Matric Overview

Welcome to the world of work!

 Strategies to Achieve Excellence

Have goals
Do class exercises
Marry textbook info and class info on a weekly basis
Study for Class tests and Cycle tests
Revise often – e.g. mindmap
Hand in all portfolio work – on time
Do research project by first term
Extra lessons
 Strategies to Achieve Excellence

Preprelim Friday 11 July 3 – 6pm

Mapwork Saturday 12 July 8.30 – 1pm
Prelim
Winter School at HBC
Revision lectures
Past papers galore
 You can do it!
2006 5A’s (20% of candidates)
Lowest mark 50%
Avg 67%
2007 1A (8% of candidates)
Lowest mark 47%
Avg 64%
2008 7A’s (64% of candidates)
Lowest mark 60%
Avg 72%
 File Sections

Climatology
Geomorphology
Settlement
Economic – South Africa
Revision
Assessments
Need a soft file for your project/portfolio
 Grade 12 Research Project

Taking your step in Science

 Research Methodology

1. Identify a topic
Interesting, easy
Pose a geographic question, Identify a
geographic problem
 Typical Topics

Site and situation of Broadacres shopping centre

Business vs leisure tourism in Jhb
River pollution in the Jukskei
The ……………. impact of Cosmo City
Gentrification in Melville
Plotting the HeronBridge feeder area
General river study
 Typical topics

Urban land use – A photographic survey

PowerPoint presentation (Alien plants)
Crime in a certain area
Attitude survey
Service delivery problems
Uncontrolled development – consequences
Microclimate experiments
 Typical Topics

Settlement around Hartebeespoort Dam

Holiday destinations of a group of people
Child-headed households - …….. impact
 Research Methodology
2. Formulate Hypothesis
(a theory to explain some fact that may or may not turn
out to be true)

Your theory that answers the question you posed or is a

possible solution to the problem you identified

E.g. Johannesburg’s rainfall has increased over the

past 20 years.

Objectives
 Research Methodology
3. Plan information collection

What information is necessary to check your theory?

Where and when will you get this info? How long will it
take to get ALL the info you need (not want)?
 Research Methodology

4. Collect information

While you are still excited, do as much as you

can as quickly as you can.

Best collection technique?

 Research Methodology

5. Organise and display information

Maps, charts, graphs, photos, tables, interview

comments
Describe the information
State why you put each piece of info into your
project i.e. explain relevance
 Research Methodology

6. Analyse Information
What did the information show you?
What interesting trends did you see?
What stood out/surprised you?
What was left out?
What does the info mean for your hypothesis? Was your
theory proved true, false or partly true?
 Research Methodology

7. Conclusions reached

Limitations of study
Suggested solutions
Further study suggestions
 Sources

Bibliography divided into

Primary: Inteviews, questionnaires, fieldwork,
photographs, etc
Secondary: Publications, internet, etc
 Sources

Internet research
Necessary but not sufficient
Max 3 sites
Show evidence of reworking info – include
internet pages at back. Google audit!!
Evaluate, express opinions and draw
conclusions
 Schedule

Proposed topic and synopsis: Tomorrow

First draft: Thursday 10 April
Between these dates, Mr Northmore is always
available to brainstorm with you, provide
guidance, listen to your frustrations, help with
formatting etc.
 Synopsis

1 typed page
Topic:
Why is this topic important?
What sources of information will you need?:
Where will I get this information:
Research timeline:
 Research Proposal
Identify a problem
Introduction
- Hypothesis as a statement e.g. People modify drainage basins
- Objective Specifically I will investigate… e.g.
1. The extent of urbanisation in the Chartwell area
2. The discharge pattern of the Jukskei in the last 3 years
- Method
How you are going to do your study, i.e. who are you going to
interview? Why them? When? What are you going to ask?
Some Practical Issues
 Headings

Table of Contents

Have one
Research design

Tell the examiner what you are going to do and

how you plan on doing it

Keep this going throughout your presentation,

tell what the data is and why you included it
Present data
Analysis of data
Solutions
Conclusion: Have you answered your own
question? Provide areas for further research.
Bibliography - Alphabetical
Appendix
 Suggestions

Bound and stapled. (No plastic sleeves)

Johannesburg; not “Joburg”
,however,
Font: Arial 12; 1.5 spacing
Heading levels
Spellcheck/proofread
 More Suggestions

1500 – 2500 words (3 - 6 pages of writing

maximum)
Integrate graphs, diagrams, photo’s and maps in
text
Google earth image for context?
Explain the relevance of each graph etc -
Quote sources properly in the text. You can use
footnotes.
 Most Important

Do you answer your own question?

Do you provide a viable solution to the problem
you identified?
 Oh yes…

The best project will be presented by you at

“THE GEOGRAPHY EVENING”

10 September … Be there!!