This is the Geography Grade 12 Paper 1 June examination from Gauteng, worth 150 marks and to be completed in 3 hours. The paper has two sections. Section A covers Climate and Weather and Geomorphology, including a satellite image of a mid-latitude cyclone, its direction of movement, and cloud formation at cold and warm fronts. Section B covers Geographical Skills and Techniques, using a 1:50 000 topographical map of Harrismith and a 1:10 000 orthophoto map.
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Term 2 Content Brief
Geography Grade 12 Paper 1 Term 2 Exam PDF FNA-040
Key terms covered include mid-latitude cyclones, cold fronts, warm fronts, cloud types such as cumulus, cirrus and cumulonimbus, and topographical and orthophoto maps.
The paper consists of 18 pages across two sections. Section A has Question 1 on Climate and Weather (60 marks) and Question 2 on Geomorphology (60 marks). Section B has Question 3 on Geographical Skills and Techniques (30 marks), using a 1:50 000 topographical map of Harrismith and a 1:10 000 orthophoto map.
By the end of this paper, learners should be able to describe the movement and structure of a mid-latitude cyclone, explain cloud formation at cold and warm fronts, and read and interpret a topographical map together with an orthophoto map.