Social Sciences Grade 9 Paper 1 November Mock 2026 Question Paper

Copyright reserved Please turn over Mock hlayiso mock exams Practice Series: Grade 9 Exam Preparation WWW.HLAYISO.COM SENIOR PHASE END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATION GRADE 9 SOCIAL SCIENCES P1 GEOGRAPHY NOVEMBER 2026 (MOCK) MARKS: 75 TIME: 2 hours This question paper consists of 10 pages.

Social Sciences/P1 2 Senior Phase Mock Hlayiso/Mock 2026 INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 1. This question paper consists of TWO sections: SECTION A: SURFACE FORCES THAT SHAPE THE EARTH (35) QUESTIONS 1, 2 and 3 SECTION B: RESOURCE USE AND SUSTAINABILITY (40) QUESTIONS 4, 5 and 6 2. Answer ALL the questions in the ANSWER BOOK. 3. Start EACH section on a NEW page. 4. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper. 5. ALL sources, sketches, the map extract and graphs are included in this question paper. Study them carefully before you answer. 6. Use the mark allocation as a guide to the number of facts required, e.g. (2 x 2) (4) means TWO facts of 2 marks each. 7. Answer in FULL SENTENCES, except when you are asked to state, name, identify or list. 8. Paragraph questions must be answered in paragraph form (about EIGHT lines), not as a list of points. 9. Show ALL calculations. Marks are given for the steps in a calculation. Write the units in your final answer. 10. You may use a non-programmable calculator. 11. Write neatly and legibly. Copyright reserved Please turn over

Social Sciences/P1 3 Senior Phase Mock Hlayiso/Mock 2026 SECTION A: SURFACE FORCES THAT SHAPE THE EARTH QUESTION 1 1.1 Various options are given as possible answers to the following questions. Choose the correct answer and write only the letter (A–D) next to the question number (1.1.1–1.1.5) in the ANSWER BOOK, e.g. 1.1.6 D. 1.1.1 The breaking down of rocks in the place where they are found (in situ) is called … A erosion. B deposition. C weathering. D transportation. (1) 1.1.2 Sand grains that bounce along the bed of a river are transported by … A suspension. B saltation. C solution. D traction. (1) 1.1.3 Crescent-shaped sand dunes that form in deserts where the wind blows mainly from one direction are called … A barchan dunes. B spits. C levees. D sand bars. (1) 1.1.4 The movement of sand along a beach by waves that reach the coast at an angle is called … A backwash. B longshore drift. C deflation. D attrition. (1) 1.1.5 Which farming practice will cause the MOST soil erosion on a steep slope? A Planting rows of trees as windbreaks B Building terraces C Ploughing up and down the slope D Ploughing along the contours (1) 1.2 Complete the statements in COLUMN A with the options in COLUMN B. Write only Y or Z next to the question numbers (1.2.1–1.2.5) in the ANSWER BOOK, e.g. 1.2.6 Y. Copyright reserved Please turn over

Social Sciences/P1 4 Senior Phase Mock Hlayiso/Mock 2026 COLUMN A COLUMN B 1.2.1 Stones carried by a river scrape and wear away the river bed. This is called … Y Z abrasion attrition 1.2.2 Rocks carried by a river knock against each other and become smaller and rounder. This is called … Y Z hydraulic action attrition 1.2.3 Iron minerals in a rock react with oxygen and the rock turns red-brown. This is called … Y Z oxidation carbonation 1.2.4 A pillar of rock that is cut off from a cliff by wave erosion is a/an … Y Z arch stack 1.2.5 Raised banks of sand and mud that build up along the sides of a river during floods are … Y Z deltas levees (5 x 1) (5) [10] QUESTION 2 Study the sketches of THREE types of weathering (A, B and C) below. hot days cold nights A root grows in a crack B 1. Day: water fills crack 2. Night: below 0 °C C [Examiner’s own sketches] 2.1 Refer to sketches A and B. 2.1.1 Name the type of physical weathering shown in sketch A. (1) 2.1.2 Is the weathering in sketch B an example of chemical or biological weathering? (1) 2.2 Refer to sketch C. Explain how the rock is broken apart. (2) 2.3 Define the term chemical weathering. (2) 2.4 Explain why chemical weathering takes place faster in hot, wet areas than in hot, dry deserts. (2) [8] Copyright reserved Please turn over

Social Sciences/P1 5 Senior Phase Mock Hlayiso/Mock 2026 QUESTION 3 3.1 The sketch below shows a river from its source to its mouth. Study the sketch and answer the questions that follow. SEA A A: side view B C UPPER COURSE MIDDLE COURSE LOWER COURSE source mouth [Examiner’s own sketch (not to scale)] 3.1.1 Identify the river features labelled A, B and C. (3 x 1) (3) 3.1.2 Name the type of erosion (downward or sideways) that is most active in the upper course of the river. (1) 3.1.3 Explain why a lot of deposition takes place in the lower course of the river. (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Social Sciences/P1 6 Senior Phase Mock Hlayiso/Mock 2026 3.2 The map extract below is drawn at a scale of 1 : 50 000. Study it and answer the questions that follow. 1260 1240 1220 1220 1240 1253 R S P 1211 1207 1226 N River Main road Contour (interval 20 m) Cultivated land Perennial water Spot height Trig. station Farmstead Bridge Scale 1 : 50 000 0 1 2 3 km [Examiner’s own map extract (fictional area). Trigonometrical station R height: 1 253 m.] 3.2.1 Name the channel pattern of the river on the map extract. (1) 3.2.2 In which general direction does the river flow? (1) 3.2.3 Give ONE piece of evidence from the contour lines to support your answer to QUESTION 3.2.2. (2) 3.2.4 The straight-line distance on the map from the bridge at P to the trigonometrical station at R is 5,4 cm. Calculate the actual distance in kilometres. Show ALL your calculations. (3) 3.2.5 Feature S is an oxbow lake. Explain how an oxbow lake forms from a meander. (2 x 2) (4) [17] TOTAL SECTION A: 35 Copyright reserved Please turn over

Social Sciences/P1 7 Senior Phase Mock Hlayiso/Mock 2026 SECTION B: RESOURCE USE AND SUSTAINABILITY QUESTION 4 4.1 Various options are given as possible answers to the following questions. Choose the correct answer and write only the letter (A–D) next to the question number (4.1.1–4.1.5) in the ANSWER BOOK, e.g. 4.1.6 A. 4.1.1 Anything found in nature that people use to meet their needs is a/an … A natural resource. B human-made resource. C human resource. D service. (1) 4.1.2 Which ONE of the following resources is non-renewable? A Wind B Coal C Fish D Forests (1) 4.1.3 Using resources to meet our needs today without destroying them for future generations is called … A depletion. B overexploitation. C pollution. D sustainable use. (1) 4.1.4 Which action will REDUCE a household’s carbon footprint? A Burning wood in an open fire every evening B Leaving the TV and computer on standby overnight C Installing a solar water heater D Using a car for short trips to the shop (1) 4.1.5 THREE of the elements (pillars) of food security are … A availability, access and use (utilisation) of food. B drought, floods and famine. C land, labour and capital. D farming, fishing and forestry. (1) 4.2 Choose the correct word from those given in brackets. Write only the word next to the question number (4.2.1–4.2.4) in the ANSWER BOOK. 4.2.1 Processing used paper, glass, cans and plastic to make new products is called (recycling/reducing). (1) 4.2.2 Materials that can be broken down naturally by bacteria are (biodegradable/non-biodegradable). (1) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Social Sciences/P1 8 Senior Phase Mock Hlayiso/Mock 2026 4.2.3 When a resource is used faster than it can be replaced, resource (conservation/depletion) takes place. (1) 4.2.4 Breeding and raising fish in ponds, dams or sea cages is called (trawling/aquaculture). (1) [9] QUESTION 5 Read the extract and study the graph below on soil erosion. LOSING THE SOIL OF NTABENI Ntabeni is a rural village on the hilly slopes of the Eastern Cape. Twenty years ago the hills were covered with thick grass and the maize fields produced enough food for every family. Since then the number of cattle and goats has doubled. The animals eat the grass faster than it can grow back, and paths made by the animals have turned into deep dongas. Many families plough their fields straight up and down the slopes, and trees are cut down for firewood. After heavy summer storms, the rivers turn brown with mud and the village dam is filling up with silt. Farmers say that the maize harvest is now less than half of what it used to be, and many families have to buy maize meal that they cannot always afford. [Source: Examiner’s own case study (fictional village)] SOIL LOST FROM FOUR TEST PLOTS NEAR NTABENI 0 10 20 30 40 50 Soil lost (tonnes per hectare per year) 2 Natural grassland 9 Maize ploughed along contours 31 Overgrazed veld 45 Maize ploughed up and down slope [Fictional data, compiled by the examiner] 5.1 Define the term soil erosion. (2) 5.2 Which land use in the graph lost the MOST soil? (1) 5.3 Calculate how many times more soil was lost from the field ploughed up and down the slope than from the field ploughed along the contours. Show your calculation. (2) 5.4 Identify TWO human activities in the extract that cause soil erosion at Ntabeni. (2 x 1) (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Social Sciences/P1 9 Senior Phase Mock Hlayiso/Mock 2026 5.5 State TWO ways in which soil erosion is affecting food security at Ntabeni. (2 x 1) (2) 5.6 Explain TWO soil conservation methods that the farmers of Ntabeni could use to reduce soil erosion. (2 x 2) (4) [13] QUESTION 6 Read the extract and study the graph below on fishing at Sandiso Bay. EMPTY NETS AT SANDISO BAY For generations, the families of Sandiso Bay have caught linefish from small boats to feed their families and to sell at the local market. As tourism grew, restaurants and shops wanted more and more fish. More boats came to the bay, some fishers began to use nets with very small holes, and young fish were caught before they could breed. Some boats also fished at night, ignoring the daily catch limits. By 2018 many fishers were coming home with almost empty boxes. In that year, part of the bay was declared a marine protected area (MPA) where no fishing is allowed. Fishing is still allowed in the rest of the bay. [Source: Examiner’s own case study (fictional bay)] AVERAGE LINEFISH CATCH PER BOAT PER DAY, SANDISO BAY 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Catch (kg) Year 60 55 46 35 24 15 11 13 18 2018: MPA declared [Fictional data, compiled by the examiner] 6.1 Define the term overfishing. (2) 6.2 Describe the trend in the catch from 1990 to 2018. Use figures from the graph in your answer. (2) 6.3 Name TWO causes of overfishing at Sandiso Bay mentioned in the extract. (2 x 1) (2) 6.4 Suggest a reason why the catch per boat increased after 2018. (2) 6.5 Consumer seafood guides place fish species on a green, orange or red list. Explain how such a guide helps to make fishing more sustainable. (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over

Social Sciences/P1 10 Senior Phase Mock Hlayiso/Mock 2026 6.6 Write a paragraph of approximately EIGHT lines in which you discuss the effects of overfishing on the marine ecosystem AND on the people of coastal communities such as Sandiso Bay. (4 x 2) (8) [18] TOTAL SECTION B: 40 TOTAL: 75 Copyright reserved