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Learner Name: - Grade: 8B
Learner Name: - Grade: 8B
Learner Name: - Grade: 8B
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b) Identify the co-ordinate position of Reitz. (1)
Question 2:
Look at the table below. Match column A and column B. Write only the correct letter in the space
provided. E.g 2.5 J
Question 3:
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a) In which hemispheres is it night? (2)
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c) Draw a diagram showing how the earth experiences day and night. Draw the earth, the
sun, the shadow the sun casts and the direction in which the earth spins. (6)
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d) Write a paragraph that explains how the earth experiences day and night. (4)
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Question 4:
a) List and describe the 3 (Three) main scales that maps are drawn in. (6)
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Question 5:
Look at the world time zones below and answer the questions that follow
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New York
Perth
c) If your friend phones you at 6pm in New York, what time will it be in South Africa? (1)
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f) Why did the South African government decide to make only one time zone? (2)
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Question 6:
Match the terms in the table to the meanings stated below. Write only the terms in the
space provided.
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Equinox Solstice Earth’s axis Angle of the midday
sun
a) The position of the sun in the sky above the horizon. (1)
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b) The times of the year when the sun is directly above one of the tropics. (1)
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c) The times of the year when the sun is directly above the equator. (1)
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d) The angle the earth is tilted away from the perpendicular. (1)
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Question 7:
b) The date is different by one day either side of the ____________________. (1)
________________________ from the sun more than any other time of the year.
As a result, the sun does not rise as ________________________ in the sky and days are
__________________________. (4)
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