GRADE 9 BASELINE MARKING GUIDELINE 2025
GRADE 9 BASELINE MARKING GUIDELINE 2025
1.1.3 140km√√ 2
1.1.4 430km√√ 2
1.1.5 Line scale√ 1
1.1.6 1cm measured on the map represents 200km on the ground√√ 2
1.1.7 Point symbols:- Airport√, Town√ and Mine√ 10
Line symbols:- Pipeline√, Road√ and Boundary√
Area symbols:- Desert√, Forest√, Orchards√ and Water√
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1.2.1 d√ 1
1.2.2 f√ 1
1.2.3 c√ 1
1.2.4 b√ 1
1.2.5 a√ 1
1.2.6 g√ 1
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1.3.1 UTC – Universal Time Co-ordinated √√ 2
1.3.2 SAST – South African Standard Time√√ 2
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1.4.1 Revolution√ 1
1.4.2 One year√ 2
1.4.3 Rotation√ 1
1.4.4 24 hours√ 1
1.4.5 As the Earth is a sphere, only half of it can be in the sunlight. √√ 2
The other half is in the Earth’s own shadow√√ (Any 1)
1.4.6 In summer: 4
-Days are longer so more of the sun’s heat is received√√
-The sun is more overhead so its rays are more concentrated√√
-The distance the sun’s rays have to pass through the atmosphere is
shorter, so less heat is lost to the atmosphere√√. (Any two)
1.4.7 a) Farming:- Detect plant diseases; show when plnts lack water; 6
weather prediction√√
b) Disaster Management:- Show extent of floods and snow√√
c) Predicting weather:- Images show development and movement
of tropical cyclones; Show movement of cold fronts; extent of snow.
√√ (Any response in each and any other relevant answer)
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