GEOGRAPHY 2/2
MAPWORK
GRADE 11
NOVEMBER
EXAMINATION
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GEOGRAPHY 2/2
MAPWORK
GRADE 11
NOVEMBER
EXAMINATION
2023
Previous examination papers were used to compile these notes. SACAI NOV 2019 – 2021 &
EC/NOVEMBER 2022. These are just suggested answers from the memorandums. Some information is
repeated, I want to show you the different ways that the same information is asked.
I encourage you to answer the calculation/ illustration questions without looking at the answers first.
Good luck. Juffrou Ansie
MAPWORK: Queenstown (SACAI NOV 2019)
Queenstown is a town in the middle of the
Eastern Cape in South Africa. It is approximately
halfway between Cathcart and Sterkstroom. It is
currently the commercial, administrative and
educational centre of the surrounding farming
community. Queenstown is in a summer rainfall
region with an annual rainfall of about 399mm
per year.
Multiple choice questions
• Queenstown is in the Eastern Cape.
, 2
• The numbers 3126 at the top of the map refer to the 31˚latitude and the 26˚longitude.
• The 1:50 000 scale of the map can be explained as follows: 1cm represents 500m.
• The colour used on a topographic map for wooded properties is green.
• The orthophoto index number directly north of 3126DD 13 is 3126DD 8.
• The next town that a motorist will reach if he / she is driving in a south-western direction on
the R57 Whittlesea.
• The function of the row of trees in block J6 is to serve as a windbreak and to prevent erosion.
• The best time of day to take vertical aerial photos is 11:00.
• The exact height of 5 on the orthophoto map is 1 220 metres.
• The feature at 3 on the orthophoto map is a school.
• The feature at L on the topographic map is a valley.
• The evidence from the topographic map proving that the community cares about the
environment can be indicated by the presence of Lawrence de Lange Nature Reserve.
• The feature at 2 on the orthophoto map is a golf course.
• The topographic map scale is 5 times smaller than the orthophoto map scale.
• The contour interval on the orthophoto map is 10 metres.
CALCULATIONS
Calculate the area in km of block 1 on the orthophoto map.
Area = L x B
, 3
Calculate the current magnetic declination of QUEENSTOWN using the information on the
topographic map.
Calculate the straight-line distance from trigonometric station 187 in block D7 to trigonometric
station 186 in block C5.
Calculate the average gradient between trigonometric beacon 43 block C2 and spot height 1264
block B2.
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