2025 GEO GRADE 5 TERM 2 MEMORANDUM
ACTIVITY 1
1.1
A- Indian Ocean
B- Coast
C- Coastal plain
D- Escarpment
E- Plateau
1.2 Plateau.
1.3 Coastline is the place where the land meets the sea
1.4 E- Plateau
1.5 B-Coast is the land (place) near the sea
C-Coastal plain is a flat or gently sloping low-lying area along the coast
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ACTIVITY 2
2.1 Free State, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, North West.
2.2 Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu – Natal.
2.3 Coast line
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ACTIVITY 3
3.1 False
3.2 False
3.3 True
3.4 True
3.5 False
3.6 False
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ACTIVITY 4
4.1 Physical features are natural features that we see on our surroundings
4.2 Brown
4.3
4.3.1 Mountain range Is a long line of mountains
4.3.2 Valley is a river that cut into mountain and hills
4.3 3 Waterfall is a point on a river where water flows over vertical drops.
4.3.4 Bay is a body of water surrounded by land
4.4 Table Mountain
4.5 Plettenberg Bay
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ACTIVITY 5
PHYSICAL FEATURE PROVINCE
5.1Table Mountain Western Cape
5.2 uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Kwa-Zulu Natal
5.3 Waterberg Limpopo
5.4 Lake St. Lucia Kwa-Zulu Natal
5.5 Augrabies Falls Northern Cape
5.6 Cape Point Western Cape
5.7 Algoa Bay Eastern Cape
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ACTIVITY 6
6.1
6.1.1 Source is the beginning of a river
6.1.2 Mouth is where the river meets the ocean
6.1.3 Tributary is a stream or river that joins another stream
6.1.4 Catchment area is the area where water is collected to flow into a river
6.1.5 River system is when a number of rivers join together to make a bigger river
6.2 Mountains are located in high areas where a lot of rainfall is collected and then flow
down into rivers or sea.
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ACTIVITY 7
7.1 uKhahlamba Drakensburg Mountains
7.2 2900m
7.3 Mooi River
7.4 North east from Durban
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ACTIVITY 8
8.1.
8.1.1 True
8.1.2 False
8.1.3 True
8.2 Vaal river
8.3 Drakensberg mountains
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ACTIVITY 9
9.1 Limpopo river and Orange river
9.2 The Orange river
9.3.1 Eastwards towards the Indian ocean
9.3.2 Westerly direction towards the Atlantic Ocean
9.4 Vaal, Caledon, Fish
9.5 Great Fish river, Sundays river, Thukela river, Mzimvubu river
9.6 Blue
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ACTIVITY 10
10.1 Flat ground
10.2 Because it is easier to build on flat ground than on mountainous area
12.3 Railway, Tunnel, Bridge
12.4 Mountain, Ocean, Waterfall, River (Any 2 correct answers)
12.5 A mountain
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ACTIVITY 11
11.1 For storing water
11.2 False
11.3 No, Dams change the flow of rivers. They often spread over large areas of
farmland (Any correct answer)
11.4 For storing water for agricultural purpose
For industrial purpose
For domestic usage
For generating hydroelectric power. (Any correct 2)
11.5
Topic sentence: How the building of dams changes the environment.
Supporting sentences: Dams change the flow of rivers.
Water spread over large areas of farmland. People have to relocate due to flooding
and they lose businesses and farms. Medicinal plants and thatching grass die.
Building of dams causes geological damage. Building of dams trigger frequent
earthquakes.
Concluding sentence: Although building of dams assists in storing water but it
causes more damage to the environment.
Level 1 Uses evidence in an elementary manner e.g. shows little or no Marks: 0 - 1
understanding. Uses evidence partially to report on topic or cannot
report on topic.
Level 2 Evidence is mostly relevant and relates to a great extent to the Marks: 2 - 3
topic. Uses evidence in a very basic manner.
Level 3 Uses relevant evidence e.g. demonstrates a thorough Marks: 4 - 5
understanding.
Uses evidence very effectively in an organised paragraph that
shows an understanding of the topic
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