Grade 4 Geography Mid Year Examination

Blouberg Ridge Primary School Social Sciences: Geography Marker and Date: …………………. Name: ……………………….……………. Grade: 4A / D / K / PR / W Date: 2 July 2021 Time: 1 hour Examiner: L. Arbuckle Moderator: ………………………….. Task 4: Controlled Test Total: ……….. /35 Section A: (16) Question 1: Write down the correct word for each description. 1.1 Something that stands out in an area. ____________________________ 1.2 A place that protects us from the sun, wind and rain. ___________________________ 1.3 Something made by humans. ____________________________ (3) Question 2: Read the case study below and answer the questions that follow. My name is Mxolise Mhlongo and I live in Durban. I live with my mother and sister in a double-story house with a big garden. We have a swimming pool, and it’s my job to clean it. I also have my own bedroom. Our house has electricity, running water and underfloor heating. Our family has two televisions and my mom and sister have computers. On weekends I have friends to play – we usually watch videos and sometimes we go to the movies at the cinema. There’s a big shopping centre near us where my mom buys all our food. https://cartooncharacterz Social Sciences Grade 4 Learner’s Book- Study & Master 2.1 Identify one basic need in the story above. __________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ (1) 2.2 Explain the difference between a need and a want. Need: _____________________________________________________________________ Want: _____________________________________________________________________ (2) Page 1 of 5

Question 3: Look at the pictures below and answer the questions that follow. Picture A. Picture B. http://getdrawings.com/ https://www.crayola.co m/ 3.1 Identify the type of settlement seen in Picture A. _______________________________ (1) 3.2. Name the settlement seen in Picture B. ________________________________________ (1) 3.3 Compare the two settlements shown above by filling in the missing information on the table. Picture A Picture B A job you can do. a. b. A natural landmark c. d. Type of paths e. f. (footpath, dirt, gravel) A building that can be g. h. found (8) Section B (19) Question 4: Answer the questions below. 4.1 Look at the side view of the apple below. Draw a plan view of it in the block provided. Side View Plan View https://www.dreamstime.com/ (1) Page 2 of 5

4.2 Discuss why we use a plan view when drawing maps instead of a side view. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ (2) Question 5: Fill in the missing words to make the statement true. 5.1 A ____________________________ is an area that has its own government and laws. 5.2 A round map of the world is called a __________________________ (2) Question 6: Use the compass below to answer the questions. a. b. https://www.pngitem.com/ 6.1 Fill in the missing compass points at a and b. (2) 6.2 What are the main compass points known as? _________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ (1) Question 7: Study Map A and key provided on the next page to answer the questions below. 7.1 Which city is this a map of? __________________________________________________ (1) 7.2 Explain why it is important that we can read a grid on a map. __________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ (1) 7.3 Identify the symbol found in the following block: a. D3 ________________________ (1) 7.4 In which square can we find the following: a. The Library ________________ b. The hospital ____________________ (2) 7.5 There is a hotel in square D4. Draw the missing symbol in the box below: (1) Page 3 of 5

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Question 8: Answer the following questions about the Map of South Africa. Map B. a. https://www.researchgate.net/ 8.1 Give the name of the province labelled a. (1) 8.2 Identify 1 landlocked country within South Africa’s borders. _____________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ (1) 8.3 Which province is the furthest south on the map? ______________________________ (1) 8.4 Which ocean lies to the east of South Africa? __________________________________ (1) 8.5 The neighbouring country which lies north-east of Mpumalanga is called ______________________________ . (1) Page 5 of 5