Geography Memo 2 (English)

May-June 2022 โ€” Grade 12 / Matric โ€” Geography

Memo 2022 Grade 12 English Geography Hub โ†’
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1.1.1A (South Atlantic High\ (1\
1.1.2B (Kalahari High\ (1\
1.1.3B (South Indian\ (1\
1.2.1Melting snow
1.2.2Mouth
1.2.3Third order
1.3.1Katabatic
1.3.2occurs during the day while occurs at night
1.3.3Cold air rolls down into the valley and forms an inversion
1.4.1Shape of front concave Steep gradient of front
1.4.2Warm air undercuts the cold air
1.4.3Air behind the cold front is colder than the air in front. Cold air moves faster than warm air ahead of it. Cold front catches up with the warm front.
1.5.1(a\ A river that only flows all year round (b\ The river channel is wide (c\ Regularity of rainfall and the soil type over which the streams flow.
1.5.2Gauteng and the Eastern Cape
1.5.3The cost of food production will increase at it is costly to buy purified water. Farmers will have to buy more chemicals to purify water. Chemicals cost a lot and this will increase production costs. It will be costly to purify water for use in electricity
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1.3.1 Decrease in the population living in rural areas (2\ [CONCEPT] (1 x 2\2\
1.3.2 GIVE EVIDENCE FROM THE SKETCH FOR RURAL DEPOP
1.3.3EVIDENCE FROM TABLE 2017 2020 Population is decreasing (2\ Accept answer given in figures from the table (2\
1.3.4WHAT IS THE SOCIAL IMPORT ANCE OF DISCOURAGING RURAL DEPOP? Maintaining a cohesive rural community (2\
1.3.5PARAGRAPH SUGGEST FOUR SUSTAI ABLE STRATEGIES TO CREATE MORE
1.4.1Low income 1\ (1 x 1\ (1
1.4.2GIVE EVIDENCE FROM THE PHOTO TO SUPPORT ANSWER Space between houses is limited/high density
1.4.3WHY IS THIS TYPE OF RES AREA LOCATED CLOSE TO INDUSTRIAL AREA? Employment
1.4.4GIVE TWO SOCIAL INJUSTICES Air pollution (accept examples\ (2\ oise pollution
1.4.5EXPLAIN TWO MEASURES IMPLEMENT ED BY INDUSTRIES AT B TO
1.5.1Increase (1\ (1 x 1\1\
1.5.2GIVE TWO REASONS FOR THE TREND More people can afford/use vehicles
1.5.3HOW DOES TRAFFIC CONGESTION IMPACT THE DAILY TRAVELLER Takes longer to reach destination (2\ Higher occurrence of road rage /stress/anxiety
1.5.4SUGGEST THREE STRA TEGIES TO REDUCE TRAFFIC CONGESTION Encourage use of public transport (2\ Improved
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2.3.1 15% (1\ (1 x 1\1\
2.3.2 WHY IS BEEF PROD IMPORTANT TO SA? Important source of food (protein\2\ Food security for the country (2\ Great demand for beef (2\
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2.3.3 SUGGEST TWO PHYSICAL FACTORS THAT HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON BEEF PROD
2.3.4 PARAGRAPH SUGGEST HOW SMALL SCALE BEEF FARMERS CAN BE
2.4.1 35 % (1\ (1 x 1\1\
2.4.2GIVE TWO MAIN INDUSTRIES IN REGION Iron and steel (1\ Chemical (1\ Moto r car assembly (1\
2.4.3 Almost h alf of all the country s factories are found in Gauteng (2\ (1 x 2\
2.4.5 EXPLAIN THREE FACTORS THAT FAVOURED THE LOCATION OF
2.5.1WHY DO CAR GUARDS FALL WITHIN THE INFORMAL SECTOR? Do not pay (income\ tax (2\
2.5.2Low income (1 x 1\1
2.5.3INCOME VS HOURS WORKED The more hours they work the more money they can potentially earn (2\ (1 x 2 \2\
2.5.4GIVE REASONS WHY THE NUMBER OF CAR GUARDS INCREASED OVER
2.5.5WHAT CAN BE DONE BY THE LOCAL GOV TO IMPROVE WORKING CONDITIONS FOR SA AND
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3.1MAP SKILLS AND CALCULATIONS
3.1.1(1\ (1 x 1\1\
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3.1.3Actual Distance = Map distance x Map scale Actual Distance = 4,0 (1\ cm km (Range 3,9
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3.2.3Roads intersect at right angle (2 (1 x 2 \2
3.2.4HOW DOES THE STREET PATTERN CREATE A PROBLEM FOR here are many stops
3.2.5GIVE TWO PIECES OF EVIDENCE IN A5 AND B5 TO SUPPORT
3.2.6N3 CREATING ACCESSIBILIT AT H The N3 provides a quick/
3.3GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS\
3.3.1Raster data (1\ (1 x 1\1\
3.3.2GIVE A REASON FOR YOUR ANSWER It has pixels (grid cells\ (1\ It is an image/photograph (1\ [ANY ONE] (1 x 1\1\
3.3.3Describes the road (2\ (1 x 2\2\
3.3.4The demarcation of an area around a feature (2\ [CONCEPT] (1 x 2\2\
3.3.5WHY IS BUFFERING NW OF UNION IN C5 NECESSARY? To avoid flooding by the marsh and vlei (2\ The soil could become saturated and could be hazardous to build in this area (2\

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GeomorphologyClimatologySettlementEconomic GeographyMapworkPopulation

Mark Allocation

Total150 marks
Sections60 + 60 + 30 = 150 marks

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SubjectGeography
Year2022
SessionMay-June
TypeMemo
PaperPaper 2
LanguageEnglish
Pages12
Downloads5

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