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Social Sciences-Grade 9 Geography Worksheet May 2020

Geography (Queens Park High School)

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GRADE 9 SOCIAL SCIENCES (GEOGRAPHY)

WORKSHEET 1

GRADE 9 SOCIAL SCIENCES – GEOGRAPHY TERM 2

TOPIC: DEVELOPMENT ISSUES CONTENT: THE MEANING OF DEVELOPMENT
MARKS: 25

QUESTION 1

Read Source A below and answer questions that follow

Source A

The meaning of development

Development is about how countries, regions and settlements change, progress and improve over
time. Development is a process not an event. Development includes things to do with money and
wealth, health and happiness and the state of the environment. People are responsible for making
development and they are also responsible for preventing development from happening. A
developed or a More Economically Developed Country (MEDC) is a country that has
gone through all the stages of development. These countries used to be called 昀椀rst
world countries. This term is no longer used. A developing or a Less Economic
Developed Country (LEDC) is a country that is in the process of becoming more
developed. These countries used to be called third world countries. This term is no
longer used.

N.B Development is usually explained with statistical information. The statistics in the learner book
are the most current that could be found through the Internet. A very good resource to use is the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) website and most of the statistics can be
downloaded for free from this website.

(Taken from Platinum Social Science Grade 9)

1.1 What would need to happen in a subsistence farmer’s life for development to take place?

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1.2 Look for two photographs one depicting informal settlement, the other a settlement for affluent
or middle class in South Africa. Label the informal settlement, Source B and the settlement for
middle class, Source C. Compare the two photographs by focusing on the following topics:

1.2.1 Housing:

Source B
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Source C
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1.2.2 Living conditions:

Source B:

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Source C

___________________________________________________________________________(2).

1.3 How could the people affect the environment?

Source B
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Source C
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1.4 Look at the two different Source (B and C) and state the settlement you would prefer to live in.

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1.5 Explain why would you prefer to live in the area you have chosen?

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1.6 Use the table below and write the following indicators under the correct column heading.

Strong democracies poor education

Good health care bad transport and infrastructure
A lack of human rights political and personal freedom
Sufficient clean water for everyone

More developed countries Less developed countries

(6)

GRAND TOTAL = 25 Marks

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WORKSHEET 2

GRADE 9 SOCIAL SCIENCES – GEOGRAPHY TERM 2

TOPIC: DEVELOPMENT ISSUES CONTENT: WAYS OF MEASURING DEVELOPMENT
MARKS: 15

QUESTION 1

Study the source below and answer questions that follow

Source D

Country GDP in billions of US GDP per capita in US dollars Population

dollars
China 9 6.61 1 361 512 500
New Zealand 1 223.05 4 483 393
Nigeria 1 5.45 183 528 800
Sri Lanka 1 44.12 22 666 350

1.7 Differentiate between the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
per capita.
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1.8 Calculate the GDP/per capita per year for Nigeria, Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
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1.9 Rank the 昀椀ve countries using GDP/per capita per year, starting with the poorest
to the wealthiest country.
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GRAND TOTAL =15 Marks
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GRADE 9 SOCIAL SCIENCES – GEOGRAPHY TERM 2

TOPIC: DEVELOPMENT ISSUES CONTENT: HDI, LIFE EXPECTANCY Per Capita GDP
MARKS: 15

QUESTION 1

The Human Development Index (HDI) is an indicator that includes other indicators such as GDP
per capita, education and life expectancy The HDI was created to include the social aspect of
development as well as the economic aspect. The HDI does not include any environmental
development indicators. The HDI is calculated every year.
Taken from Platinum Social Sciences Grade 9

1. Name the three (3) indicators used to determine the Human Development Index.
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2. Why is it better to use HDI rather than GDP to look at the development of a
country?
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_________________________________________________________ (3)
3. With the help of the internet (Google) or your smartphone. Currently, what is the HDI of:

South Korea_______________________________________________________________ (1)

Australia __________________________________________________________________(1)

4. Which continent has the lowest HDI?

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5. Why does this continent in 4.1 have such a low HDI?
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_______________________________________________________________________(3)
6. Use a smartphone or internet and connect to the YouTube videos link below to see
differences in development around the world and identify one difference. (1)
https://youtu.be/gApXueVX-vs
https://youtu.be/HwgZQ1DqG3w

GRAND TOTAL =15 Marks

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GRADE 9 SOCIAL SCIENCES – GEOGRAPHY TERM 2
TOPIC: DEVELOPMENT ISSUES CONTENT: FACTORS AFFECTING DEVELOPMENT
MARKS: 10

QUESTION 1

Read Source E and watch Source F (You Tube video) https://youtu.be/Pw12KGSj53k below
to answer set questions

Source E

Historical Factors

From as early as the 1500s, most European countries like Portugal, Spain,
Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and England started to trade with Asia and then
started colonizing areas in North America, South America and Africa. With this
they took over very good agricultural land and started mining raw materials like
diamonds and gold and sending it back to Europe. They would use the raw
materials to manufacture goods and sell it back to colonies for a pro昀椀t. The
colonial powers built the infrastructure in the colonies not to the bene昀椀t of the
countries that they colonized but the reason for this was to make it easier to
export the raw materials which was for their own bene昀椀t. By the 1970s most of the
colonized countries have received their independence but a lot of these countries
still depended on these European countries. In South Africa most development only
happened in previously white areas.

Taken from Platinum Social Sciences Grade 9

Source F

YouTube video https://youtu.be/Pw12KGSj53k and answer the following

questions.

1. What does it mean to colonise a country?

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2. Why did the European countries want to colonise Africa?

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3. Even though most of the colonized countries have received their independence by
the 1970’s they are still dependent on the west to develop, why is this?
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4. Why is it wrong to colonise a country?

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GRAND TOTAL =10 Marks

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