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Grade 9 Mid-Year Exam outline
Social Science
Being prepared and taking enough time to study for History and Geography
are the keys to success!!!!
History
Topic one – WWII
WWII in Europe
o Nazi’s aggressive, expansionist foreign policy
o Outbreak of WWII Axis vs allies
o Extermination camps and genocide, the Holocaust and the “final
solution”
o Examples of resistance to Nazism in Germany
o End of WWII in Europe
WWII in the Pacific
o America in the war vs Japan
Topic two – The Nuclear Age and Cold War
Increasing tensions between allies after WWII
End of WWII in the Pacific: Atomic bombs and the beginning of the Nuclear age
Areas of conflict between superpowers in the cold war
The end of the cold war 1989
***Remember in History we use a variety of sources (maps, pictures, cartoons, etc).
These sources are important part of your exam. Take the time to analyse and
examine them
Geography
Topic one – Map Skills
Vertical Aerial Photographs
Orthophoto images made from aerial photographs
How height is shown on orthophoto maps
Contour lines on orthophoto maps
Read symbol on a map to identify
Natural features
Constructed features
Height clues on topographic maps
Contour patterns showing river valleys, hills, mountains, ridges and spurs
Scale ad measuring distance on topographic maps
Co –ordinates to locate features
Interpret information from topographic and orthophoto maps and aerial
photographs
Topic two – Development Issues
Meaning of Development
Ways of measuring development
The human development index
Difference in development around the world
Reasons for difference in development
More equitable trade relationship
Alternate development
Sustainable development
Good Luck!!!
Miss Van Graan [email protected]