NORTH WEST PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENT GRADE 6
NORTH WEST PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENT
GRADE 6
SOCIAL SCIENCES (GEOGRAPHY) QUESTION PAPER NOVEMBER 2017
MARKS: 40 TIME: 1 hour NAME: ___________________________________________________________ SCHOOL: _________________________________________________________ AREA OFFICE: ____________________________________________________ DISTRICT: ________________________________________________________
This question paper consists of 8 pages.
Total Marks __________
40
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Instructions to the learners. 1. Read all instructions carefully. 2. Answer all the questions in the spaces provided. 3. The test duration is 1 hour. 4. Write neatly and legibly.
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QUESTION 1: CLIMATE AND VEGETATION AROUND THE WORLD
1.1 Refer to Source 1A to answer the questions that follow. Source 1A: A world map showing the distribution of major tropical rainforests.
B
C A SOUTH AMERICA
[Taken from: Viva Social Sciences, Gr 6]
1.1.1 In which regions are most tropical rainforests situated?
_______________________________________________________ (1)
1.1.2 What is the name of the continent where most of the tropical rainforests are located? _____________________________________________ (1)
1.1.3 Are there any tropical rainforests in South Africa?
Yes or No: _____________________________
(1)
1.1.4 Briefly describe the climatic conditions of where tropical rainforests survive. ____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
(2)
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1.1.5 Big companies benefit from deforestation. Is this statement True
or False?
_____________________________________________________
(1)
1.1.6 Explain why deforestation is a bad thing. Give ONE reason.
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
(2)
[8]
1.2 Study Source 1B and 1C to answer the questions that follow. Source 1B: Climate graphs of tropical rainforests and coniferous forests.
Source 1B
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Source 1C: Climate graphs of coniferous forests.
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Source 1C
[Taken from: Day?By-Day Social Sciences, Gr 6.]
1.2.1 Compare the climate of places A and B by completing the table below. Include units of measurement.
Conditions
Place A
(a) Highest temperature
(b) Lowest rainfall
(c) Hemisphere
Place B
(6 x 2) (12) [12]
TOTAL QUESTION 1: 20
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