Date: JUNE 2025
Time: 1 ½ HOURS
Marks: 75
Grade: 8
Subject: SS
Paper: GEOGRAPHY
Name and Surname:
General instructions for the writing of exams:
1. Quickly scan through your entire paper.
2. Read the question twice before you begin.
3. Make sure to answer ALL questions.
4. Write neatly and legibly.
5 If you struggle too much with a question, move on to the next one and return once
you have answered all the other questions.
6. If the question calls for a longer answer, plan before you start writing.
7. For any answer longer than 1-2 words, always write in full sentences.
8. Make sure every point you make refers to the central question.
9. Use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation to the best of your ability.
10. If you make a mistake, cross it out clearly with a single, neat line and write the correct
answer instead.
11. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this
question paper.
12. Present your answers according to the instructions for each question.
Good luck with your exam!
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Grade: 8 Subject: SS - GEO Date: JUNE 2025
, QUESTION 1: Multiple Choice Questions
1.1 Choose the correct answer and write only the letter (A–D) next to the question
number.
1.1 What does the term "hemispheres" refer to?
A. Parts of the atmosphere
B. The earth’s inner core
C. The two halves of the earth divided by the equator or prime
meridian
D. Earthquake zones
1.2 The imaginary line that divides the earth into north and south is called
the...
A. Prime meridia
B. Tropic of Capricorn
C. Equator
D. Axis
1.3 The reason for day and night is...
A. Earth's revolution
B. The moon’s movement
C. Earth’s rotation
D. Equinox
1.4 What tool is used to calculate distances on a map?
A. Bar graph
B. Ruler and scale
C. Thermometer
D. Compass
1.5 A map scale of 1:100 000 means...
A. 1 cm on the map represents 1 m on the ground
B. 1 cm represents 100 000 cm on the ground
C. 1 km on the map equals 100 km on the ground
D. 1 m equals 1 cm
(5 x 2)[10]
Pg 2/6 www.summariessa.co.za Author: DAN SMI
Grade: 8 Subject: SS - GEO Date: JUNE 2025
Time: 1 ½ HOURS
Marks: 75
Grade: 8
Subject: SS
Paper: GEOGRAPHY
Name and Surname:
General instructions for the writing of exams:
1. Quickly scan through your entire paper.
2. Read the question twice before you begin.
3. Make sure to answer ALL questions.
4. Write neatly and legibly.
5 If you struggle too much with a question, move on to the next one and return once
you have answered all the other questions.
6. If the question calls for a longer answer, plan before you start writing.
7. For any answer longer than 1-2 words, always write in full sentences.
8. Make sure every point you make refers to the central question.
9. Use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation to the best of your ability.
10. If you make a mistake, cross it out clearly with a single, neat line and write the correct
answer instead.
11. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this
question paper.
12. Present your answers according to the instructions for each question.
Good luck with your exam!
Pg 1/6 www.summariessa.co.za Author: DAN SMI
Grade: 8 Subject: SS - GEO Date: JUNE 2025
, QUESTION 1: Multiple Choice Questions
1.1 Choose the correct answer and write only the letter (A–D) next to the question
number.
1.1 What does the term "hemispheres" refer to?
A. Parts of the atmosphere
B. The earth’s inner core
C. The two halves of the earth divided by the equator or prime
meridian
D. Earthquake zones
1.2 The imaginary line that divides the earth into north and south is called
the...
A. Prime meridia
B. Tropic of Capricorn
C. Equator
D. Axis
1.3 The reason for day and night is...
A. Earth's revolution
B. The moon’s movement
C. Earth’s rotation
D. Equinox
1.4 What tool is used to calculate distances on a map?
A. Bar graph
B. Ruler and scale
C. Thermometer
D. Compass
1.5 A map scale of 1:100 000 means...
A. 1 cm on the map represents 1 m on the ground
B. 1 cm represents 100 000 cm on the ground
C. 1 km on the map equals 100 km on the ground
D. 1 m equals 1 cm
(5 x 2)[10]
Pg 2/6 www.summariessa.co.za Author: DAN SMI
Grade: 8 Subject: SS - GEO Date: JUNE 2025
