zimbabwe (1)
1.1.3 The ocean labelled C on the location map above is …
Atlantic
Benguela
Mozambique
Pacific (1)
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1.1.4 (a) The approximate true bearing of trigonometrical station 100
(G9) from spot height 679 (F11) is …
42°
48°
133°
227° (2)
(b) (i) Is trigonometrical station 100 (G9) intervisible from spot
height 679 (F11)? Tick the correct option.
YES NO
(1)
(ii) Provide ONE reason for your answer.
(2)
(iii) The latitude of trigonometrical station 100 (G9) is …
18° 59' 40" S
19° 00' 00" E
32° 13' 40" S
32° 57' 50" E (2)
1.1.5 The magnetic declination for the topographic map sheet 3218BB
CLANWILLIAM will be … in 2017. Tick the correct answer.
32° 12' W of True North
23° 24' W of True North
23° 36' W of True North
24° 06' W of True North
Calculations
(2)
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1.1.6 (a) The length of the landing strip (B6–B7) is … m.
0,7 m
140 m
700 m
1 400 m (2)
(b) Account for the location of the landing strip (B6–B7).
(2)
1.1.7 The map reference code of the topographic map sheet to the north
west of 3218BB CLANWILLIAM is …
3118DC
3118DD
3218DC
3218BC (2)
1.1.8 (a) Dr C L Leipoldt's Grave (B11) is a monument.
True
False (1)
(b) Substantiate your answer.
(2)
1.1.9 A number of features (A to C) have been labelled on the 1:50 000
topographic map extract 3218BB CLANWILLIAM. Identify each
labelled feature by circling the correct underlined word.
A (Block D6) automatic weather station / communications
tower / ground sign
B (Block C1/C2) bench mark / spot height / communications
tower
C (Block F7) rocky outcrop / excavation / waste dump (3)
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1.2 Gradient and area
Refer to the 1:50 000 topographic map extract 3218BB CLANWILLIAM.
1.2.1 Calculate the average gradient from trigonometrical station 105 (A5)
to spot height 265 (A6).
(a) Difference in height: m (1)
(b) Distance between the two points: m (1)
(c) Gradient 1: (2)
Calculations
1.2.2 Calculate the area (m2) of the agricultural field in D7. The field has a
red box drawn around it.
Area m2
Calculations
(4)
1.3 Map orientation
Study the photographs 1 to 4 on page 7. Refer to the topographic map
extract 3218BB CLANWILLIAM. The block reference (for example: A6) is
given for each photograph. Once you have located the feature, read the
statement and respond by stating TRUE or FALSE. Provide a reason for
each answer, using map evidence. (12)
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Photograph Block Statement TRUE or Provide a reason for your answer
reference FALSE
on (T or F)
topographic
map
1 This tributary is typical
of a non-perennial river.
B8
(1) (2)
2 This feature is called
Spitskop. The altitude
of the top of Spitskop is
A5 105 m.
(1) (2)
3 Clanwilliam offers a
large range of high-
order functions and
D5 services.
(1) (2)
4 The Goal (the name of
the jail) is in the town
centre of Clanwilliam.
D5
(1) (2)
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QUESTION 2 CLIMATE AND DRAINAGE ANALYSIS
Study the topographic map extract 3218BB CLANWILLIAM.
2.1 Study Figure 1, a climate graph for Clanwilliam.
Figure 1: Climate graph – Clanwilliam
50 30
45
25
40
35
Temeprautre in oC
20
Rainfall in mm
30
25 15
20
10
15
10
5
5
0 0
Rainfall Temperature
2.1.1 (a) Calculate the total annual rainfall for Clanwilliam.
mm (2)
(b) Describe the seasonal distribution of rainfall for Clanwilliam.
(2)
2.1.2 Identify the warmest month in Clanwilliam and estimate the
temperature for that month.
Month Temperature °C (4)
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2.2 (a) The predominant drainage pattern in H4 is …
Tick the correct answer.
centripetal
parallel
radial
rectangular (2)
(b) Support your answer in Question 2.2 (a) above, by providing map
evidence.
(2)
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QUESTION 3 CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
IN THE AREA
3.1 Agricultural production and river management along the Olifants River
north of Clanwilliam
Refer to the 1:50 000 topographic map extract 3218BB CLANWILLIAM.
3.1.1 In B4 and C5 there are numerous wind breaks made up of rows of
trees. Explain the important function of these features.
(2)
3.1.2 Most of the agricultural land is north of Clanwilliam. Account for the
location of the farmland north of Clanwilliam.
(2)
3.1.3 In B3 and C4 there are several circular cultivated fields. Suggest
ONE reason for the shape of these fields.
(2)
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3.2 Rooibos tea production
Read the Fact File and refer to the topographic map sheet 3218BB
CLANWILLIAM.
Fact File: The Rooibos Tea industry
Rooibos, a very hardy, dry land, indigenous fynbos plant is endemic in the area –
it only grows naturally in the Clanwilliam and Cederberg area of the Western
Cape. Historically it is the plant the San used to make tea from.
Today commercial farmers have large plantations of the teabush and a number
of smaller fair-trade cooperatives have formed. Processing and packaging plants
are found on the larger tea estates. The plant only grows in deep sandy soils, at
altitudes of between 200 and 500 m above sea level.
[Source: <www.southafrica-trail.net>]
Photograph 5: A rooibos plantation near Clanwilliam
[Source: Examiner's photograph]
3.2.1 Outline FOUR environmental factors that favour the cultivation of
rooibos plants in the area.
(4)
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3.2.2 Photograph 5 (page 11) shows farmland in D1. Verify this statement
using map evidence that the rooibos plant is only successfully
cultivated between 200 and 500 m.
(2)
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QUESTION 4 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH ANALYSIS – MEETING THE
NEEDS OF A GROWING URBAN POPULATION
4.1 Study the aerial photograph of Clanwilliam (Colour Sheet) and refer to the
topographic map extract 3218BB CLANWILLIAM. Read through the Fact
File on the Clanwilliam Dam.
Fact File: Clanwilliam Dam
The Clanwilliam Dam is a concrete gravity dam built in 1935 on the Olifants River.
To provide a long-term reliable water supply the dam capacity must be increased
by raising the dam wall by 20 m. The safety of the dam must also be enhanced. To
date, a water treatment plant, workshop buildings and the potable* water works
is complete. The N7 has also been rerouted. 66 properties will be affected and 45
have been expropriated*.
Photograph 6: Clanwilliam Dam
*Potable – drinkable
water
*Expropriate – property
that is purchased by
the government
[Source: Examiner's photograph]
4.1.1 Which is more recent, the aerial photograph or the topographic map
extract?
(1)
4.1.2 Provide ONE reason for your answer.
(2)
4.2 With reference to Photograph 6 above and the topographic map extract
3218BB CLANWILLIAM, explain the shape of Clanwilliam Dam.
(2)
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4.3 Study Figure 2 below, a cross section (labelled P to Q on the aerial
photograph) constructed using Google Earth. Refer also to the 1:50 000
topographic map extract 3218BB CLANWILLIAM.
Figure 2: A cross section (elevation profile) P to Q on aerial photograph
4.3.1 (a) Using the textboxes, label the position P and Q on Figure 2
above. (2)
(b) Fill in and indicate the approximate position of the new
rerouted section of the N7 on the cross section. (2)
(c) (i) The dam wall will be raised by 20 m. This means the
capacity of the dam will therefore increase. Draw in a
horizontal line on Figure 2 to show the dam level once
the wall is raised by 20 m.
Note: Refer to the vertical interval provided on the cross
section. (2)
(ii) Explain what would happen to the areas surrounding
the dam, if the wall was raised by 20 m.
(2)
(iii) What GIS process would have been used by the
Department of Water Affairs to decide which properties
must be expropriated when the dam wall is raised?
(1)
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4.3.2 Land-use zones
Locate the area marked R on the aerial photograph. Refer also to the
1:50 000 topographic map extract 3218BB CLANWILLIAM.
Circle the correct underlined word in (a) below:
(a) The land-use zone (R) is industrial / residential / recreational. (2)
(b) Explain how you arrived at your answer in Question 4.3.2 (a).
(2)
(c) Identify the land-use zone on the 1:50 000 map in which the
following functions are found. Provide also the block
reference of where the function is located.
Feature Land-use zone Block reference
Sewerage works
Old Dutch Reform
Church and Police
Station
(4)
4.4 Design an advertisement for a travel magazine to promote the Clanwilliam
Dam as a major tourist attraction in the region. Include in this
advertisement:
Location map and information (4)
Where to stay (2)
What to do at the Dam (2)
Tourist attractions in the area (include ONE attraction and provide map
evidence) (2)
Use page 16 for your advertisement.
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Advertisement for a travel magazine to promote the Clanwilliam Dam.
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Total: 100 marks
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