GEOGRAPHY GRADE 8 TERM ONE WORKSHEET ONE

GRADE 7 ( Revision) LOCAL MAPS AND STREET MAPS

Study the below street map and answer the questions that follow:

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1.1What is a map? (1x1=1)
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1.2.1 Mention the three types of scales you know (3x1=3)

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1.2.2 Which kind of scale has been used in the above map? (1x1=1)
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1.3 A word scale is a scale expressed in words. For example ,1cm = 10km. This
means that 1cm on the map measures 10km on the ground. Explain the meaning of
the following words scales: (3x2=6)
1.3.1 1cm = 200km
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1.3.2 1cm = 30m
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1.3.3 1cm = 14 000km
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1.4 Use the above map to calculate the distance using the line scale from the
library to the petrol station. (1x1=1)
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 GEOGRAPHY GRADE 8 WORKSHEET ONE MEMO
1.1. A map is a representation of reality drawn to a particular scale (1)
1.2.1 Line scale (1)
Ratio scale (1)
Word scale (1)

1.2.2 Line scale (1)

1.3 A word scale is a scale expressed in words. For example ,1cm = 10km. This
means that 1cm on the map measures 10km on the ground. Explain the meaning of
the following words scales: (3x2=6)
1.3.1 1cm = 200km_ 1cm on the map equals to 200 km on the ground
1.3.2 1cm = 30m-1cm on the map equals to 30 m on the ground
1.3.3 1cm = 14 000km -1cm on the map equals to 14 000 km on the
ground

1.4 1,5 m (1)

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 GEOGRAPHY GRADE 8 TERM ONE WORKSHEET 2
Kinds of scale in an atlas
1. Copy the table in your book. Fill in the following statements under the correct
caption
 Features are usually less detailed
 Features are generally more detailed
 1:1000 000
 1;10 000
 Map of South- Africa
 A map of the world
 A map of the city Kempton park (7)

Small scale map Large scale map

2. Why are atlas maps not all drawn to the same scale? (1)
3. Study the next map and answer the following questions.

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3.1 Would you identify the above map as a small scale map or a large
scale map? (1)
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3.2 Give a reason for your 3.1 answer

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3.3 Find Soccer City on the map. (1)

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(2)
3.4 Do you think you will be able to see Soccer City on a small scale
map. (1)
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3.5 Give a reason for your answer.
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(2)

3.6 Find two other features that will not be visible on a small scale map.

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(2)
3.7 What is the type of scale for the map of Johannesburg:
Line scale/ ratio scale.

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 GEOGRAPHY GRADE 8 TERM ONE MEMORANDUM
WORKSHEET 2

Kind of scales in an atlas

Small scale map Large scale map

Features are usually less detailed Features are generally more
detailed
1:1000 000 1 :10 000
Map of South- Africa Map of city of Kempton Park
Map of the world

(7)
2. The scale of a map changes with the size of the area on the map. The smaller the
area shown,
the larger the map scale. (1)
3.1 Large scale map (1)
3.2 Because one can be able to identify features like the stadium. (1)
3.3 Between N12 and M70 Roads (2)
3.4 No (1)
3.5 The small scale map doesn`t show detailed information. /Feature will be to small.
(2)
3.6 Any other 2 features e.g. Southgate mall/ Gold Reef city etc. (2)
3.7 Line Scale (1)

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 GEOGRAPHY GRADE 8 TERM ONE WORKSHEET: 3
Calculate distance between settlements
1. Study attachment 1, the map of Africa and calculate distances between the
following by using the line scale:

1.1 Luanda and Cairo

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1.2 Harare and Maputo
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1.3 Maputo and Cape Town
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2. Study attachment 1, the map of South Africa and calculate distances

between the following by using the line scale.

2.1 Port Elizabeth and East London

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2.2 Upington and Bloemfontein
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2.3 Polokwane and Durban
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3. Study the Eastern Region map and calculate distances between the
following by using the line scale:

3.1 Swartruggens and Koster

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3.2 Hartebeespoort and Brits
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3.3 Sun City and Rustenburg
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4. Use the map of the Eastern Region. Calculate the ground distance between
Ventersdorp and Centurion following the N14 National road. Remember you
are now measuring a winding route.
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(2)

5. Change the following ratio scales into word scales:

5.1 1:10 000

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5.2 1:250 000
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(1)
5.3 1:8000 000
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 GEOGRAPHY GRADE 8 TERM ONE WORKSHEET 4
CALCULATION OF DISTANCES
ATTACHMENT 1
AFRICA

1 000 0 1 000 2 000 3 000 4 000 5 000

750 500 250

PLEASE NOTE THAT COPYING A MAP MAY DISTORT THE SCALE.

SOUTH AFRICA

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100 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 km

EASTERN REGION

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MEASUREMENT
TABLE
1 cm = 10 mm
1 m = 100 cm
1 m = 1000 mm
1 km = 100 000 cm
1 km = 1000 000
mm
1 km = 1000 m

Mete

King Henry Doesn`t Mind Drinking Cold Milk

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 GEOGRAPHY GRADE 8 TERM ONE MEMORANDUM
WORKSHEET 4
Calculate distance between settlements

1. Allow deviation of 40 km.

1.1 6,2 cm = 4125 km (1)

1.2 1,1 cm = 800 km (1)
1.3 2,6 cm = 1750 km (1)

2. Allow deviation of 20 km.

2.1 1,3 cm = 220km (1)

2.2 2,7 cm = 450km (1)
2.3 3,4 km = 580km (1)

3. Allow deviation of 10 km.

3.1 1,9 cm = 30 km (1)

3.2 0,8 cm = 13 km (1)
3.3 2,5 cm = =40 km (1)

4. 150-170 km (2)

5. Ratio scales:

5.1 1:10 000 (1)

5.2 1:250 000 (1)
5.3 1: 800 000 (1)

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 GEOGRAPHY GRADE 8 TERM ONE WORKSHEET 5
Latitudes and Longitudes Degrees and minutes
Find a world map in an atlas and answer the following questions:
1. Identify the Arctic circle on a world map. In which hemisphere is this line of
latitude?

(1)
2. Identify the Antarctic circle on a world map. In which hemisphere is this line of
latitude?
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(1)
3. At what degrees and minutes do we find the Tropic of Cancer?
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(1)
4. At what degrees and minutes do we find the Tropic of Capricorn?
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(1)
5.

28°04` 05` 06` 07`

34°30`

31` •A

32` •B

33` •C
5.1 Draw the above diagram of the latitude and longitude reference system in
your workbook.
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(2)
5.2 Find the positions of A, B and C. Write the answers in your workbook.

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(6)

6. Use the atlas and find the provincial map of KwaZulu/Natal. Find the co-
ordinates (degrees and minutes) of the next places on the map: (Do not use
the index)
6.1 Pietermaritzburg
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(2)
6.2 Amanzimtoti
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(2)
6.3 St Lucia river mouth
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(2)
7. Use the provincial map of KwaZulu / Natal in the atlas and name the place at
the following co-ordinates:
7.1 A lake at 28°04`S and 32°30`E
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(2)
7.2 A dam at 28°25`S and 29°02`E
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(2)
7.3 A city at 31°02`S and 30° 13`E

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 GEOGRAPHY GRADE 8 TERM ONE MEMORANDUM
WORKSHEET 5
Latitudes and Longitudes Degrees and minutes

1. Northern hemisphere (1)

2. Southern hemisphere (1)
3. 23° 30`N (1)
4. 23° 30`S
5.1 Learners draw the diagram in their books (2)
5.2 A = 34°31`S and 28°05`E
B= 34°32`S and 28°06`E
C= 34°33`S and 28°05` E (6)
6.1 29° 34`S and 30° 24`E (e.g. deviation =29° 24`-44`S and 30° 14`-34`E) (2)
6.2 30° 02`S and 30° 53`E (allow deviation of 10` on either side) (2)
6.3 28° 25`S and 32° 27`E (allow deviation of 10` on either side) (2)
7.1 St Lucia lake (2)
7.2 Sterkfontein dam (2)
7.3 Port Edward (2)

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 GEOGRAPHY GRADE 8 TERM ONE WORKSHEET 6
Using the atlas index
1. What does the content page tell you about? (4)
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2. Why is it important to include the following on every map?
2.1. A key________________________________________________(2)
2.2. A scale_______________________________________________(2)
3. The table below is and extract from the index of the oxford South
African Thematic Atlas for grade 7-9. The index is found at the back of
the Atlas. It is an alphabetical list of features in the atlas. Each entry in
the index includes the following information:
 Page number
 Grid reference
 Latitude in degrees and minutes
 Longitude in degrees and minutes
R
Rabat 81 B3 34 02N 5 51W
Ramciel 81 E7 5 20N 34 41E
Randburg 74 B1 26 05S 27 58E
Randfontein 74 B1 26 10S 2741E
Rapa Nui (Easter 84 D4
Island) 80 D7 13 15N 38 27E
Ras Dashan, mountain 72 D3 29 39S 26 10E
Raddensburg 80 C7
Red Sea 68 A1 23 18S 17 08E
Rehoboth 97 F8 34 25S 172 41E
Reinga, Cape 101 O3
Resolution Island 80 H9
Reunion Island 91 B3 64 09N 21 58W
Reykjavik 84 B8
Rhine River 91 E8
Rhodes, Island

Use the information from this index, to complete the table below.
Page Grid Latitude Longitude
reference
Ras Dashan
Randfontein

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Rabat
Reykjavik
TOTAL; 24

GEOGRAPHY GRADE 8 WORKSHEET 6 MEMO

USING THE ATLAS INDEX
1. What does the content page tell you about? (4)
The contents page tells you about the information contained in the atlas.
It tells you which pages specific information is on. √√
2. Why is it important to include the following on every map?
2.1. A key explains the symbols on the map√√
2.2. A scale shows how distances are measured on the map√√

3. Use the information from this index, to complete the table below. (16)
Page Grid reference Latitude Longitude
Ras Dashan 80√ D7√ 13◦15’ N√ 38◦27’E√
Randfontein 74√ B1√ 26◦ 10’S√ 27◦ 41’E√
Rabat 81√ B3√ 34◦ 02’S√ 6◦ 51’W√
Reykjavik 91√ B3√ 64◦ 09’√ 21◦ 58’W√

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GEOGRAPHY GRADE 8 TERM ONE WORKSHEET 7

Hemispheres review grade 6. Earth’s rotation on its axis and revolution on its
orbits.

QUESTION 1

Choose the correct answer and ENCIRCLE only the letter next to the
corresponding number.

1.1. Earth rotates around its axis once every _____________ hours.
A. 12
B. 24
C. 36
D. 4 (1x2)
1.2. Earth revolves around the sun once every ___________ days.
A. 365
B. 240
C. 365.25
D. 300 (1x2)
1.3. As the Earth’s rotates, the Moon’s gravity causes the _____________ to
seem to rises and fall.
A. Atmosphere
B. Ocean
C. Land
D. Sky (1x2)

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QUESTION 2

Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow:

2.1 Define earth revolution. (2)

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2.2 What is the angle at which the tilts from its axis (1)

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2.3 Why does the earth experience different seasons?

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2.4 Explain the following terms: Equinox____________________

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Solstice
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(1x2)

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2.5 Does the earth rotational axis move?

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(1x1)

2.6 Compare the winter and summer seasons in the Northern Hemisphere.

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(2X3)

2.7 What direction does the earth revolve?

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(1X2)

2.8 How long does it take the earth to revolve around the sun one time?

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(1X1)

2.9 Give the four seasons of the year

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(4x1)

2.10 Write a short explaination on how seasons affect the length of day and
night (3)

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2.11 What causes seasonal temperature ( 2)
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WORKSHEET 7 GRADE 8 MEMO

QUESTION 1

1.1. B (2)
1.2. C (2)
1.3. B (2)

QUESTION 2

2.1 Earths revolution: It is the movement of the earth around the sun. (2)

2.2 Angle 23,5 degrees (1)

2.3. Why does the earth experience different seasons?

The tilt of the earth and revolution of the earth around the sun cause different
amounts of light to fall in different portions of the earth in different angles. (2)

2.4 Equinox: is when Southern hemisphere and Northern hemisphere experience

equal day and equal night . (1)

Solstice: Are the longest and shortest days of the year. (1)

2.5 Does the earth rotational axis move?

No. (1)
2.6 How do the winter and summer seasons in the Northern Hemisphere compare?
Answers may vary. The North Pole tilts towards the sun in the summer and
away from the sun in winter. The North Pole does not tilt towards or away
from the sun in the autumn or spring. (6)

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2.7 What direction does the earth revolve?
The earth revolves counter-clockwise if looked at from a perspective above
the North Pole. (2)

2.8 How long does it take the earth to revolve around the sun one time?

365.25 days. (1)

2.9 . Name different seasons of the year

Winter, spring, summer, autumn. (4)

2.9 In summer the length of daylight is longer than the length of daylight in winter.
This is caused by the earth’s axis which is tilted. Sometimes the earth is tilting
towards the sun, and at times away from the sun. (3)
2.10 It is because of the amount of direct sunlight heating certain hermisphere (2)

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 GEOGRAPHY GRADE 8 TERM ONE WORKSHEET 8
WORLD TIME ZONES AND THE IDL
Make use of the maps provided and your knowledge to answer the following
questions.

1.1What do you understand by the term time zone (2)

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1.2 How many time zones do we have in the world? (1)
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1.3 Time changes by one /two hour/s for every 15 degrees east or west you move
from the central line of longitude, which is called the Greenwhich Meridian/
Equator (2) Choose the correct response from the bolded words. (2)
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1.4 When we travel eastwards we lose/ gain time and when we travel
westwards we gain/lose time (2)
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1.5 What do the following acronynms IDL and SAST stand for (2)
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WORKSHEET 8
1.1 Azone on a globe that is approximatetely 15 degrees longitude wide and runs
from pole to pole with a uniform clock time most of the time. (2)
1.2 We have 24 different time zones (1)
1.3 One hour (1)
Greenwhich Meridian (1)
1.3 Gain (1)
Lose (1)
1.4 IDL International Date Line (1)
SAST – South African Standard Time (1)

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 WORKSHEET 9
SATELLITE IMAGES (GRADE8)
1.1. What are satellite images?
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1.2. Mention FIVE ways in which satellite images help geographers to study the
earth. (5)

1.2.1______________________________________________________

1.2.2_______________________________________________________

1.2.3_______________________________________________________

1.2.4_____________________________________________________

1.2.5_____________________________________________________

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This is a satellite image of Gleebruk, a village located on the coast of the island of Sundra
in Indonesia, taken on the 12 April 2004
Satellite images are used by governments agencies to examine the destruction caused by
natural disasters, such as tsunami that hit Indonesia on 26 December 2004

This ia a satelite immage of the same area takn in 2 January 2005, seven days after the tsunami
hit Indonesia. The destruction the tsunami caused is clearly evident on this satelite
image,building ,trees, roads , bridges and beaches were swept away by the force of the wave

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MEMO
1.1 It’s a picture of the earth or another heavenly body taken from the satellite or
moving around them. (2)
1.2 They are used to prepare maps, determine land-use, environmental
conditions, geologic information( outcrop locations, lineation,etc (5)
-Monitoring the changes on the land.
- Identify water resources on the land
- Track and monitor natural hazards
- Monitor climate change

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- Used to sudy the oceans
- Growth and development of cities and agricultural practices
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