Social Sciences Grade 6 June Common Test 2010 Memo (English)

Province of the EASTERN CAPE EDUCATION INTERMEDIATE PHASE GRADE 6 JUNE 2010 SOCIAL SCIENCES MEMORANDUM MARKS: 50 TIME: 1 hour This memorandum consists of 3 pages.

2 SOCIAL SCIENCES (JUNE 2010) QUESTION 1 1.1 Transferring information about the earth on the globe to a flat place is called projecting. (1) 1.2 Mollweide Cylindrical Conical (3 x 1) (3) 1.3 Mercator’s (1) 1.4 Mollweide (1) 1.5 At the bottom of maps (1) [7] QUESTION 2 2.1 1. A 2. C 3. B (3 x 1) (3) 2.2 2.2.1 North America – Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere 2.2.2 Australia − Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere 2.2.3 South Africa − Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere 2.2.4 Japan − Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere (4 x 2) (8) [11] QUESTION 3 3.1 3.1.1 Deforestation - Encourage planting of trees - Avoid indiscriminate felling of trees - Protect forests by legislation (Any 1 x 2) (2) 3.1.2 Veldt fires - Prevent veldt fires by enforcing by-laws - Putting up fire belts (Any 1 x 2) (2) 3.1.3 Overgrazing - Rotational grazing -Introduce projects like planting new grass on grazing land (Any 1 x 2) (2) 3.1.4 Paths made by animals - Avoid driving animals on same paths day in and out for long periods. - This minimises the rate of soil erosion. (Any 1 x 2) (2) 3.2 A − Deforestation (1 x 2) (2) B − Overgrazing (1 x 2) (2) [12]

(JUNE 2010) SOCIAL SCIENCES 3 QUESTION 4 4.1 Learners should choose any TWO and state the relative responsibility a child should exercise. (2 x 2) (4) 4.2 4.2.1 Brazil in 1992 (1) 4.2.2 178 countries (1) 4.2.3 Avoid destruction of the earth by pollution, wastage and poor planning and poverty. (Any 1 x 2) (2) [8] QUESTION 5 5.1 Birth certificates, marriage certificates, school certificates, etc. (Any 3 x 1) (3) 5.2 Gives authority when stamped on national documents. (1) [4] QUESTION 6 6.1 6.1.1 True (1) 6.1.2 False (1) 6.1.3 True (1) 6.2 6.2.1 Glass beads/pottery/cloth (1) 6.2.2 Rhinoceros ornaments (1) 6.2.3 Gold and ivory (1) 6.2.4 For defence purposes so that they could spot the enemy from a distance. (2) [8] TOTAL: 50