# Geography Grade 11 P2 Eastern Cape November 2017 QP (Eng) > Grade 11 Geography Paper 2 question paper from the Eastern Cape November 2017 (English), 15 pages. Read online or download the free PDF. - Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/library/geography-p2-qp-gr11-nov-2017-eng/7c7bc74c-7527-4400-af7e-844ae50903df - Updated: 2026-09-27 - Subject: Geography - Grade: Grade 11 - Document type: Question paper - Year: 2017 - Exam period: Eastern Cape November - Paper: 2 - Curriculum: CAPS - Pages: 15 Breadcrumbs: [Home](https://www.hlayiso.com/) › [Library](https://www.hlayiso.com/library) › [Grade 11](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11) › [Geography](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-11/geography) › [Geography Grade 11 P2 Eastern Cape November 2017 QP (Eng)](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/geography-p2-qp-gr11-nov-2017-eng/7c7bc74c-7527-4400-af7e-844ae50903df) ## About this document Geography · Grade 11 · Eastern Cape November · 2017. Question paper, 15 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 NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 11 NOVEMBER 2017 GEOGRAPHY P2 MARKS: 75 TIME: 1½ hours NAME: MARKS HOD CLUSTER PROVINCIAL Q1 15 Q2 20 Q3 25 Q4 15 TOTAL MOD MARKS 75 75 This question paper consists of 15 pages, including a page for rough work and calculations. ### Page 2 2 Downloaded from hlayiso.com GEOGRAPHY P2 (EC/NOVEMBER 2017) RESOURCE MATERIAL 1. An extract from topographic map 3224 BA & BC GRAAFF-REINET 2. Orthophoto map 3224 BC 1 GRAAFF-REINET 3. NOTE: The resource material must be collected by the schools for their own use. INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 1. Write your NAME in the space provided on the cover page. 2. Answer ALL the questions in the spaces provided on this question paper. 3. You are provided with a 1 : 50 000 topographic map (3224 BA and BC GRAAFF-REINET) and an orthophoto map (3224 BC 1 GRAAFF-REINET) of a part of the mapped area. 4. You must hand in the topographic map and the orthophoto map to the invigilator at the end of this examination session. 5. You must use the blank page at the back of this paper for all rough work. DO NOT detach this page from the question paper. 6. Show ALL calculations and formulae, where applicable. Marks will be awarded for these. 7. Indicate the unit of measurement in the final answer of calculations. Ensure that units are maintained throughout ALL your calculations and final answer. 8. You may use a non-programmable calculator. 9. The area demarcated in RED on the topographic map represents the area covered by the orthophoto map. 10. A glossary of some of the English and Afrikaans words and their translations appears below. ENGLISH AFRIKAANS Landing strip Vliegveld Furrow Voor Caravan Park Karavaanpark Canal Kanaal Sewerage works Rioolwerke Golf Course Gholfbaan Excavation Uitgrawing Nature reserve Natuurreservaat Rifle Range Skietbaan Aerodrome Vliegveld Ravine Kloof Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 3 (EC/NOVEMBER 2017) Downloaded from hlayiso.com GEOGRAPHY P2 3 GENERAL INFORMATION ON GRAAFF-REINET Set in a curl of the Sundays River, the Karoo town of Graaff-Reinet is the fourth oldest settlement in South Africa and overshadowed by the rocky Sneeuberg Mountain within the Camdeboo National Park. From here, you can also see the Valley of Desolation and get a good sense of the utter vastness of the Great Karoo. Modern Graaff-Reinet is based on tourism, game farming and traditional stock like Merino sheep and ‘white gold’: angora goats, which give mohair. Source: Examiner Coordinates: 32°15′08″S 24°32′26″E / 32°15,1′S 24°32,4′E Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 4 4 Downloaded from hlayiso.com GEOGRAPHY P2 (EC/NOVEMBER 2017) QUESTION 1: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS The questions below are based on the 1 : 50 000 topographic map 3224 BA and BC GRAAFF-REINET, as well as the orthophoto map of a part of the mapped area. Various options are provided as possible answers to the following questions. Choose the answer and write only the letter (A–D) in the block next to each question. 1.1 The map reference of the orthophoto map north of Graaff-Reinet is … A 3224BA21. B 3224BC1. C 3224BC6. D 3224BC7. 1.2 The line of latitude marked A on the general information map on page 3 is … A 24°S. B 32°E. C 25°E. D 32°S. 1.3 The Sondagsrivier/Sundays River in block G2, on the topographic map flows in a … direction. A north-easterly B southerly C north-westerly D westerly 1.4 The map projection used on the Graaff-Reinet map is the … projection. A transversal B Lambert C Mercator D Gauss conform 1.5 The number, 1, on the orthophoto map refers to a … A secondary road. B arterial road. C railway line. D main road. 1.6 The type of slope of the landscape from 2 to 3 on the orthophoto map is … A steep. B concave. C convex. D stepped. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 5 (EC/NOVEMBER 2017) Downloaded from hlayiso.com GEOGRAPHY P2 5 1.7 The approximate time the orthophoto was taken would be … A between 08:00–10:00. B between 10:00–12:00. C between 12:00–14:00. D exactly at 17:00. 1.8 The dams that are found in the rural area of Graaff-Reinet are mainly used for … A recreation. B agricultural purposes. C industrial purposes. D domestic purposes. 1.9 The landform labelled 4 between spot height 1338 to trigonometric station 1303 on the orthophoto map is a … A plain. B saddle. C spur. D pass. 1.10 The Camdeboo National Park marked B on the topographic map is situated in the … A Drakensberg. B Graaff-Reinet Mountains. C Sneeuberg Mountains. D Outeniqua Mountains. 1.11 The location (co-ordinates) of the trigonometric station number 202 in block D13 is … A 24°42'16"S 32°12'22"E / 24°42,2'S 32°12,3'E. B 32°12'55"S 24°47'20"E / 32°12,9'S 24°47,3'E. C 24°44'10"E 32°12'40"S / 24°44,1'E 32°12,6'S. D 32°12'22"S 24°42'21"E / 32°12,3'S 24°42,2'E. 1.12 Identify the man-made feature found at 6 on the orthophoto map. A Golf course B Excavation C Farm lands D Dry pans Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 6 6 Downloaded from hlayiso.com GEOGRAPHY P2 (EC/NOVEMBER 2017) 1.13 The true bearing from the Conical Hill, in block A12 to trigonometrical station 202 in block D13, on the topographic map is … A 22°. B 338°. C 142°. D 158°. 1.14 Feature E in block H14/I14 on the topographic map is a … A ravine / kloof. B poort. C pass. D waterfall. 1.15 The contour interval on the orthophoto map is … metres. A 2 B 5 C 10 D 20 [15] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 7 (EC/NOVEMBER 2017) Downloaded from hlayiso.com GEOGRAPHY P2 7 QUESTION 2: MAPWORK CALCULATIONS AND TECHNIQUES 2.1 2.1.1 The scale of the topographic map is 1 : 50 000. Write down as a word scale. (1 x 1) (1) 2.1.2 What is the straight-line distance from G in block I2 to H in block H2? Give your answer in metres. (2 x 1) (2) 2.2 Using the information on the topographic map, determine the magnetic declination for 2017. Show ALL calculations. Marks will be awarded for calculations. Difference in years: Mean annual change: Total change: Magnetic declination for 2017: (5 x 1) (5) 2.3 Locate points C (block A10) and D (block B11) on the topographic map. 2.3.1 Calculate the average gradient between point C and point D on the topographic map. Show ALL calculations. Marks will be awarded for calculations. Vertical interval (VI) Formula: Gradient = Horizontal equivalent (HE) (5 x 1) (5) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 8 8 Downloaded from hlayiso.com GEOGRAPHY P2 (EC/NOVEMBER 2017) 2.3.2 Refer to points C and D on the topographic map and draw a free- hand cross-section. (1 x 1) (1) 2.3.3 Is there intervisibility between point C and point D? Give a reason for your answer. Answer: Reason: (1 + 1) (2) 2.3.4 Assume that a rough cross-section you drew in QUESTION 2.3.2 is using a vertical scale of 1 cm = 20 m. Calculate the vertical exaggeration of the cross-section. Show ALL calculations. Marks will be awarded for calculations. 𝑽𝑺 Formula: VE = 𝑯𝑺 (4 x 1) (4) [20] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 9 (EC/NOVEMBER 2017) Downloaded from hlayiso.com GEOGRAPHY P2 9 QUESTION 3: APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION 3.1 The sketch map below represents the area covered on the topographic map in the following blocks E1, 2, 3, 4 / F1, 2, 3, 4 and G1, 2, 3, 4. Study the topographic map and then indicate the features, referred to in QUESTIONS 3.1.1–3.1.5 as accurately as possible on the sketch map. 3.1.1 Use arrows ( ) to show the flow direction of the river at X. On the sketch (1 x 1) (1) 3.1.2 Use the letter R to indicate where the R63 links Graaff-Reinet with Murraysburg. On the sketch (1 x 1) (1) 3.1.3 Use the letter T to indicate on the sketch the position of Lokasiekop trigonometric beacon. On the sketch (1 x 1) (1) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 10 10 Downloaded from hlayiso.com GEOGRAPHY P2 (EC/NOVEMBER 2017) 3.1.4 Indicate the human activity found at P. P= (1 x 1) (1) 3.1.5 If the prevailing wind is north-west, name ONE residential area that will be affected by air pollution from the factories in block G3, on the topographic map. (1 x 1) (1) 3.2 The mapped area surrounding Graaff-Reinet has been exposed to drought and desertification. 3.2.1 Define the term drought. (1 x 1) (1) 3.2.2 Identify and explain ONE major environmental impact of drought in the Graaff-Reinet area, in block C10. (1 + 2) (3) 3.2.3 Local water supplies are of great importance in the Graaff-Reinet area. List FOUR measures that the farmer in blocks D9/10 has used to solve the negative effects of drought. (4 x 1) (4) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 11 (EC/NOVEMBER 2017) Downloaded from hlayiso.com GEOGRAPHY P2 11 3.3 Refer to blocks D10, D11 and the picture below of the road cutting through the mountains and answer the following questions. 3.3.1 Name the mass movement that is likely to occur along the road. (1 x 1) (1) 3.3.2 Suggest TWO solutions to prevent further mass movement as identified in QUESTION 3.3.1. (2 x 2) (4) 3.4 Refer to the horizontal landforms labelled F (block F10) and G (block I2) on the topographic map. 3.4.1 Name the landforms found at F and G respectively. F= G= (2 x 1) (2) 3.4.2 Which igneous intrusion forms the hard cap at the top of the feature labelled F? Sill or Dyke. (1 x 1) (1) 3.4.3 Evaluate TWO negative consequences that this type of landscape has on the economic potential of the area. (2 x 2) (4) [25] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 12 12 Downloaded from hlayiso.com GEOGRAPHY P2 (EC/NOVEMBER 2017) QUESTION 4: GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) 4.1 4.1.1 Is the orthophoto map of Graaff-Reinet, a vector or raster map? (1 x 1) (1) 4.1.2 Give a reason to support your answer to QUESTION 4.1.1. (1 x 2) (2) 4.2 Identify a polygon feature, a line feature and a point feature respectively in block A3. Polygon = Line = Point = (3 x 1) (3) 4.3 Refer to the Police Academy labelled 7 on the orthophoto map and the TWO inserts A and B below. A Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 13 (EC/NOVEMBER 2017) Downloaded from hlayiso.com GEOGRAPHY P2 13 B [Source: Orthophoto map extract Graaff-Reinet] 4.3.1 Define the term spatial resolution. (1 x 1) (1) 4.3.2 Which picture, A or B, has the higher resolution? (1 x 1) (1) 4.3.3 Give ONE reason to your answer in QUESTION 4.3.2. (1 x 2) (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 14 14 Downloaded from hlayiso.com GEOGRAPHY P2 (EC/NOVEMBER 2017) 4.4 Refer to the Police Academy marked 7 on the orthophoto map and answer the following questions. 4.4.1 Define the term attribute data. (1 x 1) (1) 4.4.2 You are tasked to create an attribute table for the Police Academy database. Name THREE attributes you would consider including in your GIS. (3 x 1) (3) 4.4.3 Give the spatial position of the Police Academy labelled 7. (1 x 1) (1) [15] TOTAL: 75 Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 15 (EC/NOVEMBER 2017) Downloaded from hlayiso.com GEOGRAPHY P2 15 ROUGH WORK AND CALCULATIONS NOTE: DO NOT remove this page from the question paper. 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