GRADE 10

GEOGRAPHY (OFFICIAL)

ANNUAL TEACHING PLAN

2025

TERM 1-4
 2025 GDE OFFICIAL ATP: GRADE 10– TERM 1: GEOGRAPHY INLAND
TERM 1 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11
53 Days 15-17Jan 20-24 Jan 27-31 Jan 3-7 Feb 10-14 Feb 17-21 Feb 24-28 Feb 3-7 March 10-14 March 17-28 March 24-28 March
2.9% 5.7% 8.6% 11.4% 14.3% 17.1% 20% 22.9% 25.7% 28.6%
CAPS Consolidation of Grade 8 and 9 Map Composition and Heating of the Heating of the Heating of the Moisture in Reading and Reading and Reading and Revision and
Topics skills structure of the atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere the interpreting interpreting synoptic interpreting synoptic assessment
atmosphere atmosphere synoptic Weather maps Weather maps
Weather maps
Concepts; 1: 10 000 Orthophoto maps* Vertical The composition and Processes Factors that affect The Water in the • weather The concepts of dew
Skills and aerial photographs (Review Grade 8) - structure of the associated with the temperature of Greenhouse atmosphere elements: point, condensation Reading and Interpreting
Value Orthophoto images made from aerial atmosphere The the heating of the different places Effect Global in different temperature, level, humidity, relative Synoptic Weather Maps
photographs - How height is shown on ozone layer; Causes atmosphere. around the world– warming The forms dew-point humidity. How and • Types of precipitation:
Orthophoto maps - Contour lines on and effects of ozone Latitude, altitude, impact of Processes temperature, why clouds form. rain, drizzle,
Orthophoto maps – identifying features depletion Ways to Topographic ocean currents, the climate and associated with cloud cover, Cloud names and thunderstorms, hail and
• 1: 50 000 Topographic maps reduce ozone Maps distance from climate change evaporation, wind direction, associated weather snow, as illustrated on
Read map symbols to identify: Importance of the direction: true and oceans on Africa’s condensation wind speed conditions station models; and •
natural features on topographic maps atmosphere depletion magnetic bearing; Using atlases and environment and and reading and interpreting
constructed features on topographic Landforms and Fieldwork and people precipitation atmospheric Focus on the use of a selection of synoptic
maps - Height clues on topographic Topographic Maps contours; and Using atlases pressure; Synoptic Weather weather maps
maps - Contour patterns showing river conventional signs and Simple cross- Topographic Maps Topographic and Fieldwork Map Different forms of
valleys, hills, mountains, ridges and symbols; sections and orthophoto Maps and Using atlases Mapwork: Using maps precipitation– hail, snow,
spurs – • navigating position locating exact maps. orthophoto Geographical and Fieldwork and other graphical rain, dew, frost.
Scale and measuring distance on using compass position: degrees, Mapwork Skills maps. Information Collecting and representations- Mechanisms that
topographic maps - using line and ratio directions (16 points); minutes and Ratio, fraction and and Orthophoto Systems (GIS) recording data atlases, synoptic produced different kinds
scales – Using atlases seconds; and line scale Maps Concept of using a variety weather maps, of rainfall–relief,
Co-ordinates to locate features • • scale: word, Photographs of GIS; of techniques– convectional, frontal.
Information from maps and Using atlases landscapes; Components of using weather Reading and
photographs - Interpret information from NB. Fieldwork: Oblique and GIS. instruments, Interpreting Synoptic
topographic and Introduction of vertical aerial • reasons for collecting Weather Maps
Orthophoto maps and aerial the concept photos; and the weather • Types of
photographs: describe landscape; Orthophoto development of information precipitation:
identify land use; settlement patterns – maps to be GIS; • concept from the media. rain, drizzle,
identify shape, size, location. used in of remote Processing, thunderstorms, hail
Using atlases conjunction sensing; • how collating and and snow, as
with 1:50 000 remote sensing presenting illustrated on station
maps and works; and • fieldwork models; and • reading
aerial photos satellite images findings– line and interpreting a
related to graphs, bar selection of synoptic
meteorology graphs, maps, weather maps
and diagrams, Different forms of
climatology. synoptic precipitation– hail,
weather maps snow, rain, dew, frost.
temperature Mechanisms that
graphs produced different
kinds of rainfall–relief,
convectional, frontal.

Requisite Grade 9 Natural Grade 8: World climate zones Weather maps in newspapers and weather forecasts.
pre- Science: Structure and Greenhouse Effect.
knowledge composition of the
atmosphere.
Resources Topographic maps, Orthophoto maps, Synoptic weather Video clips, Video clips, newspaper articles,
(other than oblique and vertical photographs, maps; video clips, newspaper rainfall graphs, atlas. Case studies
textbook) satellite images. climate maps in Atlas. articles, rainfall
TERM 1 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11
53 Days 15-17Jan 20-24 Jan 27-31 Jan 3-7 Feb 10-14 Feb 17-21 Feb 24-28 Feb 3-7 March 10-14 March 17-28 March 24-28 March
2.9% 5.7% 8.6% 11.4% 14.3% 17.1% 20% 22.9% 25.7% 28.6%
Windy App; weather graphs
and radar
Map Maps in Atlases showing temperature change statistics with Symbols representing precipitation, Use of a variety of Synoptic weather maps
integration regard to latitude, altitude, distance from the ocean and ocean cloud types and different kinds of throughout the lesson presentation
(Use maps currents. Examples of Topographic maps showing mountains rainfall
available in for application of the influence of height on temperature: A variety of synoptic weather maps
your Synoptic weather maps: showing summer and winter
school) conditions. Interpretation of
weather stations.
Informal Minimum of Minimum of 3 data Minimum of 3 data Minimum of 3 Minimum of 3 data Minimum of 3 Minimum of 3 Minimum of 3 Minimum of 3 data Minimum of 3 data
Assessment 3 data response tasks/ response tasks/ data response response tasks/ data response data response data response response tasks/ response tasks/ activities
(content response activities activities tasks/ activities activities tasks/ activities tasks/ activities tasks/ activities activities
and tasks/
mapwork) activities
SBA Formal . TASK 1: MAPWORK TASK 2- CONTROLLED TES
Assessment (60)
DISCUSS ARGUMENTATIVE
OF AND PROVIDE GUIDELI
COLLECTION OF DATA.

2025 GDE OFFICIAL ATP: GRADE 10– TERM 2: GEOGRAPHY INLAND

TERM 2 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11
59 Days 8-11 April 14-17 April 22-25 April 5-9 May 12-16 May 19-23 May 26-30 May 2-6 June 9-13 June 17-20 June 23-27 June
31.4% 34.3% 37.1% 40% 42.9% 45.7% 48,6% 51.4% 54.3% 57.1%

CAPS Topics The structure of Plate tectonics Folding and faulting Earthquakes Volcanoes Revision and
the Earth Assessment
Concepts; Skills The internal Changes in the position of continents The process of rock folding How and where How Strategies to Types of Impact of
and Value structure of the over time; Evidence for the movement The process of faulting earthquakes occur earthquakes and reduce the volcanoes; volcanoes on
Earth. of continents over time; Plate tectonics– Different types of faults. Measuring and tsunamis affect impact of Structure of people and the
Classification of an explanation for the movement of Landforms associated with predicting people and earthquakes; volcanoes.; environment.
rocks –igneous, continents faulting, earthquakes settlements – Case examples Use of Case
sedimentary, differences in of the effects of Mapwork studies
metamorphic. The world’s volcanic and earthquake Mapwork skills Mapwork skills vulnerability; selected skills (volcanoes)
zones. Landforms and contour lines. 1:50 000 referencing earthquakes. World maps
Mapwork skills Locating exact position using system. Mapwork skills showing the Mapwork skills
Contour lines Mapwork skills degrees and minutes and Conventional signs Navigating Mapwork skills ring of fire Simple cross
Concept of Contour lines seconds and symbols. position using Direction: and location section.
contour lines - landforms and contours. World maps showing compass True bearing and of volcanoes Locating
(Identification of World map showing location plates and the ring of fire and direction magnetic Simple cross physical and
different plate boundaries (including folding and location of bearing section constructed
landforms faulting earthquakes features.
associated types
of rocks)
Requisite pre- Grade 7: the Grade 7 Plate tectonics and introduction to folding and faulting Grade 7-9 Local Aerial Maps
knowledge structure of the Grade 7: Recent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in news.
Earth Grade 9: .
Natural Science
The lithosphere;
the rock cycle
Resources Atlases, video clips, photographs, maps showing location, Atlases, video clips, Topographical maps, Orthophoto maps Atlases showing Aerial photographs
(other than newspaper articles photographs, maps showing
textbook) to location, newspaper articles
enhance
learning
Informal Minimum of 3 Minimum of 3 Minimum of 3 Minimum of Minimum of 3 Minimum of 3 data Minimum of 3 Minimum of 3 Minimum of 3 Minimum of 3
Assessment data response data response data response3 data data response tasks/ data response data response data data response
(content and tasks/ activities tasks/ activities tasks/ activities
response response activities tasks/ activities tasks/ activities response tasks/ activities
mapwork) tasks/ tasks/ tasks/
activities activities activities
SBA (Formal TASK 3: ESSAY Issued in the First Term (7 WEEKS) Learners to be guided on the step by step process of writing an Submission and recording of argumentative essay TASK 4: JUNE
Assessment) argumentative essay and to be checked continuously. issued in term one EXAMS (150)

2025 GDE OFFICIAL ATP: GRADE 10– TERM 3: GEOGRAPHY INLAND

TERM 3 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11
54 Days 22-25 July 28 July-1 Aug 4-8 Aug 11-14 Aug 18-22 Aug 25-29 Aug 1-5 Sep 8-12 Sep 15-19 Sep 22-26 Sep 29 Sep to 3
60% 62.9% 65.7% 68.6% 71.4% 74.3% 77.1% 80% 82.9% 85.7% Oct

CAPS Topics Population distribution and Population structure Population Population growth Population Population Population Revision and
density growth movements movements movements Assessment
Concepts; Skills Meaning of Factors that Population indicators World Population Concept of Kinds of population Causes and effects of Temporary and
and Values population affect Factors that influence population growth over time overpopulation; movement [The use of population permanent;
distribution and distribution and indicators; Managing population cases studies to movements; Attitudes to migrants
population density of the Population structure–age and sex, gender Map skills and growth illustrate topics below and refugees.
density; world's represented as population pyramids GIS. is essential] Map skills revision
population Identification of Map skills and GIS 1: 50 000 Map skills revision
Map skills and features on a Satellite images that Map skills revision Topographic maps Scale and
GIS. Map skills Map skills and GIS topographical are related to 1: 10 000 Orthophoto Read map symbols measuring
Maps showing Identification of Components of GIS. map and population topics. maps* Vertical aerial to identify: distance on
distribution of low and high Concept of remote sensing orthophoto maps. photographs natural features on topographic maps -
population in density areas on Maps showing distribution of population in Maps with info Orthophoto images topographic maps using line and ratio
Atlases: a topographical Atlases: graphics showing made from aerial constructed features scales –
Factors that map. Factors that affect population density. population growth photographs - How on topographic maps - Co-ordinates to
affect population over time. height is shown on Height clues on locate features •
density. Orthophoto maps - topographic maps - Information from
Contour lines on Contour patterns maps and
Orthophoto maps – showing river valleys, photographs -
identifying features hills, mountains, ridges Interpret information
and spurs – from topographic.

Requisite pre- Grade 7– Population indices, birth, death, growth rates, and factors influencing these. World population growth Knowledge from news, magazines
knowledge
Resources Video clips, statistics and graphs, case studies, Atlases, magazines. Google maps and sagta.org.za Maps (A3 Digital Maps Topographic maps and Orthophoto maps)
Informal Minimum of 3 Minimum of 3 Minimum Minimum of Minimum Minimum of 3 Minimum of 3 data Minimum of 3 data Minimum of 3 data Minimum of 3 data Minimum of 3
Assessment data response data response of 3 data 3 data of 3 data data response response tasks/ response tasks/ response tasks/ response tasks/ data response
(content and tasks/ activities tasks/ activities response response response tasks/ activities activities activities activities activities tasks/
mapwork) tasks/ tasks/ tasks/ activities
activities activities activities
SBA (Formal CONTINUOUS PREPARATION AND REVISION FOR CONTROLLED TEST TASK 5: CONTROLLED TEST (60)
Assessment)

2025 GDE OFFICIAL ATP: GRADE 10– TERM 4: GEOGRAPHY INLAND

TERM 4 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9
43 Days 13-17 Oct 20-24 Oct 27-31 Oct 3-7 Nov 10-14 Nov 17-21 Nov 24-28 Nov 1-5 Dec 8-10 Dec

88.6% 91.4% 94.3% 97.1% 100%

CAPS Topics Water management in South Africa Floods

TERM 4 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9
43 Days 13-17 Oct 20-24 Oct 27-31 Oct 3-7 Nov 10-14 Nov 17-21 Nov 24-28 Nov 1-5 Dec 8-10 Dec

88.6% 91.4% 94.3% 97.1% 100%

Concepts; Skills Rivers, lakes and Challenges of Role of Causes of flooding – Managing flooding PAPER 1 PAPER 2
and Values dams in South Africa providing free basic municipalities – physical and human in urban, rural and
Factors influencing water to rural and provision, water Characteristics of informal settlement Marks: 150 Mark: 150
the availability of urban communities purification floods: Basic areas Case study
water in SA in SA Role of Strategies towards understanding of of a flood in South
government – sustainable use of analysis and Africa Time: 3 Hours Time: 3 Hours
Mapwork Skills initiatives towards water– role of interpretation of flood
Atlases securing water– government and hydrographs (Not for Revision of Question 1 Question 1
Topographic Maps inter-basin individuals exam purposes) Mapwork Skills (The Atmosphere) 60 Marks (Population) 60 Marks
Landforms and transfers; building Longitude and Short objective questions (15 marks) Short objective questions (15 marks)
contours. Aerial dams Mapwork Skills Mapwork Skills latitude 3 questions of 15 marks each on The 3 questions of 15 marks each on
photographs and Identification of Topographic Maps (coordinates) Atmosphere Population Geography
Orthophoto Mapwork Skills water sources on Landforms and degrees, minutes NB. ONE paragraph question of 8 marks NB. ONE paragraph question of 8
Photographs of Atlases topographical and contours. Aerial and seconds
in any of the three sub-questions marks in any of the three sub-
landscapes; Oblique and vertical orthophoto maps. photographs and direction: true and
Map showing % aerial photos; and Geographical Orthophoto magnetic bearing questions
water and % land in Orthophoto maps to Information Systems Photographs of distance: Question 2
the world. be used in (GIS) landscapes; measuring distance (Geomorphology) 60 Marks Question 2
conjunction with GIS concepts: on maps and Short objective questions (15 marks) (Water resources) 60 Marks
1:50 000 maps and spatial objects, lines, converting to 3 questions of 15 marks each on Short objective questions (15 marks)
aerial photos. points, nodes and ground distance, Geomorphology 3 questions of 15 marks each on
scales. straight line and NB. ONE paragraph question of 8 marks Water resources of South Africa
curved in any of the three sub-questions NB. ONE paragraph question of 8
marks in any of the three sub-
Question 3 questions
(Mapwork) 30 Marks
Map Skills and calculations (10 marks) Question 3
Map interpretation (12 marks) (Mapwork) 30 Marks
GIS (8 marks) Map Skills and calculations (10marks)
Map interpretation (12 marks)
GIS (8 marks)
Requisite pre- Grade 4 - 7: Water in South Africa Knowledge of recent drought and Grade 7: Flooding Cognitive levels
knowledge possibilities of water shortages in some areas of South Africa
Resources Atlases, video clips, maps, newspaper articles Atlases ,video clips, hydrographs, Lower order 30%
(other than photographs, statistics and graphs Middle order-50%
textbook) to Higher order-20%
enhance
learning
Informal Minimum of 3 data Minimum of 3 data Minimum of 3 data Minimum of 3 data Minimum of 3 data
Assessment response tasks/ response tasks/ response tasks/ response tasks/ response tasks/
(content and activities activities activities activities activities
mapwork)
SBA (Formal PREPARATION AND REVISION FOR CONTROLLED TEST FINAL EXAMINATION
Assessment)

Programme of Assessment: Grade 10

 Grade 10

Term Assessment no Type of Assessment Raw Mark Term Weighting SBA Weighting

1 1 Mapwork 60 40% 20

2 Controlled Test 60 60% 20

2 3 Essay 100 40% 20

4 June Exams 150 60% 20

3 5 Controlled Test 60 100% 20

SBA Mark 100 (40%)

4 6 End-of-year examinations 300 (60%)

(Paper 1 and 2)