Grade 5 Geography Exam June 2022

1 TOM NEWBY SCHOOL TERM 2 TEST Subject Geography Examiner Mr. Jagger Date June 2022 Total marks 30 marks Grade 5 Duration 1 hour Moderator Mrs. M. Steyn Special instructions/ 1. Write as many details as possible. Equipment 2. Read and answer ALL questions thoroughly. 3. Write neatly and legibly in blue pen. 4. Good luck! Think before you INK! This assessment has been compiled using notes and information contained in the Tom Newby School resource material. 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: Surname: Class: SECTION A DIRECTION AND POLITICAL MAP OF SOUTH AFRICA [10] QUESTION 1 Part 1 For each of the questions below, draw a direction finder on Map 1 with eight compass directions through the point where you would be standing. Remember to look for the words ‘from’ or ‘to’. 1.1 Ethiopia from Egypt. (1) ______________________________________________________________________ 1.2 Mozambique to Tanzania. (1) ______________________________________________________________________ 1.3 South Africa from Libya. (1) ______________________________________________________________________ 1.4 South-Africa to Mali. (1) ______________________________________________________________________ 1.5 Madagascar from Angola. (1) _____________________________________________________________________ 1.6 Botswana from Mali. (1) _____________________________________________________________________ 1 Tom Newby School. June 2022 Formal Assessment.

2 Part 2 Use Map 1 to answer the complete the following: 1.7 Name the ocean that is east of South-Africa. _____________________ (1) 1.8 Name the sea that separates Africa from Asia. _____________________ (1) 1.9 Swaziland and Lesotho are examples of what type of countries? (1) ______________________________________________________________________ 1.10 Which island is found north east of Madagascar? _____________________ (1) Map 1 (Platinum Social Science, 2012, P.Ranby, B. Johannesson, R. Versfeld, M. Slamgang, B. Roberts) 2 Tom Newby School. June 2022 Formal Assessment.

3 SECTION B: MAIN RIVERS AND PHYSICAL FEATURES [20] QUESTION 2 Use Map 2 to answer the questions: Map 2 (Platinum Social Science, 2012, P.Ranby, B. Johannesson, R. Versfeld, M. Slamgang, B. Roberts) 2.1 Find the Gariep-Orange River on the map. a) In which neighbouring country is the river’s source? (1) ________________________________________________________________ b) What is the total length of the river? (1) ________________________________________________________________ c) Which South-African province has the mouth of the Gariep-Orange on its border? (1) ________________________________________________________________ 3 Tom Newby School. June 2022 Formal Assessment.

4 2.2 a) Name a river in Gauteng. (1) ________________________________________________________________ b) Which mountains can be found in Gauteng? (1) ________________________________________________________________ c) Does Gauteng have an ocean or a sea? (1) ________________________________________________________________ 2.3 a) How high above sea level is the North West province? (1) ________________________________________________________________ b) Name any place in South Africa that is 200m above sea level. (1) ________________________________________________________________ c) Name any place in South Africa that is 2000m above sea level. (1) ________________________________________________________________ d) Are there any places in South Africa that are below 200m below sea level? (Answer yes or no.) (1) ________________________________________________________________ Question 3 Provide a good definition for each of the following: 3.1 Valley (1) ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3.2 Lowveld (1) ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3.3 Gorge (1) ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3.4 Spring (1) ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 4 Tom Newby School. June 2022 Formal Assessment.

5 3.5 Waterfall (1) _____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ QUESTION 4 State the difference between a cape and a bay by writing a short paragraph. (5) Use the rubric below as a guideline. Level Description Marks 1 Uses evidence partially with little to no understanding with partial or no 0-1 relevance to topic. 2 Uses evidence in a basic understanding to a great extent to the topic with no 2-3 further explanation. 3 Uses sufficient and relevant evidence effectively which shows great 4-5 understanding of the topic given __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ GRAND TOTAL [30] 5 Tom Newby School. June 2022 Formal Assessment.

6 Analysis of Geography Grade 5 Test (Teacher use only) Name of learner: ____________________________________________ Grade 5 ____ ALLOCATED MARK LEARNERS MARK SECTION A [10] QUESTION 1 10 SECTION B [20] QUESTION 2 10 QUESTION 3 5 QUESTION 4 5 TOTAL [30] 6 Tom Newby School. June 2022 Formal Assessment.