Grade 9 Mapwork

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18 questions
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The map index to the NW of Harrismith 2829AC is …

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The main agricultural activity around Harrismith is ...

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What type of street pattern is found in Bergsig? (B2)

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What type of settlement is Harrismith classified as..

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A service offered in the CBD of Harrismith (Refer to map and not satellite image) is..

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What type of slope is found in block A4?

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Provide evidence from the map that Harrismith has a low rainfall. Select the correct answer/s..

1

Factors favouring the siting of the industrial area at Hardustria (C1) are..

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The general direction in which the longest river in A4 flows is..

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The type of road labelled 3 on the satellite photograph is a ..

2

What evidence on the map is there that the Military was present in this area during the Anglo Boer war?

2

What evidence is there that the Dutch farmed in this area? Provide 2 examples.

4

Calculate the average Gradient (Rise over Run) from spot height 2323 (A5) to spot height 2264 (A5).
(a) What is the difference in height? (Rise) . Convert the differenc in height to meters (x 100)
(b) What is the map distance between the 2 points (Run). Measure with a ruler. Multiply by the scale of the Map?
(c) What is the gradient? (Divide the Run by the Rise)

2

Which cross sectional diagram (A,B or C) represents the area from Westerton (A2) to the road in A3?
Give a reason for you answer.

5

How would you encourage potential investors in the mapped area? [Consult the map and satellite photo.]

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What do the straight grey lines (not contour lines) on the map represent? Hint: look at the southern half of the map.

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Where (position) does most of the cultivation of land take place in the mapped area?

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Which is more recent the Map or the Satellite image? Give a reason for your answer.