Geography Grade 12 · NSC September 2025 P2 (Eastern Cape) · Question 1.2.5
A ... is an urban area providing goods and services to the surrounding rural population.
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Question 1.2.5 of Geography Grade 12 Paper 2, NSC Preparatory Examination (Eastern Cape DoE, September 2025). It tests the Term 2 ATP topic Urban Structure & Patterns Hierarchies.
- TermTerm 2
- ATP topicUrban Structure & Patterns Hierarchies
- PaperPaper 2
- Marks1 mark for the correct letter
Sketch: central places
Answer
1 markD: central place
This is the definition of a central place.
Study this in your textbook: CAPS Annual Teaching Plan, Grade 12, Term 2: Settlement Geography.
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C: megalopolis
The top of the hierarchy has the fewest settlements.
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C: function.
Settlements are ranked by the range of functions they perform.
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Vertical scale: \(1\ \text{cm} = 5\ \text{m} = 500\ \text{cm}\), so \( 1 : 500 \). Horizontal scale: \( 1 : 10\,000 \).
\[ \text{VE} = \frac{\text{VS}}{\text{HS}} = \frac{\frac{1}{500}}{\frac{1}{10\,000}} \]
\[ \text{VE} = \frac{1}{500} \times \frac{10\,000}{1} \]
\( \text{VE} = 20 \) times
Answer
Two characteristics of the CBD shown are:
- A high building density.
- Tall buildings (skyscrapers).