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1 Exercise 1: [40 POINTS] 1. Match the words in the first column to the meaning in the second column. [5] Equator Around earth between the Equator and the Poles. Greenwich meridian Half of earth. Longitude Divides earth into north and south. Latitude Divides earth into east and west. Hemisphere Around earth from the North Pole to the South Pole. 2. Which countries will you find at the following co-ordinates: [4] a. 10⁰S 50⁰W b. 20⁰N 50⁰E 3. Give the co-ordinates of the following countries. (Choose a point that is more or less in the middle of the country) [4] a. India b. Mexico 4. Use the maps below to answer the questions. [8] a. Write down the word scales for each of the maps. [4] b. How many km on the ground is of 4cm on the map of South Africa? [2] c. What is the distance on the ground between two places that is 4 cm apart on the street map of Durban? [2] 5. Refer to the map below. Determine the straight-line distance on the ground from: [6] a. Cape Town to Kimberly [3] Page 1 of 20 Social Sciences Geography Exercise sheets - Grade 6 Term 1 Page 2 of 20 Social Sciences Geography Exercise sheets - Grade 6 Term 1

2 b. Durban to Musina [3] 6. Refer to the contents page and answer the questions. [4] Contents Page Page Map Skills World Map symbols 4-5 Physical Direction 6 Political Lines of latitude and longitude 7 Climate and vegetation Scale 8-9 Population South Africa The Continents and Pacific Ocean Physical Africa - political 36 Political Africa - physical 37 Climate 14 Asia 38 Vegetation 14 Europe 39 Agriculture 15 Australia and New Zealand 40 Mining and minerals 15 North America 41 South America 42 South Africa's provinces Pacific Ocean and Islands 43 Northern Cape Antarctica 44 Western Cape Eastern Cape Earth is Space KwaZulu-Natal 22 The solar system 45 Mpumalanga 23 Seasons and time zones 46 Limpopo 24 The moon 47 North-West 25 Free State 26 Index Gauteng 27 Index of place names a. How many maps of the world are provided in this atlas? [2] b. On which page will you find information about the province you live in? [2] 2. Use the statistics table below to answer the following questions. [4] Rivers Length (km) Mountains Height (m) Nile Amazon Yangtze Mount Everest K 2 Kanchenjunga Cities Population (people) Countries Size (km²) Tokyo New York Sao Paulo Russia Canada China Hot deserts Size (km²) Oceans Size (km²) Sahara Arabian Desert Kalahari Forests Russian Taiga Amazon Canadian Taiga Size (km²) a. Name the second longest river. Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean b. Name the third largest country. c. Name the biggest city in the world. Page 3 of 20 Social Sciences Geography Exercise sheets - Grade 6 Term 1 Page 4 of 20 Social Sciences Geography Exercise sheets - Grade 6 Term 1

3 d. Name the largest hot desert. 8. How many more people live in New York than in Sao Paulo? [2] 9. Write down 3 different ways we can find out about current events. [3] Total: [40 Points] Exercise 2: [40 POINTS OINTS] 1. Answer the following questions: [7] a. Name the 0⁰ longitude. [1] b. Which line divides Earth into western and eastern hemispheres? [1] c. In how many latitude lines is earth divided into? [2] (Remember, earth is round) d. Name the three hemispheres Africa is in. [3] 2. Give the co-ordinates for the countries listed below. (Choose a point that is more or less in the middle of the country) [6] a. United Kingdom: b. Ecuador: c. New Zealand: 3. Which map of South-Africa would be bigger: a map with a scale of 1 cm = 300 km, or a map with the scale of 1 cm = 100 km? [1] Page 5 of 20 Social Sciences Geography Exercise sheets - Grade 6 Term 1 Page 6 of 20 Social Sciences Geography Exercise sheets - Grade 6 Term 1

4 4. Look at the map below and answer the questions. [5] 5. Look at the map below and answer the questions. [10] a. How far is it on the ground from the Royal Yacht Club in Durban to Kings- Park-stadium? [3] b. Draw your own line scale in the box for the following word scale: 1 cm on the map = 250 km on the ground. [2] a. How much further is it on the ground from Cape Town to East London than Cape Town is from George? [6] b. How far is it from Cape Town to Musina if you drive through Upington? [4] Page 7 of 20 Social Sciences Geography Exercise sheets - Grade 6 Term 1 Page 8 of 20 Social Sciences Geography Exercise sheets - Grade 6 Term 1

5 6. Refer to the contents page. On what page in the atlas will you find: [3] Page a. Crops that are cultivated in South Africa: b. Parts of the world where most people live: c. Names of the planets: Page 9 of 20 Social Sciences Geography Exercise sheets - Grade 6 Term 1 Contents Page Map Skills World Map symbols 4-5 Physical Direction 6 Political Lines of latitude and longitude 7 Climate and vegetation Scale 8-9 Population South Africa The Continents and Pacific Ocean Physical Africa - political 36 Political Africa - physical 37 Climate 14 Asia 38 Vegetation 14 Europe 39 Agriculture 15 Australia and New Zealand 40 Mining and minerals 15 North America 41 South America 42 South Africa's provinces Pacific Ocean and Islands 43 Northern Cape Antarctica 44 Western Cape Eastern Cape Earth is Space KwaZulu-Natal 22 The solar system 45 Mpumalanga 23 Seasons and time zones 46 Limpopo 24 The moon 47 North-West 25 Free State 26 Index Gauteng 27 Index of place names Use the table below to answer the questions. [6] Rivers Length (km) Mountains Height (m) Nile Amazon Yangtze Mount Everest K 2 Kanchenjunga Cities Population (people) Countries Size (km²) Tokyo New York Sao Paulo Russia Canada China Hot deserts Size (km²) Oceans Size (km²) Sahara Arabian Desert Kalahari Forests Russian Taiga Amazon Canadian Taiga Size (km²) Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Page 10 of 20 Social Sciences Geography Exercise sheets - Grade 6 Term a. How much longer is the Nile River than the Amazon River? [2] b. What is the size of all three hot deserts all together? [2] c. How much bigger is the Atlantic Ocean than the Indian Ocean? [2] 8. Write two relevant current events that you heard about this week. [2] Total: [40 Points]

6 Exercise 3 [25 POINTS] 2. Look at the world map and answer the questions: [10] 1. Look at the picture of planet Earth and answer the questions: [5] a. What is the name of the meridian that runs down the middle of earth? [1] b. What is the name of the hemisphere on the left side of this line? [1] c. In which two hemispheres is South Africa? [2] d. How many degrees south is the South Pole? [1] 1cm on the map = 1500km on the ground a. What country is 40⁰N and 100⁰W? [1] b. Which country is on the equator and 40⁰E? [1] c. Give the longitude and latitude for Lesotho. (Any two that goes through Lesotho) [2] Page 11 of 20 Social Sciences Geography Exercise sheets - Grade 6 Term 1 Page 12 of 20 Social Sciences Geography Exercise sheets - Grade 6 Term 1

7 d. What country has these co-ordinates: 32⁰S 116⁰O? [1] e. Draw a line scale for the world scale for this map. [3] f. Measure and determine the straight line distance between Cape Town in South Africa to Cairo in Egypt. [2] 3. Are the following statements true or false? [4] a. The contents page has to be at the back of an atlas. b. Maps in atlases all have the same scales. c. Global statistics provide facts of the world that can not be questioned. d. Current events are reported in newspapers and not in History books. 5. Give three examples of what kind of facts can be found in a book about global statistics. [3] Total: [25 POINTS] 4. Give three reasons why each learner should know how to read an atlas. [3] (Think about information the atlas gives and why a learner would need it) Page 13 of 20 Social Sciences Geography Exercise sheets - Grade 6 Term 1 Page 14 of 20 Social Sciences Geography Exercise sheets - Grade 6 Term 1

8 Exercise 1: MEMO [40 POINTS OINTS] 1. Match the words in the first column to the meaning in the second column. [5] Equator Divides Earth into north and south Greenwich meridian Divides Earth into east and west Longitude Around Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole Latitude Around Earth between the Equator and the Poles Hemisphere Half of Earth 2. Which countries will you find at the following co-ordinates: [4] a. 10⁰S 50⁰W - Brazil b. 20⁰N 50⁰E - Saudi Arabia 3. Give the co-ordinates of the following countries. [4] a. India - 20⁰N 77⁰E b. Mexico - 23⁰N 102⁰W 4. Use the maps below to answer the questions. [8] a. Write down the word scales for each of the maps. [4] South Africa 1 cm on the map = 200 km on the ground. Durban 1 cm on the map = 1 km on the ground. b. How many km on the ground is 4cm on the map of South Africa? [2] 800 km. c. What is the distance on the ground between two places that is 4 cm apart on the street map of Durban? [2] 4 km 5. Refer to the map below. The straight-line distance on the ground from: [6] a. Cape Town to Kimberly [3] 3.8 cm x 155 km = 589 km b. Durban to Musina [3] 3.7 km x 155 kn = km 6. Refer to the contents page and answer the questions. [4] a. How many maps of the world is provided in this atlas? [2] Four b. On which page will you find information about the province you live in? [2] Answers will differ. 7. Use the statistics table below to answer the following questions. [4] a. Name the second longest river. The Amazon b. Name the third largest country. China c. Name the biggest city in the world. Tokyo d. Name the largest hot desert. The Sahara 8. How many more people live in New York than in Sao Paulo? [2] = Write down 3 different ways we can find out about current events. [3] Any valid answer, like the radio, television, internet, newspaper. Total: [40 Points] Page 15 of 20 Social Sciences Geography Exercise sheets - Grade 6 Term 1 Page 16 of 20 Social Sciences Geography Exercise sheets - Grade 6 Term 1

9 Exercise 2: MEMO [40 POINTS] 1. Answer the following questions [7] a. Name the 0⁰ longitude. [1] The Equator b. Which line divides Earth into western and eastern hemispheres? [1] Greenwich meridian c. In how many latitude lines is earth divided into? [2] 360⁰ d. Name the three hemispheres Africa is in. [3] Northern, southern and eastern 2. Give the co-ordinates for the countries listed below. [6] a. United Kingdom - 50⁰N 0⁰ b. Ecuador - 0⁰ 80⁰W c. New Zealand - 40⁰S 180⁰W 3. Which map of South-Africa would be bigger: a map with a scale of 1 cm = 300 km, or a map with the scale of 1 cm = 100 km? [1] A map with a scale of 1 cm = 100 km 4. Look at the map below and answer the questions. [5] a. How far is it on the ground from the Royal Yacht Club in Durban to Kings-Park-stadium? [3] 4 cm x 1 km = 4 km b. Draw your own line scale for the following word scale: [2] b. How far is it from Cape Town to Musina if you drive through Upington? Cape Town to Upington 3 cm x 155 km = 465 km [4] Upington to Musina 5.1 cm x 155 km = km Total = km 6. Refer to the contents page. On what page in the atlas will you find the following information: [3] a. Crops that are cultivated in South Africa - Page 15 b. Parts of the world where most people live - Page c. Names of the planets - Page Use the table below to answer the questions. [6] a. How much longer is the Nile River than the Amazon River? [2] 6695 km 6516 km = 179 km b. What is the size of all three hot deserts all together? [2] = c. How much bigger is the Atlantic Ocean than the Indian Ocean? [2] sq km sq km = sq km 8. Write two relevant current events that you heard about this week. [2] Any relevant answers. Total: [40 Points] km 1 cm on the map = 250 km on the ground. 5. Look at the map below and answer the questions. [10] a. How much further is it on the ground from Cape Town to East London than Cape Town is from George? [6] Cape town to East London = 4.5 cm x 155 km = km Cape town to George = 1.8 cm x 155 km = 279 km Page 17 of 20 Social Sciences Geography Exercise sheets - Grade 6 Term 1 Page 18 of 20 Social Sciences Geography Exercise sheets - Grade 6 Term 1

10 Exercise 3: MEMO [25 POINTS] 1. Look at the picture of planet Earth and answer the questions: [5] a. What is the name of the meridian that runs down the middle of earth? [1] The Greenwich Meridian. b. What is the name of the hemisphere on the left side of this line? [1] Western Hemisphere. c. In which two hemispheres is South Africa? [2] Southern and Eastern. d. How many degrees south is the South Pole? [1] 90⁰S. 2. Look at the world map and answer the questions: [10] a. What country is 40⁰N and 100⁰W? [1] United states of America. b. Which country is on the equator and 40⁰E? [1] Kenya. c. Give the longitude and latitude for Lesotho. (Any two that goes through Lesotho) [2] 30⁰S 28⁰E. d. What country has these co-ordinates: 32⁰S 116⁰O? [1] Perth. e. Draw a line scale for the world scale for this map. [3] cm on the map = 1500 km on the ground b. Maps in atlases all have the same scales. False. c. Global statistics provide facts of the world that can not be questioned. False. d. Current events are reported in newspapers and not in History books. True. 4. Give three reasons why each learner should know how to read an atlas. [3] (Think about information the atlas gives and why a learner would need it) Some examples include to find out where places are. See where current events are happening. To determine the longitude and latitude of a place. To determine distance. To learn more about the world. To learn more about rainfall/the areas/extracts/minerals/population/activities 5. Give three examples of what kind of facts can be found in a book about global statistics. [3] Includes the following: Height of mountains. Size of deserts/forests/continents/islands. Length of rivers. Population figures. Also global statistics like athletics. Total: [25 POINTS] f. Measure and determine the straight line distance between Cape Town in South Africa to Cairo in Egypt. [2] Cape town to Cairo = 7400km. 3. Are the following statements true or false? [4] a. The contents page has to be at the back of an atlas. False. Page 19 of 20 Social Sciences Geography Exercise sheets - Grade 6 Term 1 Page 20 of 20 Social Sciences Geography Exercise sheets - Grade 6 Term 1

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