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Grade 12 Climate and Weather

Geography practice questions and a worked example

Grade 12 Geography climate and weather questions come from the climate section of the NSC Paper 1. They ask you to read a synoptic weather map, a cold-front or cyclone cross-section, or a station model, and then explain what it shows. Work through them as practice for the Paper 1 format, not as a summary of the textbook.

Worked example

(a) Refer to the infographic. Is the mid-latitude cyclone in the (initial/mature) stage? (b) Give a reason for your answer to part (a).

Answer

(a) Mature. (b) Any ONE: a well-developed cold front; wide spread rainfall to the Western Cape / affects the south-western Cape / made landfall; well-developed cold sector and warm sector; presence of a cumulonimbus cloud ahead of the cold front; steep gradient.

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Refer to the synoptic weather map. The synoptic weather map illustrates typical … conditions. Choose Y or Z.
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  • 2
    Refer to the synoptic weather map. The air pressure gradient is steeper around the weather station at … Choose Y or Z.
  • 3
    Refer to the synoptic weather map. The north-easterly wind at Durban is influenced by the … circulation of air. Choose Y or Z.
  • 4
    Refer to the synoptic weather map. The unstable weather conditions at weather station C are due to the development of a … front. Choose Y or Z.
  • 5
    Refer to the synoptic weather map and the station models in COLUMN B. Which weather station illustrates the following weather changes at F in the next 24 hours? The wind direction changes to south-west. The air temperature decreases by 6 °C. Choose Y or Z.

Common mistakes

  • Confusing the direction of a cyclone or anticyclone with the direction of the wind on a synoptic map.
  • Giving a list of weather terms without saying how the process produces rain or cloud.

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Aligned to CAPS Grade 12 Geography — Climate and Weather. Curriculum source: CAPS for the FET Phase, Department of Basic Education.

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