GRADE: 6 SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCES (GEOGRAPHY) TERM ONE FORMAL ...

GRADE: 6 SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCES (GEOGRAPHY)

TERM ONE FORMAL ASSESSMENT TASK (FAT) 1

Name: _______________________________________________________ Class: ___________________________ Date: ______________________ School: __________________________ Teacher:___________________

FAT

Activity/Form

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Map Skills

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GRADE 6 FORMAL ASSESSMENT TASK (FAT): TERM 1

SOCIAL SCIENCES: GEOGRAPHY

MAP SKILLS

FAT: MAP SKILLS (FOCUS: WORLD) DATE:

TIME ALLOCATION: 1 HOUR MARK ALLOCATION: 40

Instructions:

1. Read the instructions. 2. Answer ALL the questions. 3. Write in neat and legible handwriting. 4. Neat work will be appreciated.

Figure 1: Globe depicting the most important lines of latitude and longitude.

Source: , longitude and latitude

Study the globe and copy the four statements below. Write the words `Greenwich' or `Equator' next to the correct statement:

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1. A line that runs from North to South

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2. The line that divides the world into the Northern and Southern hemispheres

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3 A line that divides the world into an Eastern and Western hemispheres

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4 A line that runs from East to West around the world

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5 Describe the difference between lines of latitude and longitude by using the above globe.

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Figure 2: World map showing continents (latitude and longitude)

Source:

6 Name a continent that the following lines run through: a. 80? West ______________________________________ b. 20? South ______________________________________

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7 Explain in your own words the meaning of "word scale"

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Figure 3: Map of provinces in South Africa

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Source: Map work made easy: A handbook for Educators 2008, Grade 4-6. page 13,

Ruth Versveld 2008.

8. Use the line-scale to determine the distance between A and B in km. (cities in SA).

A-Cape Town and B-Durban.

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