FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

GRADE 11

GEOGRAPHY P1

MARKING GUIDELINES

JUNE 2024

MARKS: 150
TIME: 3 hours

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SECTION A: CLIMATE AND WEATHER

QUESTION 1:

1.1
1.1.1 Revolution (1)

1.1.2 Vertical (1)

1.1.3 Equinox (1)

1.1.4 Autumn equinox (1)

1.1.5 Long days and short nights (1)

1.1.6 Night all the time and the sun never sets (1)

1.1.7 Equator (1) (7 x 1) (7)

1.2

1.2.1 B (1)

1.2.2 A (1)

1.2.3 A (1)

1.2.4 B (1)

1.2.5 C (1)

1.2.6 A (1)

1.2.7 C (1)

1.2.8 B (1) (8 x 1) (8)

1.3
1.3.1 X –Windward slope (1)
Y – Leeward slope (1) (2 x 1) (2)

1.3.2 Berg winds (1) (1 x 1) (1)

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1.3.3 Leeward side: Warm moist rising /ascending air cooling condensation,
cloud formation, precipitation rain. (2)
Windward side: Cold dry subsiding /descending air heating adiabatically
at a DALR of 1°c per 100m resulting into veld fires/dry air /unbearable
high temperatures. (2) (2 x 2) (4)

1.3.4 Veld fires burnt down valuable pastures for grazing (2)
Dry vegetation/grass catches fires easily (2)
Destroying sugar cane fields/forests (2)
Livestock loss and deaths/Animal deaths and injuries e.g. poultry (2)
Destruction of ecosystem and biodiversity (2)
Destroying of natural vegetation increases soil erosion (2)
Damage and loss of crops contributes to food shortages (2)
Damage to property/homes /belongings attracts expenses (2)
Very strong wind fans up the fires causes severe environmental
damages (2)
Pasturage/fodder destroyed resulting in financial loss (2)
Lack of moisture makes it easier for grass to burn (2)
Unusual/unbearable higher temperatures in die winter (2)
Smoke from veld fires reduces visibility increases accidents (2)
[ANY FOUR] (4 x 2) (8)

1.4
1.4.1 Seasonal winds that occur mainly in tropical regions (2)
[CONCEPT] (1 x 2) (2)

1.4.2 Heavy rain/Heavy downpours (1) (1 x 1) (1)

1.4.3 Pressure gradient force always forces wind to blow from a high-pressure
area (sea) to a low-pressure area (land) (2)
Coriolis force deflects wind from its intended path into another paths (2)
(1 x 2) (2)

1.4.4 Higher temperatures and low pressure (2)

Warm moist/rising ascending air (2)
Dew point temperature (2)
Cooling condensation (2)
Cloud formation/Cumulonimbus cloud (2)
Heavy rain/convectional thunderstorm/more rainfall (2)
[ANY TWO] (2 x 2) (4)

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1.4.5 Positives
Rainfall to people/farmers (2)
Brings much needed rain to farmers (2)
Fills up dams/rivers/wells with water (2)
Crop cultivation/farming possible (2)
Enough water for domestic /industrial uses (2)
Enough food/food supply (2)
Hydro-electricity can be generated (2)
Negatives
Heavy rain results into flooding (2)
Flooding wash away the crops (2)
Drowning of people and livestock (2)
Flooding damages infrastructures/buildings/homes (2)
People become homeless and displaced (2)
Flood victims traumatized and stressed (2)
Death/loss of lives (2)
[ANY THREE] (3 x 2) (6)

1.5
1.5.1 Long period with abnormally low/less rainfall/no rain in which once fertile
areas change into a desert due to the shortage of water (1)
[CONCEPT] (1 x 2) (2)

1.5.2 Using water wisely/sparingly without wasting water. (2) (1 x 2) (2)

1.5.3 Agricultural drought (1)

Socio-economic drought (1)
Meteorological drought (1)
Hydrological drought (1)
[ANY ONE] (1 x 1) (1)

1.5.4 Drought has hit the poor the hardest. (1)

Drought knows neither colour nor politics (1) (2 x 1) (2)

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1.5.5 Educate the public to use water sparingly and wisely (2)
Organize awareness campaigns e.g. roadshows (2)
Desalination of sea water (2)
Recycling (2)
Redirecting water to provide for irrigation on prone drought areas (2)
Water transfer schemes (2)
Digging wells and boreholes to find new water sources (2)
Harvesting rain water during high rainfall (2)
Create water strategies facilities e.g. JoJo- tanks (2)
Afforestation/Reforestation /revegetation (2)
Farmers to plant less water dependent plants (2)
Emergency drought relief programs (2)
Improve farming methods (2)
[ANY THREE] (3 x 2) (6)

QUESTION 2: GEOMORPHOLOGY

2.1
2.1.1 Y (1)

2.1.2 X (1)

2.1.3 Y (1)

2.1.4 Y (1)

2.1.5 X (1)

2.1.6 Y (1)

2.1.7 X (1)

2.1.8 Y (1) (8 x 1) (8)

2.2
2.2.1 Cuesta basin (1)

2.2.2 Cuesta dome (1)

2.2.3 Cuesta dome (1)

2.2.4 Cuesta basin (1)

2.2.5 Cuesta dome (1)

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2.2.6 Cuesta basin (1)

2.2.7 Cuesta basin (1) (7 x 1) (7)

2.3
2.3.1 Refers to the sharp change in the gradient between the talus and
pediment. (1) (1 x 1) (1)

2.3.2 A Crest (1)

B Free face/Scarp cliff (1) (2 x 1) (2)

2.3.3 A Convex shape (1)

D Concave shape (1) (2 x 1) (2)

2.3.4 Slope C (Talus)

Debris from crest and cliff makes it ideal for farming / agriculture (2)
Slope ideal for vegetation to grow (2)
Deposition of fertile soil (2)
Deposition of weathered material suitable for farming (2)
[ANY ONE] (1 x 2) (2)

2.3.5 Slope B (cliff / free face/ scarp)

Positive
Too steep ideal for tourist attraction (2)
Tourist destination boosting the economy (2)
Suitable for tourism/boost tourism industry (2)
Ideal for forestry (2)
Suitable for livestock grazing (2)
Negative
Too vertical / steep makes it difficult for human settlement (2)
Too expensive to construct infrastructure and roads (2)
No soil accumulation/deposition (2)
Not suitable for farming/agriculture (2)
[ANY FOUR] (4 x 2) (8)

2.4
2.4.1 Tors (1) (1 x 1) (1)

2.4.2 Massive Igneous rock (2) (1 x 2) (2)

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2.4.3 Piles of granite rocks (1)

Core stones (1)
Weathered boulders (1)
Loose core stones (1)
Weathered debris (1)
[ANY TWO] (2 x 1) (2)

2.4.4 Chemical weathering (2)

Mechanical weathering (2)
Granite exposed by exfoliation (2)
Water seeps into the cracks and joints (2)
Weathered material beneath removed core stones remained (2)
[ANY TWO] (2 x 2) (4)

2.4.5 Tourist attraction/destination (2)

Beautiful scenery attract tourist boost the economy (2)
Job opportunities in tourism industry (2)
Good to look at brings money (2)
Not suitable for farming, only livestock grazing (2)
[ANY THREE] (3 x 2) (6)

2.5
2.5.1 Refers to rock fragments breaking off from the parent mass fall to the
bottom of the slope as a result of weathering (2)
[CONCEPT] (1 x 2) (2)

2.5.2 Heavy downpours/flooding/heavy rain (1) (1 x 1) (1)

2.5.3 Vegetation stabilizes/binds the slope (2) (1 x 2) (2)

2.5.4 Construction/development/urbanization (2)

Destroying vegetation/deforestation (2)
Road construction (2)
Dumping waste (2)
Vibration of heavy traffic (2)
Mining/Blasting (2)
Poor farming methods (2)
Overgrazing (2)
[ANY TWO] (2 x 2) (4)

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2.5.5 Plant trees on the slope (2)

Put wire net (2)
Spray concrete/shotcrete on steep slope (2)
Gabions (2)
Canopy structure (2)
Build retaining walls (2)
Put catch fence (2)
Fasten unstable rocks with bolts (2)
Put wire mesh to stop falling rocks (2)
[ANY THREE] (3 x 2) (6)

TOTAL SECTION A: 120

SECTION B: GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES

QUESTION 3

3.1
3.1.1 B (1) (1 x 1) (1)

3.1.2 A (1) (1 x 1) (1)

3.1.3 D (1) (1 x 1) (1)

3.1.4 B (1) (1 x 1) (1)

3.1.5 C (1) (1 x 1) (1)

3.1.6 Present year 2024

Map date - 2014
Difference in years 10 years
Difference x mean annual change = 10yrs x 5´= 50´W (1)
Mean Magnetic Declination = 18° 28´W
+ 50´
18° 78´W +(1) =19° 18´ WTN (1) (3 x 1) (3)

3.1.7 Area = Length x breadth

= (4,2cm x 0,5) x (3,8cm x 0,5)
= 2,1 km (1) x 1,9km (1)
= 3,99 km² (1) (3 x 1) (3)

3.2
3.2.1 Farming (1)
Commercial (1) (2 x 1) (2)

3.2.2 Gentle/convex (1) (1 x 1) (1)

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3.2.3 Perennial river (1)

Perennial water (1)
Non perennial river /water (1)
[ANY TWO] (2 x 1) (2)

3.2.4 Good for tourist attractions/destination (2)

Give a beautiful/impressive scenery (2)
Farming is possible/favorable (2)
Good for human settlement (2)
Contour ploughing to grow crops (2)
Eco – tourism (2)
ANY THREE (3 x 2) (6)

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)

3.3
3.3.1 It is a collection of a computer hardware, software, data, people and
processes used to display and describe geographic data. (2) (1 x 2) (2)

3.3.2 (a) Railway/ National Road/ National freeway/ Rows of trees (1)
[ANY ONE] (1 x 1) (1)

(b) Building/ store/ police station/ post office/ ruin (1)

[ANY ONE] (1 x 1) (1)

(c) Cultivated lands/ Settlements/ Hectospruit citrus estate (1)

[ANY ONE] (1 x 1) (1)

3.3.3 High (1) (1 x 1) (1)

3.3.4 A representation of geographical features using pixels /grid cells (2)

(1 x 2) (2)
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TOTAL SECTION B: 30

GRAND TOTAL: 150

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