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    CENTENARY SECONDARY SCHOOL

    DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES


    GRADE 8 SOCIAL SCIENCES - GEOGRAPHY
    TERM TWO: WORKSHEET TWO
    EDUCATORS: C. L. JOHNSTON, S. EBRAHIM, M. THAKERSEE

    TOPIC 2: CLIMATE
    2.2. DISTANCE FROM THE SEA:
    In your first worksheet, we learnt about weather and climate. You were
    also introduced to latitude (distance from the equator), one of the five
    factors that affect temperature and rainfall.
    In this worksheet we will investigate how distance from the sea
    influences temperature and rainfall

    How does distance from the sea affect temperature and rainfall?
    Temperature and rainfall are influenced by how far a place is from the
    sea:
    - Places closer to the sea have warmer winters and cooler summers.
    - Places further away from the sea (or inland places) have cooler
    summers and warmer winters.

    The sea helps to cool coastal places in summer and warms them in
    winter. The reason for this is because of how solar radiation (heat from
    the sun) affects liquids (like water in the sea) and solids (like land).

    Solids and liquids heat up and cool down differently. Study the table on
    the next page which explain how solar radiation heats up land and
    water.

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    THE EFFECT OF SOLAR RADIATION ON LAND AND WATER
    LAND WATER (OCEANS AND SEAS)

     Solar Radiation heats up land  Solar Radiation heats up water


    quickly. slower. This is because deep
    water has water layers. Each
    layer is heated causing water
    to heat up slower than land.

     Solar Radiation heats up land  Solar Radiation heats up water


    to a higher temperature than it to a warm temperature. The
    heats water. temperature is not as high as
    land.

     Land cools down quicker than  Water cools down slower than
    water. land. This means that water
    stays warmer for a longer
    period.

    Example: Example:

     During Durban’s summer  Many people use a pot or


    months, the sand on the beach kettle for boiling water at
    can be very hot, while the water home. After the water has
    at the beach is much cooler. boiled and poured into a cup
    or a mug, the water can
    remain warm for a longer
    period.

    The temperature of the land and the oceans affects the air above these
    areas. The air is either warmed or cooled by contact with the land or
    ocean beneath it. The temperature of the air is what we measure when
    we describe a place’s temperature. Refer to Figure 1 on the next page.

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    Figure 1: The diagram below shows the influence of distance from the sea on temperature.

    Figure 1 shows how temperature changes during the day and the night
    because of land and the sea:
    1. During the day, the land is warmer, and the sea is cooler. The sea
    breeze also helps with cooling the heat from the land.

    2. During the night, the land is cooler, and the sea still has a warmer
    temperature. The warm air above the sea transfers onto the land,
    causing the air above the land to become warmer.

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    ACTIVITY 3: Use you notes, Figure 1 and your own knowledge and
    answer the following questions:
    3.1. Define the term inland. [1x2] (2)
    3.2. Choose the correct answer:

    3.2.1. Warm air from the oceans has the following effect on places
    next to the coast:

    a) Raises the temperatures.


    b) Lowers the temperatures.
    c) Does not affect the temperatures. [1x1] (1)

    3.2.2. Places by the sea have:

    a) Cooler summers and warmer winters.


    b) Warmer summers and warmer winters.
    c) Cooler summers and cooler winters. [1x1] (1)

    3.2.3. Places inland have:

    a) High temperatures in summer and winter.


    b) High temperatures in summer and low temperatures
    winter.
    c) Low temperatures in summer and winter. [1x1] (1)
    3.3. Using your notes and your own knowledge, provide an explanation
    for the following:
    a) Why does Durban have warmer winters and cooler summers? [1x2]
    b) Why does Johannesburg have cooler (colder) winters and warmer
    summers? [1x2]

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