Geography Grade 8 - CNX

1 Geography Grade 8By:Siyavula UploadersGeography Grade 8By:Siyavula UploadersOnline:< >C O N N E X I O N SRice University, Houston, ( ).Collectionstructurerevised:Septemb er11,2009 PDFgenerated:Octob er28,2012 Forcopyrightandattributioninformationfor themo dulescontainedinthiscollection, .. ort.. ,forrestryandalienplants.. ,mining.. earing.. cation.. :50000maps.. ographicmap.. ographicmapsandphotographs..73 Attributions.. 79ivAvailableforfreeatConnexions< >Chapter 1 Term [ ]Studythefollowingillustrationsandanswer thequestionsthatfollow:1 Thiscontentisavailableonlineat< >.AvailableforfreeatConnexions< > eoflandusewouldyousayismostprominentinth isarea?

2 AvailableforfreeatConnexions< > eenachangeindieoriginaluseoflandinthisar ea? [ ] ,denselyorsparselyp opulated? eoflanduseisdepictedintheillustration? ensive? [ ] ercentageofthetown/citywhereyoulive,orcl osesttowhereyoulive,issetasideforindustr ialpurp ercentage(%)ofthetown/cityissetasideforr esidentialpurp ectto ndtheareaswherethemorewealthyp eoplelive?Isitclosetothecentralbusinessd istrictorontheoutskirts? opulationduetop oliticalp oliciesInSouthAfricawe ndauniquelandusepattern,b ecauseofthep okatanurbanmapofPortElizab eth,wenoticethatcertainneighb ourho o dsareinhabitedbymorethanonep olicyofsegregationandapartheidlegislatio nb olicydeterminedthatdi erentp < > < > eth'sSouth-Endwasinhabitedbyvariousp ,whentheNationalPartywasinp ower,allresidentswererelo ersoftheIndiancommunitywereforcedtosettl einMalabar.

3 Andcolouredp elongingtoasp eci cp opulationgroupwereobligedtomovetoanareaa llo catedtop daywestillsu erfromthee ectsofthisp eoplewereconcentratedinaneigh-b ourho o dwithoutaprop erinfrastructurelikeroads, [ ]Studythefollowingillustrationandanswert hequestionsthatfollowAvailableforfreeatC onnexions< > outthesizesofhomesindi erentneighb ourho o ds? ourho o dwouldb emostdenselyp opulated?After1994stepsweretakentocomp ensatesomeofthep eoplewhohadb oseistorectifythep ossessionoflandofthosewhohadb eenpreviouslydisadvantagedbyp ,thefamilyisentitledto nancialcomp o dyisnowentitledtocho oliticiancandecidewhoistobuyorownprop erty, [ ]Onyourown:Conductaninterviewwithap ersoninyourenvironmentwhohadtoupro otasaresultoftheforcedp oliticalremovalsinthe1970' outthee (Tip:Takeatap erecorderalongandtap etheinterviewtob etranscrib ertoaskp ermissionforthediscussiontob etap ed.)

4 AvailableforfreeatConnexions< > < > (LOs)LO1 GeographicalEnquiryThelearnerwillb eabletouseenquiryskillstoinvestigategeog raphicalandenvi-ronmentalconceptsandpro (ASs) esandrecordsinformationinthesp eci c eld[workingwithsources]; ortsknowledgeobtainedduringthestudybyfor mulatinganargumentbasedoninformationfoun d;usesmaps,diagramsandgraphics;uses,wher ep ossible,computersinthepresentation[putti ngtheansweracross].LO2 GEOGRAPHICALKNOWLEDGEANDUNDERSTANDINGT helearnerwillb esandcomparesvariouskindsofsettlementpat terns[p eopleandplaces]; esfactorsthatin uencetheformationofsettlementpatterns(na tural,economic,so cial/p olitical)[p eopleandresources]; escrucialfactorsleadingtochangesinsettle mentpatternsinSouthAfrica,Africaandelsew here[p eopleandenvironment].

5 (heavy)industriesarelo (squattercampsorinformalhousingsettlemen ts). !Theareawasoriginallyplannedandusedforin dustrialpurp ,theneedforlab ourcausedp ensesoftransp ortareeliminated,asp ' eddowntob eusedfor rewo o ! , ,andpresentsabig < > (CBD).Commercialactivitiesaredominantand areasarenotdenselyp erofp eopledailycommutetotheCBD,bymeansofpriva teorpublictransp ,allbigbusinessandserviceconcernscomp ensiveandmulti-levelsky-scrap estp o dorattractiveviews,oraresituatedadjacent toagreenb elt, nitedi erenceinthesizeofthehousesamongthedi erentneighb ourho o , (squatter) erentareasareallo catedfordi ererentpurp ,transp ethforinstance,manyhousesarenowusedforbu sinesspurp eenrelo eginningtoseetheheado epartoftheMillParkresidentialarea,isgrad uallyb ,we erofdevelop edareas,whileothersarestillundevelop edareausuallyconsistsoftwotyp esofareas, < >.

6 AvailableforfreeatConnexions< > esoflandusefunctions:a)Residential ,terracedhouses, )Industries , )Commerce ,wholesale, esoflandfunctions:a)streetsb)recreation suchasparks,sp ortsgroundsandculturec)publicservices suchashospitals,airp orts,cemeteriesandseweraged)education primaryandhighscho olUndevelop edareasTheundevelop edareascanusuallyb eclassi edundertwoheadings:a)unused,op enareasb) [ ]Studythisillustrationofanurbanareaandan swerthequestions:AvailableforfreeatConne xions< > ebasahigh-incomeoralower-incomeresidenti alarea? ossiblefutureexpansionofthecityinanorthe rlydirection(seec)? ortingfacilitiestoprovideintheneedsofthe city-dwellers?

7 [ ]nb:Teachersshouldnotethatthisactivityis apracticalassignmentthatcanb < > ' ,hospitals,airp orts, ols,universities, ossible,itshouldalsoshowtheresp ectivenumb :Don'twalkab 't ndthemselvesinareaswhichmightb :Handinyourworksheetscontainingthedata, , eopleliveincities, epro table,therehastob eaminimumnumb erofp ersonstosupp ,however,areavailableinallcities,forexam plep osto ces,whileotherservicesareonlyavailablein somecities, erentcategories,suchas:a)Publicservicess uchaslibraries,magistrate'so ces,hospitals,p olicestations,scho )Financialandprofessionalservices,suchas medicalpractitioners,dentists,veterinary surgeons,attor-neys, ,jewellers,furnishers,out ttersandbakeries, erienceavarietyofproblemsduetofactorssuc hasarapidincreaseofresidents, :a)Tra cproblemsduetothelargenumb ) )Strainonagriculturallandb ) < > [ ] etakentoimproveorpreventthesituation?

8 Enifthehumanracecontinuestop ollutetheearth'senvironment,airandwaterr esources?Furtherassignmentsforgroupwork: Findmoreinformationonthefollowingformsof p (LOs)continuedonnextpageAvailableforfree atConnexions< > eabletouseenquiryskillstoinvestigategeog raphicalandenvi-ronmentalconceptsandpro (ASs) esandrecordsinformationinthesp eci c eld[workingwithsources]; ortsknowledgeobtainedduringthestudybyfor mulatinganargumentbasedoninformationfoun d;usesmaps,diagramsandgraphics;uses,wher ep ossible,computersinthepresentation[putti ngtheansweracross].LO2 GEOGRAPHICALKNOWLEDGEANDUNDERSTANDINGT helearnerwillb esandcomparesvariouskindsofsettlementpat terns[p eopleandplaces]; esfactorsthatin uencetheformationofsettlementpatterns(na tural,economic,so cial/p olitical)[p eopleandresources]; escrucialfactorsleadingtochangesinsettle mentpatternsinSouthAfrica,Africaandelsew here[p eopleandenvironment].

9 , , (onthediagram)canb eforcedbymeansoflegislationtoinstall ltersinchimneysforcombatingp eplacedonstrategicp (clearlymarked)forpap er, < > eopletonewsurroundingsYouhavealreadyb ecomeacquaintedwiththemigrationofp ,however,do , eenlivingformanyyears, eTowntoanewcity, , , ermanentrelo edividedintotwocategories,namely:Pushfac tors factorsthatencouragep eopletoleaveasp eci factorsthatenticep eopletosettleinasp eci [ ]Collectinformationab outp eopledecidetotakesuchastep? uencewillthistendencyhaveontheSouthAfric aneconomyifhighlyscho oledworkersaretoleavethecountryinlargenu mb ers? edividedintothreecategories:a)Politicalf actors:p oliticalfactorsplayarolewherep eopleimmigrateduetopressureorp ersecutionexp , eduetop oliticalpressureandp ersecutionthattheysu eredhere,aswellasthelackofeducationalopp )Economicfactors:economicfactorsplayarol ewhentheeconomicsystemofacountryisnotfav ourable,causingp eopletoleaveforanothercountrywheretheyca nenjoyab eoplehavemovedtotheUSAandEnglandwhereb < >.

10 AvailableforfreeatConnexions< > )Environmentalfactors:p eoplealsoleavetheirhomesb omuchorto olittlewatermayb ecausetheyliveonthe o o o o dtheirprop ersonalexp [ ]OnyourownYouareamigrantworkerwhohelpsto harvestfruitintheCap erley,describingthedi cultlivingandworkingconditionsyouexp ersecutionorthreatstotheirlivesb ecauseoftheirp ,b eoplehadto eefromformerEastEurop eancountriesb ecausetheydidnotagreewiththeideasofthep oliticalpartyinp ndthatmanyp eople eetoneighb ouringcountries, oliticalideasdi erfromthoseoftherulingparty,theyaresomet imesabusedandtorturedbymemb ,p eopleareforcedto eetoothercountriesto ndfo o out vemillionp eoplediedduetothefo o ortantrolehere eitherto olittle(drought) orto omuch( o o ds).