Geography Memo 2 (English)

November 2025 — Grade 12 / Matric — Geography

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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. Rainfall occurs regularly

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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1.3.131,18 (%\1\ (1 x 1\ (1\

1.3.2Trend Downward (Decreases\ (1\ (Accept: from 34.66 to 31.18\ (1\ (1 x 1\ (1\

1.3.3Social impact that trend will have on the rural community Decrease in employment opportunities (accept examples\2\

1.3.4Land restitution Returning the land to its rightful owners (2\ Compensation for people for land forcefully taken away (2\ [ANY ONE] (1 x 2\ (2

1.3.5They opted to take their land back (1\ (1 x 1\

1.3.6Suggest strategies that can be implemented after land restitution to reduce rural depopulation

1.4.1Land use zone Land that has been zoned for a specific function (in an urban settlement\2\ [CONCEPT] (1 x 2\ (2\

1.4.2Name TWO land use zones where commercial functions are mainly found

1.4.3(a\ Give evidence that land use zone B2 is high income Close

1.4.3(b\ Heavy (industry\1\ (1 x 1\ (1\

1.4.4Explain TWO economic reasons why this land use is located on

1.4.5Why is the land use at B2 not located close to land use at A?

1.5.1Evidence of urban blight/ decay Buildings are neglected/dilapidated (accept examples\ (1\ Broken windows (1\ Graffiti on the walls (accept examples\1\

1.5.2State TWO social auses of urban blight and decay Unemployment (1\

1.5.3Suggest reasons why the municipality of CT has not attended to the issue Lack of finances (2\

1.5.4PARAGRAPH Explain the positive impact of urban renewal on the economy

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2.3.1The condition of not having access to sufficient nutritious food (2\ [CONCEPT] (1 x 2\ Accept: Do not have (sufficient\ nutritious

2.3.225,8 (1\ (1 x 1\ (1\

2.3.3From photo on large scale farming suggest positive impact on

2.3.4Identify TWO economic challenges for small scale farmers

2.3.5PARAGRAPH Explain how these economic challenges can have a negative impact on

2.4.1KwaZulu Natal (1\ (1 x 1\ (1\

2.4.2QUOTE 'The automotive industry would join the electronic, high value manufacturing food processing, and fibre optics sectors' (2\ (1 x 2\ (2\

2.4.3Why is Dube Trade Port an IDZ? Direct links to airport/harbour (2\ (Foreign\nvestment (2\ Creates jobs (2\ [ANY ONE]

2.4.4How did the proximity to the airport and harbour favour the location of

2.4.5Explain how the variety of manufactu ring industries in the Dube

2.5.1What is the informal sector? Businesses that are not registered and do not pay income tax (2\ [CONCEPT (1 x 2\ INSTRUCTIONS FOR PART MARKING

2.5.2Why is the trader found on the main road? More accessible to potential

2.5.3State TWO challenges that this informal trader is likely to experience with type

2.5.4Table Account for the large number of informal traders in Dec Holiday season

2.5.5How will municipality of RB benefit by issuing permits to informal traders They would be able to regulate the sector (accept examples\2\

2.5.6What can the municipality of RB provide to the informal traders with the

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3.1MAP SKILLS AND CALCULATIONS

3.1.1A (1\ (1 x 1\ (1\

3.1.2

3.1.3Scale of topographical map is (5x\aller (1\ Scale of orthophoto map is (5x\arger (1\ [ANY ONE] (1 x 1\ (1\

3.1.4

3.1.5To determine the correct position of the true north

3.2MAP INTERPRETATION

3.2.1(a\ B (1\ (b\ (1\ (2 x 1\ (2\

3.2.2Explain how street pattern will create challenges for commuters It has many intersections which will delay commuters (2\

3.2.3Rural urban fringe (1\ (1 x 1\ (1\

3.2.4Why is this land use zone suitable location for a cemetery Space is available (2\

3.2.5Railway line (1\ (Other\ road (1\ [ANY ONE] (1 x 1\ (1\

3.2.6Coal (1\ ( 1 x 1\ (1\

3.2.7Flat land (1\ Available land (1\ [ANY ONE] (1 x1\ (1\

3.2.8Economic advantages to the local community Provide employment opportunities (2\ Increases buying power/multiplier effect (2\ Upskilling of

3.3GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS\

3.3.1Layers of information that are placed on top of one another (2\ [CONCEPT] (1 x 2\ (2\

3.3.2Drainage (layer\ (1\ (1 x 1\ (1\

3.3.3Redraw layer C in the sketch above. Apply the data layers of A and B to

3.3.4Name TWO pieces of evidence that supports the need for buffering

Topics Identified

GeomorphologyClimatologySettlementEconomic GeographyMapworkPopulation

Mark Allocation

Total150 marks

Sections60 + 60 = 120 marks

Paper information

SubjectGeography

Year2025

SessionNovember

TypeMemo

PaperPaper 2

LanguageEnglish

Pages13

Downloads7

Examination context

Decade2020s

Years ago1y

SeasonSpring (SH)

Start dayWednesday

Exam periodNovember 2025

Days since exam356

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