Social Science November exams Outline 2016 Grade 9

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November exams Outline 2016

Grade 9

Please make sure you have all the stationary and equipment you need to answer both papers. Pens, pencils, colour pencils, calculator, ruler

History ? 80 marks 90 minutes (1 ? hours)

Remember the following:

History uses sources like cartoons/maps/written sources. Use the information provided in the sources to help you answer questions.

You will be asked to write an Essay. Make sure you plan your Essay before you write it

World War II

- Rise of Nazi Germany Nuremburg laws/ enabling act

- WWII in Europe Holocaust (final solution) Resistance to Nazi Germany

- WWII in the Pacific America vs Japan

Nuclear Age and the Cold War

- Tension between allies - Superpower - Areas of conflict - Fall of the Berlin wall

Turning points in South African History 1948

- Race as myth - 1913 land act - Definition of Racism - Apartheid and the National party - Defiance Campaign

Turning Points in Modern South Africa 1960, 1976, 1990

Essay section ONE of the following will be asked

- Sharpville Massacre 1960 - 1976 Soweto Uprising - 1990: The release of Mandela and the unbanning of the liberation movements - Do Not worry we will plan and practise these essays in class

Geography ? 80 marks 90 minutes (1 ? hour)

Remember the following:

Map work has concepts that are built on from grade 4-8. Revise direction Bring a calculator and ruler or you will not be able to calculate distance

Map Skills

- Contour lines - 1:10 000 Orthophoto maps - 1:50 000 topographic maps - Co-ordinates - Calculating distance

Development

- Meaning - Measuring - HDI - Reasons for difference in development - Sustainable development

Weathering

- Physical/ chemical/ biological weathering - Human impact on weathering - Weathering/ erosion/ deposition - Features of Erosion and deposition (Rivers / Sea / Moving Ice / Wind) - Human impact on erosion and deposition

Natural Resources

- Sustainable and unsustainable resources - Food Security - Role of Science and technology in food production

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