SOCIAL SCIENCES GEOGRAPHY
INVESTIGATING A SETTLEMENT PROJECT
GRADE 8
TERM 3
EDUCATOR: MR. W TWALA MARKS: 50
MODERATOR: MR. OC OLIPHANT DUE: AUGUST 2024
LEARNER NAME AND SURNAME:
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WHAT IS A SETTLEMENT?
Asetlement is a grouping of people, activities, buildings and communication networks that
function as an integrated system.
QUESTION 1:
Select and describe a settlement you are going to do for your project. Use the following
questions to guide you:
1.1. What
Wha is he name of the settlement?
1.2. does the name mean?
1.3. Has the name changed and if so, what was it called before?
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What features or landmarks, natural or man-made distinguishes the settlement from
others?
1.5. Is it rural or urban? Large or small?
1.6. Roughly, how many people live in the settlement? (Statistics can be obtained from
the local municipality or the internet).
QUESTION 2:
Draw a map of your province and indicate the location of your settlement on the map. Use
an Atlas or any relevant source for guidance. The map should have the following:
2.1 Atitle (The map of
2.2 Orientation/ Direction (where North is).
2.3 Scale.
2.4. Legend: (select ANY 4 different types of land use and show them on the map).
2.5 Border.
QUESTION 3
What could have influenced the location of the settlement? Why was it built where it is?
Could it have been mineral resources, infrastructure (such as transport routes), river, lake,
dam, fertile soil? Explain this in a paragraph of 6 sentences.
QUESTION 4:
Discuss the decline or growth of population of the setlement and give reasons (for the
decline or growth).
QUESTION 5
Identify ONE environmental issue (e.g. pollution, droughts, etc.) and ONE social issue
(poverty, unemployment, poor service delivery, lack of services such as schools, electricity.
tarred roads, etc.) in the settlement and explain HOW they affect the community. Include
pictures, photographs, maps, and any other relevant sources.
Assessment Rubric:
Criteria Marks
7-8 4-6 2-3 0-1
QUESTION 1:
Description of a
settlement.
[8]
QUESTION 2:
Map of
settlement
[8)
QUESTION 3:
Reasons for the
locatlon of
settlement.
[8]
QUESTION 4:
Decline or
growth of the
settlement.
QUESTION 5:
Environmental
and Social
issues
8]
