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Grade 12 Geomorphology

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Grade 12 Geography geomorphology questions come from the river-systems section of the NSC Paper 1. They use sketches of river valleys, drainage patterns, river capture and river terraces, and an extract on catchment management. Practise reading each sketch and explaining the process it shows, in the way the Paper 1 mark scheme expects.

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Refer to drainage pattern A. Explain how the underlying rock structure influenced the drainage pattern in A.

Answer

Any ONE: rivers flow in joints that have 90° bends; tributaries join main streams at 90° angles.

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Refer to the diagram. Match the concept with the letters in the diagram (A–H): Source of the river.

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Naming a landform without giving the process that formed it.
Mixing up stream order and drainage density when interpreting a drainage pattern.

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