Grade 5 Geography Mid Year Examination 2021 Marking Guidelines

Blouberg Ridge Primary School Social Sciences: Geography Marker and date: A. Marantidis Name: Marking guideline Grade 5 B / E / S/ M / ST Date: 02 July 2021 Time allocation: 1 hour Examiner: A. Marantidis Moderator: N Pretorius Task 4: Controlled test Total: 40 Instructions: 1) Read through the entire paper before answering. 2) Answer all of the questions on this question paper. 3) Write neatly at all times. 4) Check your work once you have completed the paper. Question 1: Underline the correct answer below: (LO) (5) 1. The equator is: a. A solid line that splits the earth in two. b. An imaginary line that splits the earth in two.  c. A blue line that splits the earth in two. 2. A physical map shows: a. Roads, construction and land. b. Rivers, lakes, the ocean and mountains.  c. Rivers, cars and ships. 3. A border is: a. A line that separates two suburbs. b. A line that separates two cities. c. A line that separates two countries.  4. A capital city is: a. The most important continent. b. The most important city in a country.  c. The most important coastline in a country. 5. The Nile River is in: a. France b. South Africa c. Egypt Page 1 of 6

Question 2: Study the map below and answer the questions that follow. MAP OF AFRICA https://www.istockphoto.com/search/2/image?phrase=africa+map 2.1. Name a country north of South Africa. (LO) (1) ANY of these: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Angola, Zambia, DR Congo, South Sudan, Chad, Libya Egypt, Cameroon, Gabon. 2.2. Name one Island that can be found on this map. (LO) (1) Madagascar 2.3. Name 3 countries that are on the Indian oceans coastline. LO) (3) Any of these 3: South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia.  Page 2 of 6

Question 3: Label the following picture showing where the following should be: (LO) (3) 3.1. The plateau. 3.2.The escarpment. 3.3.The coastal plain. c) The escarpment. a) The coastal plain. b) The plateau. https://www.pitlochryps.co.za/pluginAppObj/pluginAppObj_115_14/Grade-5-Geography---Task-2.pdf Question 4: Study the river map below and answer the questions that follow.             Https://www.ck12.org/book/CK-12-Earth-Science-Concepts-For-Middle-School/section/6.8/ 4.1. Explain what a river mouth is and where it leads to. (MO) (2) A river mouth is where a river ends and it leads into the ocean.   4.2 Explain what is meant by a rivers ‘tributaries’? (MO) (1) It is when smaller streams/rivers flow into the main river. Page 3 of 6

4.3. What is the rivers ‘source’ and where does it come from? (MO) (2) The source of the river is where the river starts and it is at the top of a mountain.  4.4. Explain what is meant by ‘higher land’ and ‘lower land’ (MO) (2) Higher land is land high above sea level such as mountains and  and low laying areas is land close to the ocean such as valleys. Question 5: Match the word below with the correct description. Write the letter next to the word. E.g. Mountain: H (MO) (6) A: A dent or curve in the coast line. 1. Valley: B B: A low area between mountains. 2. Cape: D  C: A higher area that is not as large as a mountain. 3. Bay: A D: A piece of highland that goes into the sea. 4. Hill: C E: A group or line of mountains. 5. Mountain peak: F F: The highest point of a mountain. 6. Mountain range: E Question 6: Study the images below and answer the questions that follow. Picture A Picture B Picture C https://thehungryjpeg.com/product/122256-cartoon 6.1. Explain what is meant by ‘human activities’ mention one example (MO) (2) Human activities are things that people do daily using physical features for example: hiking 6.2 In your opinion do you think human activities affect the environment? Supply a reason to support your opinion. Learners own answer. Must give a yes/no and a reason for 2 marks. (MO) (2) Page 4 of 6

Question 7: Choose words from the word block and answer the following statements: (MO) (5) Limpopo uphill river system plateau downhill spot height Kwazulu Natal grid cape bay activities waterfall Tugela 7.1. The low coastal plains are mainly in Kwazulu-Natal  . 7.3. All the rivers and streams in a catchment area form a river system  7.4. All rivers flow downhill . 7.5 The Limpopo river is located in South Africa. 7.6. A waterfall  is water flowing down a mountain. 7.7. A symbol on a map to show a high point is a spot height . Question 8: Write a paragraph on the Marico-Bosveld dam, by using the writing frame below to help you construct your paragraph. (HO) (5) WRITING FRAME (THIS PART WILL NOT BE MARKED BUT YOUR PARAGRAPH WILL) 8.1. Where is the dam is located? North West province. 8.2. How long ago it was built? 80 years ago. 8.3. Why did they build a dam wall? To store water in the dry seasons. 8.4. What did people grow and keep around the dam? Crops and cattle. 8.5. What happened in the dry season? Water is let out through special gates to provide water for farmers. Page 5 of 6

Use your writing frame to now write a full paragraph on the Marico-Bosveld Dam: The Marico-Bosveld dam in the North West province was built 80 years ago. It was built to store water for the dry seasons as the North West does not get much rainfall. Crops and cattle are grown and kept by the dam because of god soil and water supply. In the dry seasons the gates of the dam wall are opened to provide water for the farmers.  5B: 5ST: 5S: 5E: Page 6 of 6