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2025 Geo Grade 12 Term 1 Test QP Eng

The document is a Grade 12 Geography Controlled Test paper consisting of five sub-sections with a total of 60 marks and a duration of one hour. It includes questions on mid-latitude cyclones, tropical cyclones, coastal low pressure cells, temperature inversion, and urban heat islands, requiring students to provide detailed answers and diagrams. Instructions emphasize neatness, correct numbering, and full sentences in responses.

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2025 Geo Grade 12 Term 1 Test QP Eng

The document is a Grade 12 Geography Controlled Test paper consisting of five sub-sections with a total of 60 marks and a duration of one hour. It includes questions on mid-latitude cyclones, tropical cyclones, coastal low pressure cells, temperature inversion, and urban heat islands, requiring students to provide detailed answers and diagrams. Instructions emphasize neatness, correct numbering, and full sentences in responses.

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NORTH WEST CONTROLLED TEST

GRADE 12

MARKS: 60
TIME: 1 hour

This question paper consists of 7 pages


Geography Controlled Test QP Grade 12 NW/March 2025

INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

1. This question paper consists of FIVE sub-sections.

2. Answer all FIVE sub-sections.

3. All diagrams are included in the QUESTION PAPER.

4. Leave a line between the sub-sections of questions answered.

5. Start EACH question at the top of a new page.

6. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in the
question paper.

7. Do not write in the margins of the ANSWER BOOK.

8. Draw fully labelled diagrams when instructed to do so.

9. Answer in FULL SENTENCES, except when you have to state, name, identify or
list.
10. Units of measurement MUST be indicated in your final answer, e.g. 1 020 hPa,
14ºC and 45 m.

11. Write neatly and legibly.

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QUESTION 1: CLIMATE AND WEATHER

1.1 Refer to the stages in the development of mid-latitude cyclones.

1.1.1 Name the stage of development of the mid-latitude at Z.


1.1.2 Which mid-latitude cyclone, Y or Z, is older?
1.1.3 Name the stage of development of the mid-latitude
cyclone at X.
1.1.4 What is the term used to describe mid latitude cyclones
that are linked to one another?
1.1.5 Name the front at 60‫ﹾ‬S, in diagram X, where mid-latitude
cyclones develop.
1.1.6 Give the lowest air pressure recorded in stage Y.
1.1.7 What evidence suggest that the mid-latitude cyclone
indicated is in the Southern Hemisphere?
(7 x 1) (7)

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1.2 Refer to the cross section of a Tropical cyclone. Choose the correct word(s)from
those given in brackets. Write only the answer next to the question number (1.2.1
to 1.2.8) in the ANSWER BOOK, e.g. 1.2.9 Tropical cyclone.

1.2.1 Tropical cyclones move (westward/eastward) as they


are driven by trade winds.
1.2.2 There will be a (low/high) pressure at B.
1.2.3 The moisture at D has been changed into gas form,
through the process of (condensation/evaporation).
1.2.4 Tropical cyclones will originate (outside/inside) 5‫ﹾ‬north
and south of the equator.
1.2.5 The likely name of the tropical cyclone, if it developed
on the 1st of January, would be (Ann/Dineo).
1.2.6 (Nimbostratus/Cirrus) cloud will develop at A.
1.2.7 The (eye/eyewall) can be found at C.
1.2.8 (Coriolis/Pressure gradient) force is pre-requisite for
the development of tropical cyclones. (8 x 1) (8)

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1.3 Refer to the sketch on a coastal low pressure cell.

https://www.1stweather.com

1.3.1 Define the concept coastal low pressure cell. (1 x 2) (2)


1.3.2 Coastal low is one of the pressure cells responsible for
the development of (berg/trade) winds. (1 x 1) (1)
1.3.3 Draw a side view of a coastal low pressure. Indicate the
rotation and the movement of air around the coastal low(2 x 1) (2)
pressure cell.
1.3.4 Describe the path that the coastal low-pressure cell
follows. (1 x 2) (2)
1.3.5 Compare the impact of a coastal low pressure cell on the
east and west coast of South Africa. (2 x 2) (4)
1.3.6 Account for the formation of onshore and offshore winds.
(2 x 2) (4)
(15)

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Geography Controlled Test QP Grade 12 NW/March 2025

1.4 Refer to the sketch and graph on temperature inversion.

1.4.1 What is temperature inversion? (1 x 2) (2)


1.4.2 Give evidence from the graph which shows that
temperature inversion is occurring. (1 x 1) (1)
1.4.3 What message does the lid over the smog convey? (1 x 2) (2)
1.4.4 State ONE way in which smog affects the quality of life
of people. (1 x 2) (2)
1.4.5 In a paragraph of approximately EIGHT lines, suggest
sustainable methods that can be used to reduce the
amount of smog produced over the city. (4 x 2) (8)
(15)

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Geography Controlled Test QP Grade 12 NW/March 2025

1.5 Refer to the sketch on urban heat island.

1.5.1 Define the concept urban heat island. (1 x 2) (2)


1.5.2 What is the difference in temperature experienced
between the city centre and the outskirts? (1 x 1) (1)
1.5.3 Why pollution concentration over the city centre will be
higher during winter? (1 x 2) (2)
1.5.4 Give TWO reasons for the difference in temperature
experienced between the city centre and the outskirts.
(2 x 2) (4)
1.5.5 Explain the impact that urban heat islands will have on
the health of people living in the city. (3 x 2) (6)
(15)
GRAND TOTAL: 60

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