# Social Sciences Grade 7 November 2021 Question Paper > Grade 7 Social Sciences question paper from the November Exam 2021, 8 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download, memo linked when available. - Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-7-social-sciences-2021-november-exam-question-paper/043c0b60-6501-4c67-94b8-5cdfaf713adc - Updated: 2026-10-29 - Subject: Social Sciences - Grade: Grade 7 - Document type: Question paper - Year: 2021 - Exam period: November Exam - Curriculum: CAPS - Pages: 8 Breadcrumbs: [Home](https://www.hlayiso.com/) › [Library](https://www.hlayiso.com/library) › [Grade 7](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-7) › [Social Sciences](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-7/social-sciences) › [Social Sciences Grade 7 November 2021 Question Paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-7-social-sciences-2021-november-exam-question-paper/043c0b60-6501-4c67-94b8-5cdfaf713adc) ## About this document Social Sciences · Grade 7 · November Exam · 2021. Question paper, 8 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 Bedfordview Primary School Test… Name: Grade 7: Subject: Geography Examiner: Mr S. Visser Date: Moderator: Miss N. Robben Time Allocation: 1 hour INSTRUCTIONS 1. An extra 10 minutes will be provided for reading. 2. Write neatly and legibly. 3. Answer in the spaces provided. 4. This paper consists of 8 pages. Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL % Allocated mark 5 5 4 5 6 4 7 6 3 5 50 Learner’s mark Moderated mark 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 – 29% 30 – 39% 40 – 49% 50 – 59% 60 – 69% 70 – 79% 80 – 100% Section 1: Population concepts [25 marks] Question 1 - Population Growth and Change (5) Study the following graph and complete the questions. 1.1. Is the world population increasing or decreasing? (1) 1.2. Does this graph indicate a sudden increase in the population? Write a sentence to motivate your answer (2) 1.3. Highlight two things that would contribute to the increase in the world population. (2) a) A high infant mortality rate. b) Improved scientific developments. c) Increase in the limitation of family sizes. 1 | BEDFORDVIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL - GEOGRAPHY PAGE TOTAL: ### Page 2 d) Better health care for all citizens. Question 2 – Match Column A with the definitions in Column B. Write the correct letter next to the number below the table. (5) Column A Column B 2.1. life expectancy a) The age at which you are expected to die. 2.2. factors b) A plant or animal that lives on or in another living thing. 2.3. pandemic c) An infection of the bowel. 2.4. parasite d) Things that make you sick. 2.5. gastroenteritis e) Things that influence what happens. f) A disease that spreads quickly across a country. g) The number of years people can expect to live. h) A disease that spreads across many countries. 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Question 3 – Multiple choice (4) Read the following and highlight only the correct letter. 3.1 Malaria is caused by a that is spread by certain kinds of . a) germ; insects b) germ; mosquitoes c) parasite; insects d) parasite; mosquitoes 3.2 The two main reasons for the spread of TB are: a) lack of medical care and HIV b) poverty and HIV c) dirty water and poor sanitation d) lack of knowledge and no hygiene 3.3 Which disease has no cure? a) TB b) Diarrhoea c) Malaria d) HIV/ AIDS 3.4 About children in Africa die every day from diarrhoea. a) 1 000 b) 2 000 c) 3 000 d) 4 000 2 | BEDFORDVIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL - GEOGRAPHY PAGE TOTAL: ### Page 3 Question 4 – Case Study (5) Read the following extract and complete the questions. Patients wait in line from 05:00 at Lusikisiki Clinic Buziwe Nocuze, GroundUp | GroundUp 15:38 31/08/2016 It is 07:30 on a cold morning in Lusikisiki and patients have already been waiting for hours outside the clinic which opens at 08:30. Some left their homes as early as 04:00 to walk the 8km to the clinic and join the queue. Those who can afford it waited for the first taxi to town. Residents of Ngobozana in the Eastern Cape say this is what they must do every time they need medical attention, since there is no clinic near their village. Nombeko Gawushe, 60, had to leave her sleeping grandchildren alone. She was worried about both hers and their safety since she left home while it was still very dark. "Imagine leaving your house at 04:30, leaving children alone. I am not safe. My grandchildren at home are also not safe because I have to leave very early if I want to see a doctor," she said. When GroundUp arrived at Lusikisiki Clinic, Gawushe had already been standing in the queue for almost two hours and would wait another hour before the clinic opened. At 08:00 staff started arriving and soon nurses could be heard singing inside the building. Queue after queue "Now they are praying, so we will have to wait until they finish praying," said Gawushe. "They saw us when they arrived. They know that there are people waiting at the gate." She said this happens whenever she comes to the clinic. "Each month I come here for my diabetic treatment, and it does not matter if it's raining or cold, we have to queue here," she said. At exactly 08:47 the gates were opened, and patients were allowed inside. "I thought I was going to be the first one here. I arrived past five but there were already people waiting outside," Gawushe said. She was seventh in the queue. She said there would be other queues inside the clinic, including a queue for medication, meaning she would only leave the clinic after two or three hours. Another patient, Thembekile Rhungqa, said the clinic served about six villages which was why people had to queue from 04:00 to be treated. 'We can't blame the nurses' He said nurses leave at 17:00 and patients who have not been treated by that time have to come back another day. "I'm here because I have flu and I still have to wait outside. What can I do? I don’t have money for a private doctor and if I want medication, I have no choice but to wake up very early and be here on time." "I walked from home to here. At 04:00 I was already on the road coming here," he said. "We cannot blame nurses if our government has forgotten about us. All we are asking is for the department of health to build clinics in these villages. There are mothers who come here with their small kids, and they have to queue outside," Rhungqa said. Eastern Cape department of health spokesperson Siyanda Manana said he was not aware of the problem but would investigate it. "We are going to see how we can assist the residents of Lusikisiki. We are not going to build a clinic, but we are surely going to see how we can help them", he said 3 | BEDFORDVIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL - GEOGRAPHY PAGE TOTAL: ### Page 4 Text adapted from: www.news24.com 4.1. Conclude how this clinic would contribute to the country’s high infant mortality rate. (2) 4.2. Quote from the text to show how many villages are served by this one clinic. (1) 4.3. Siyanda Manana said that the department will not build extra clinics. Do you think the department made the right decision? Motivate your answer by explaining what effect this decision would have on the death rate and population growth rate. (2) Question 5 – Data analysis (6) Study the following data about the Covid-19 cases and answer all the questions. 4 | BEDFORDVIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL - GEOGRAPHY PAGE TOTAL: ### Page 5 5.1. Use the data from the source to state which day recorded the: (2) a. highest new cases: b. lowest positivity rate: 5.2. Explain how Covid-19 can be prevented. You must mention at least 3 facts. (3) 5.3. Which toll-free number can you phone if you suspect that you might have Covid-19? (1) Section 2: Conservation of natural resources [25 marks] Question 6 - Match the definition in Column B with the term in Column A. Write the correct letter of the alphabet in the answer column below the table. (4) Column A Column B 6.1 fauna a) Plants growing in an area where they don’t naturally occur. 6.2 irrigation b) The removal of forests so the land can be used for something else. 6.3 alien plants c) animals. 6.4 sustainable d) Watering of cultivated lands. e) Managing natural resources so that people can use them in the future. f) An area with lots of fauna and flora. 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 5 | BEDFORDVIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL - GEOGRAPHY PAGE TOTAL: ### Page 6 Question 7 - Natural resources and conservation (7) 7.1. Using the words in the word bank, complete the sentences below. (3) managing future protect harm overfish use a) Conservation happens when people decide to__________________ natural resources. b) Conservation involves ___________________ resources so that they do not become damaged. c) Conservation reduces the _____________ people do to the environment. 7.2. Discuss 4 ways in which we are destroying our natural resources. (4) *_______________________________________________________________________ *_______________________________________________________________________ *_______________________________________________________________________ *_______________________________________________________________________ Question 8 - Study the pie graph below and answer the questions that follow. (6) 8.1. Which sector uses the most water? (1) 8.2. What percentage is used by industry? (1) 8.3. South Africa needs to use less water if it does not want to run out of water. Highlight two reasons why water is a scarce resource for many South Africans. (2) o South Africa is a very dry country because we do not receive enough rain. o South African citizens like to waste all the fresh water. o Many South Africans live too far from catchment areas. o Many factories require more water for the production process. 6 | BEDFORDVIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL - GEOGRAPHY PAGE TOTAL: ### Page 7 8.4. Explain what is meant by domestic use and give one example. (2) Question 9 – Eco-tourism (3) Read the following account of a family’s holiday. A Gauteng family goes to Durban for a long weekend. They stay in a flat on the Waterfront. They go to the amusement park, visit friends and family, and go shopping on one day. The next day they go to the beach for a swim. They buy Kentucky Fried Chicken there and let the packaging blow into the water. As they leave the beach, they buy herring from a man who has a freezer box full of tiny fish he had caught that morning. Are these people eco-tourists? Discuss 2 points that justify your answer from the passage. (3) Question 10 – Paragraph writing (5) Commercial farms often have a very negative impact on the land and water resources. Write a paragraph to discuss three ways farmers can limit their water usage. Use the rubric below to write your paragraph. Requirements 3 2 1 0 Total Opening The learner clearly The learner did not indicated what the indicate what the statement paragraph is about. paragraph is about. Content/ facts The learner included The learner included The learner included The learner and explained 3 ways and explained 2 ways and explained 1 way mentioned ways to to conserve water. to conserve water. to conserve water. conserve water but did not explain the facts. Conclusion The learner linked the The learner did not conclusion and include a conclusion. opening statement. 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