Gr 9 End of Year Exam

Question 1: Weathering (40 Marks)

Section A: Weathering Concepts (10 Marks)

• Understanding weathering and providing examples.
• Differentiating physical and chemical weathering with examples.

Section B: Impact of Human Activities on Weathering (10 Marks)

• Exploring how human activities affect weathering.
• Examining the consequences of urbanization and pollution on weathering.

Section C: Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition (20 Marks)

• Defining weathering, erosion, and deposition.
• Describing the relationship between weathering and erosion.
• Explaining the formation of ox-bow lakes and listing depositional landforms.

Question 2: Resource Use (65 Marks)

Section A: Uses of Natural Resources (10 Marks)

• Defining natural resources, renewable, and non-renewable resources with examples.

Section B: Effects of Unwise Resource Use (10 Marks)

• Discussing over-fishing and its environmental impacts.
• Exploring the impact of deforestation on biodiversity and climate change.

Section C: Sustainable Resource Use (15 Marks)

• Describing sustainable fishing practices and their importance.
• Explaining the roles of consumers, individuals, businesses, and governments in promoting sustainable resource use.
• Discussing the connection between reducing the carbon footprint and sustainable resource use.

Section D: Food Resources and Technology (15 Marks)

• Defining food security and providing examples of food security issues.
• Describing the role of science and technology in food security.
• Evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of factory farming and genetic modification of crops.

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