Geography Grade 4
By: Siyavula Uploader
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Geography Grade 4
Table of Contents
1.1. Main and Intermediate Directions
MAIN DIRECTIONS AND INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS
To determine main directions [LO 1.3]
To find a place by means of directions [LO 1.4]
To determine intermediate directions [LO 1.4]
To fill in intermediate directions on a wind rose [LO 1.4]
To determine direction with the help of a wind rose [LO 1.4]
LEARNING OUTCOME 1: GEOGRAPHICAL ENQUIRY
LEARNING OUTCOME 1: GEOGRAPHICAL ENQUIRY
To find the location of a place on a map
To do research on the compass [LO 1.1]
To find answers for questions on directions [LO 1.6]
LEARNING OUTCOME 1: GEOGRAPHICAL ENQUIRY
1.We tell a story with symbols (pictures)
2.Symbols as seen from the above
To draw the top elevation of an object [LO 1.3]
LEARNING OUTCOME 1: GEOGRAPHICAL ENQUIRY
1.The plan (map) of my classroom
To draw a plan of the classroom [LO 1.3]
To compare two plans with one another [LO 1.3]
2.A plan of the school grounds
To represent the school grounds on a plan [LO 1.4]
To read a street plan [LO 1.5]
LEARNING OUTCOME 1: GEOGRAPHICAL ENQUIRY
To indicate location by means of a grid network [LO 1.3, 1.4]
LEARNING OUTCOME 1: GEOGRAPHICAL ENQUIRY
To read a map of the world [LO 1.5]
To answer questions on map work [LO 1.5]
To use information from sources to answer questions about people and places
LEARNING OUTCOME 1: GEOGRAPHICAL ENQUIRY
To supply information about myself [LO 2.3]
To make a list of materials that are used to build houses [LO 2.1]
To make a sketch of your home and to give a short description of it
LEARNING OUTCOME 2: GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE AND
2.2. The establishment of settlements
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SETTLEMENTS
1.Reasons for the establishment of a settlement
To classify the following towns according to the table [LO1.7, 2.1]
To find out why your town, city or residential area was established [LO 2.1]
To judge your own environment [LO 1.6, 2.1]
To compare rural and urban settlements [LO 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2]
To make suggestions that will solve the above-mentioned problems [LO 3.3]
LEARNING OUTCOME 1: GEOGRAPHICAL ENQUIRY
LEARNING OUTCOME 2: GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE AND
LEARNING OUTCOME 3: EXPLORING ISSUES
2.3. Urbanisation and Informal Settlements
URBANISATION AND INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS
To give reasons for urbanisation [LO 2.2]
To depict a scene in an informal settlement and make a list of the services that
To conduct a group discussion during which suggestions are made on how to
prevent such disasters [LO 3.2, 3.3]
LEARNING OUTCOME 2: GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE AND
LEARNING OUTCOME 3: EXPLORING ISSUES
To identify the different areas in a town/city [LO 1.3, 2.1]
To compare urban and rural settlements [LO 1.1, 1.3]
To complete a land utilization map of your own environment [LO 1.1, 1.3]
To make suggestions of how to improve land utilization [LO 1.7, 2.2, 2.3]
LEARNING OUTCOME 1: GEOGRAPHICAL ENQUIRY
LEARNING OUTCOME 2: GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE AND
To compile a list of different kinds of transport [LO 2.2, 3.2]
To classify information under headings [LO 1.2, 1.6]
To answer questions about a road in your town [LO 2.1]
To draw your own road map [LO 1.5]
LEARNING OUTCOME 1: GEOGRAPHICAL ENQUIRY
LEARNING OUTCOME 2: GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE AND
LEARNING OUTCOME 3: EXPLORING ISSUES
RESOURCES AND SERVICES WITHIN A SETTLEMENT
To discuss water in and around our homes [LO 2.2]
2.Where does your water come from?
To identify the reasons why some people have better access to clean water
LEARNING OUTCOME 2: GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE AND
LEARNING OUTCOME 3: EXPLORING ISSUES
3.3. Water supply and water conservation
RESOURCES AND SERVICES WITHIN A SETTLEMENT
WATER SUPPLY AND WATER CONSERVATION
To discuss this statement in your groups and propose ways to address the
To study the sketch and make a list of how people pollute fresh water daily
To make suggestions how to save water [LO 3.3]
LEARNING OUTCOME 3: EXPLORING ISSUES
3.4. What is meant by services?
RESOURCES AND SERVICES WITHIN A SETTLEMENT
To identify the services that are rendered in your town/city [LO 2.1, 2.3]
Here is a list of services that must be available to inhabitants of a city or a
very large town. Mark those services that are rendered in your town or city.
Are there services that a large city can do without?
LEARNING OUTCOME 2: GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE AND
3.5. Educational, Trade and Transport Services
RESOURCES AND SERVICES WITHIN A SETTLEMENT
EDUCATIONAL, TRADE AND TRANSPORT SERVICES
To determine whether educational facilities are within easy range [LO 1.7, 2.1]
To be aware of services rendered by people or authorities [LO 2.2, 2.3, 3.2]
To investigate the value of transport services and roads [LO 1.2, 2.2]
How does a disabled person experience the available forms of transport?
Transporting dangerous substances such as petrol or gas
The work of an ambulance driver
LEARNING OUTCOME 1: GEOGRAPHICAL ENQUIRY
LEARNING OUTCOME 2: GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE AND
LEARNING OUTCOME 3: EXPLORING ISSUES
The value of transport services and roads
RESOURCES AND SERVICES WITHIN A SETTLEMENT
To determine the services that people expect from the municipal authorities
Include the following questions:
The services in a well planned city or large town
To determine which services are the most important [LO 3.2, 3.3]
LEARNING OUTCOME 2: GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE AND