Tourism Gr 10 · Exam RevisionDate: Top Journal

Tourism is not a list of places. It is the business of knowing who travels, why they go and what they need when they get there.The GOAT Notes™

One paper · 200 marks · five sections

BEFORE YOU WRITE · HOW THE PAPER IS BUILT EXAM FORMAT

What you must be able to do

Name the five sections and the marks each carries
Say what is known and not known about the Grade 10 paper
Place every topic on the paper by its planned marks
Match the CAPS thinking levels to marks and question wording

Core content · The paper CAPS prescribes

CAPS section 4.4.3 prescribes one written paper of 200 marks in five sections: A 40, B 30, C 50, D 50 and E 30. 40 + 30 + 50 + 50 + 30 = 200. CAPS section 4.3 makes all Grade 10 assessment internal, so your school or province sets the paper.

⚠️ COMMON MISTAKE Do not hunt for foreign exchange. CAPS names it in the Section B title, but Grade 10 has no such content: Section B is map work and tour planning only. You meet foreign exchange in Grade 11 and in Grade 12.

Core content · What is not known, and where the marks sit

No Grade 10 November paper from 2022 on could be found, so the questions, their marks and their order inside a section are not read from a paper. Each section total below is shared across its topics by CAPS hours, so every topic figure carries a tilde (~): a plan, not a printed mark.

⚡ MUST MEMORISE Use the tilde as a guide. Revise the big blocks first, but leave no topic out: Section A reaches all of them.

Core content · Time and choice

Neither CAPS nor the annual teaching plan prints the Grade 10 time. Read the time on the cover of your own paper and plan from it; the Tourism papers you meet in Grade 11 and in Grade 12 run 3 hours. Neither Grade 10 test we read gave any choice (“Answer ALL questions”); the November rule is not published, so check your own paper.

Core content · Question forms in two school tests

These are test forms, not the November layout. Both school tests we read used:

Multiple choice A to D, 1 mark each.
Matching Column A to Column B.
The term for a definition, chosen from a box.
A case study, advert or picture with short questions: identify, name, list, state, match or calculate a cost.
One paragraph question of 10 marks that lists what the answer must contain.

📖 KEY DEFINITION Paragraph-type response: CAPS requires one in every assessment task. It ticks off each bullet the question lists; it is not an essay.

Core content · Thinking levels

CAPS sets the same split for every test and examination: 30% remembering, 50% understanding and applying, 20% analysing, evaluating and creating. On 200 marks that is 60, 100 and 40.

⭐ EXAM FAVOURITE Win the 100. Half the marks reward understanding and applying: a fact plus its reason, or a rate times persons times nights.

Core content · Instructions, and what is not in the paper

A non-programmable calculator is allowed.
Show the working and the unit (R) for a cost.
Number your answers exactly as the paper prints them.

💡 EASY MARK The Term 1 skills task, the project or field-trip assignment and the PAT (practical assessment task) are school-based. They are marked at school, not written in the exam room.

🧠 ACTIVE RECALL

ONE-MINUTE SUMMARY One paper, 200 marks, five sections: A 40, B 30, C 50, D 50 and E 30, as CAPS prescribes. The time is not printed, so read your own cover; the thinking split is 30% remembering, 50% understanding and applying, 20% higher order.

IN THE EXAM

The section marks are CAPS; the marks per topic are planned and carry a tilde.
Both school tests we read used multiple choice, matching, terms, case studies and one 10-mark paragraph.
Exam strategy shows how to spend the minutes on your own cover.

Paper 1 · Section D · ~18 marks · 9% of the paper

TERM 1 · TOURISTS AND TRANSPORT TOURISTS AND MODES OF TRANSPORT

What you must be able to do

Give the one-line answer to each tourism term, and name a trip from an advert or diagram
Fill in a tourist profile from a story, using only what the story says
Name a tourist type, quote the clue and name a mode of transport from a picture
Compare two modes of transport on the criteria asked and end with a verdict

Core content · What tourism is: inbound, outbound, domestic, regional and international

📖 KEY DEFINITION Tourism is people travelling away from home for leisure, business or another purpose, together with the industry that serves them. A tourist travels away from home and stays at least one night. A definition earns its mark for the key idea, so include “away from home” and “at least one night”.

Section A style items in the Grade 10 school tests we read: multiple choice, matching, and “give the term”. The term lists below are the answers to those items, so know each in one line.

Term	One-line answer
Domestic tourism	Residents travelling inside their own country
Regional tourism	Travel to a neighbouring country in the same region
International tourism	Travel to a country outside one’s own region
Inbound tourism	Visitors from other countries coming into South Africa
Outbound tourism	South Africans travelling out of South Africa

A: domestic. Both places are in South Africa. (1)
B: outbound and regional. South Africans leave for a neighbouring country. (2)
C: inbound and regional. A visitor from a neighbour comes in. (2)
D: inbound and international. A visitor from outside the region comes in. (2)

⚠️ COMMON MISTAKE A definition that only says “visitors” loses the mark. Inbound needs “into South Africa” or “from other countries”; outbound needs “out of South Africa” or “South Africans”. Also never write “national” or “local” for domestic; the CAPS word is domestic.

Define outbound tourism and give one example (2)

Definition: Outbound tourism is South Africans travelling out of South Africa to another country ✓.
Example: A Gqeberha family on holiday in Mauritius, or a school tour to Windhoek ✓.

One mark for the idea with its direction, one for a correct example.

Core content · Why people travel: reasons, needs, preferences and expectations

Give THREE reasons why people travel (3). Memo: any three of leisure and relaxation, business, visiting friends and relatives, health, education, religion, culture, sport, adventure, shopping. One reason, one mark; do not explain.

Question form	Model answer
Differentiate between a need and a preference (2 + 2)	A need is something the tourist must have, such as safe transport. A preference is what they would like and choose, such as a window seat.
Name one expectation of a tourist (1)	Clean accommodation, friendly service, value for money, or a trip like the one advertised.
State TWO needs of a tourist with a baby (2)	Safe transport and a place to feed and change the baby; a cot or baby-friendly room; medical help nearby.

⚠️ COMMON MISTAKE Needs, preferences and expectations are separate answers. A request that is missing only changes the tourist’s choice if it is a preference, but it stops the trip if it is a need. Write “must have”, “would like” or “believes they will get” and the examiner knows which one you mean.

Ms Pillay uses a wheelchair. She asks for a ground-floor room, would like a garden view and expects the staff to be helpful. Identify each (3)

Need: A ground-floor room: she must have it to stay at all ✓.
Preference: A garden view: she would like it, but could stay without ✓.
Expectation: Helpful staff: she believes she will get this ✓.

Core content · Types of tourists: the CAPS list from VFR to gap year

Also scan for education (school tour, study), religion (pilgrimage, church), sport and recreation (match, marathon), shopping (malls, bargains), eco (nature, no harm), leisure (rest, holiday) and gap year (between school and study).

Advert F: name the types and quote a clue (4)

Type 1: Sport and recreation tourist ✓. Clue: “watch the match” or “rugby final” ✓.
Type 2: VFR tourist ✓. Clue: “stay with your cousins” ✓.

Answers for D: education (school “lessons”) and eco (“bush walks”). For E: health (“physiotherapy”) and leisure (“rest”).

🔥 FREQUENTLY TESTED Naming a tourist type from an advert and completing a tourist profile: in the March 2023 school test we read, these two tasks carried 22 of the 75 marks. Mark your own work type and clue separately.

Match the type to the description. Section A matching items give a short description and ask for the type. Practise: a trip an employer pays for as a reward is incentive; a trip to watch or play an organised sport is sport and recreation; a break between school and study is a gap year; a trip to a clinic or spa is health; a trip for work meetings is business.

💡 EASY MARK Naming the type and quoting the clue are two marks. Quote the clue first, then name the type from the list; the clue is the part you cannot get wrong.

Core content · Drawing up a tourist profile

Complete the profile (6). Use only the story. One mark for each heading you fill correctly; if a heading is not stated, work it out from a clue.

Age group: about 40 (41 years) ✓; nationality: South African ✓; occupation: teacher ✓
Travelling with: her husband (a couple) ✓; purpose: leisure, an anniversary holiday ✓
Preference: a room facing the sea ✓

⚠️ COMMON MISTAKE Do not copy the heading into the answer, and do not guess. “Nationality: Mauritian” is wrong because the story says she lives in Pietermaritzburg; the destination is not the nationality.

Core content · Modes of transport: road, air, rail, water and extraordinary

Name the mode of transport (1 each). Picture questions give a drawing or photograph and one line of space, so write the family in a word or two. CAPS groups transport into road, air, rail, water and extraordinary, and the memo expects one of those five names.

A: water transport (a yacht)
B: road transport (a car, coach or bus)
C: extraordinary transport (a hot air balloon)
D: air transport (an aeroplane)
E: rail transport (a train)

⚠️ COMMON MISTAKE Name the mode family when the question says “mode”, and the vehicle only when it says “example”. A tram is rail, a microlight is air, a motor cycle is road and a bicycle is extraordinary: pictures love these four.

Match the feature to the mode. Slowest, powered by an animal: camel (extraordinary). Runs on steel tracks between cities: train (rail). Hired for a group for a day: chartered boat (water). Door to door at your own time: car (road). Covers a long distance in a few hours: aeroplane (air).

💡 EASY MARK CAPS lists the examples in each family, so the same items return in Section A matching: tram with rail, hot air balloon with extraordinary, chartered boat with water.

Core content · Comparing the modes: comfort, cost, safety, carrying capacity, speed and reliability

The six criteria are the six rows of every comparison answer: comfort (how pleasant), cost (what is paid), safety (risk of harm), carrying capacity (how many it takes), speed (how fast) and reliability (keeping to time). Pick the ones the question names, and no others.

Compare an aeroplane and a cruise liner on THREE criteria and recommend one (6)

Criterion 1: Speed: the aeroplane is the fastest mode, but the cruise liner is slow ✓ ✓.
Criterion 2: Comfort: both are comfortable, but the liner is a hotel on the water with meals and shows ✓ ✓.
Criterion 3: Cost: the ticket for each is high, but the aeroplane has extras to pay ✓ ✓.
Verdict: For a tourist who wants to relax at sea, choose the cruise liner; for one with a deadline, the aeroplane ✓.

Two ticks per criterion: one fact for each mode. A bare opinion earns nothing.

⚠️ COMMON MISTAKE Do not use the same word for both modes. “The aeroplane is expensive and the cruise liner is expensive” is no comparison. Say how they differ: the aeroplane is the fastest, the cruise liner the slowest; a comparison needs a difference or a clear similarity named for each.

⭐ EXAM FAVOURITE Naming modes from pictures and comparing two modes: in the March 2023 school test we read, transport questions carried 21 of the 75 marks. Match features to modes too, for example “carries many people” to the cruise liner.

Core content · Advantages and disadvantages of each mode

Answers to accept: any two per box
Mode	State TWO advantages (2)	State TWO disadvantages (2)
Road	Flexible routes and stops; door-to-door	Traffic jams; accidents on the road
Air	Fastest over long distances; reaches islands	Expensive; delays because of weather
Rail	Carries many people; no traffic	Fixed routes; few stations
Water	Relaxing; entertainment on a cruise	Slowest; seasickness
Extraordinary	A unique experience; no pollution	Slow; carries very few people

⚡ MUST MEMORISE “Any TWO” means exactly two. Write two separate lines, one mark each. An extra line gains nothing and a vague one (“good”, “bad”) loses the mark: say fast, cheap, flexible or slow.

🧠 ACTIVE RECALL

Which term describes South Africans who travel to another country for a holiday?

Which term is used for visitors from other countries who come into South Africa?

Chipo travels from Harare in Zimbabwe to Johannesburg for a family wedding. From South Africa’s side, her trip is…

A Brazilian tourist spends a week near the Kruger National Park. Which two terms fit the trip, from South Africa’s side?

A Cape Town company sends its staff to a conference in Windhoek, Namibia. How is this trip described from South Africa’s side?

Which of these is a reason why people travel?

A lodge has no cot for a guest’s baby, so the family cannot stay there. The missing cot was a…

Mandla chooses the lodge with a swimming pool because he enjoys swimming, although other lodges would also do. The pool is his…

On arrival, Joy finds the room as clean and tidy as the advert showed it. Which of her requirements was met?

A tourist with diabetes must keep insulin in a fridge and would like a room that faces the sea. Which pair is correct?

A church choir travels to Polokwane for a worship conference. Which type of tourist is the choir?

Zinhle travels to Johannesburg only to buy goods at the markets and malls. Which type of tourist is she?

Two students travel for a month on a tight budget, carry rucksacks and sleep in hostels. Which type of tourist are they?

A man flies abroad for hip surgery and stays at a recovery centre afterwards. Which type of tourist is he?

A group joins a guided walk in a protected area, follows strict rules not to disturb the wildlife, and sleeps in an eco-lodge. Which type of tourist are they?

Which profile heading does “a pharmacist earning a high salary” answer?

The story says: “Ahmed travels with his two brothers.” What do you write under “Travelling with”?

A story gives a tourist’s age, job and country, but says nothing about her budget. What should you do for the budget heading?

A retired couple travels to Durban to stay with their grandchildren. What is the purpose of the trip in their profile?

Which profile entry for a tourist is a NEED?

A boat is hired for a group of friends for one day on a lake. Which family of transport is this?

Which one is an extraordinary mode of transport?

Which pair lists two RAIL examples?

A helicopter and a microlight are both examples of which family?

Which feature matches a luxury cruise liner?

A coach carries many more passengers than a car. Which comparison criterion is this?

Which of the four main modes is usually the slowest?

A tourist must reach a country far away within a day. Which criterion decides which mode she chooses?

Which statement gives an advantage of rail transport?

A coach and an aeroplane are compared on cost for a long trip. Which statement is the best comparison?

Read this advert: “LOOKING FOR A GAP YEAR? Matric finished, university next year. Volunteer at a children’s home for six months, then travel the coast with your rucksack.” Name TWO types of tourist the advert suits and quote a clue for each. (4)

Read the story and complete the tourist profile. Mr Sipho Dlamini, 63, a retired bus driver from Mbombela, travels by car with his wife to Durban for two weeks to visit their daughter. They need a ground-floor room. Give: age group, occupation, travelling with, purpose of the trip and one need. (5)

Lindiwe says: “Rail is the best mode of transport because it is the fastest.” Explain why she is wrong and name the mode that is usually the fastest. (3)

Explain to a friend how to name a trip as inbound, outbound or domestic, using one example of your own.

Explain how you would answer “Study the advert and name the type of tourist” so that you earn both marks.

Explain why “the aeroplane is better than the train” does not earn full marks in a comparison question.

ONE-MINUTE SUMMARY Learn the five terms in one line each, name a trip from the direction and the border, read adverts for clue words, fill a profile from the story alone, name modes from pictures by family, and compare two modes with a fact for each and a verdict.

IN THE EXAM

This topic sits in Section D (50 marks, tourism sectors) and feeds Section A, which holds 40 marks of short questions on every topic.
Forms seen in the two Grade 10 school tests we read: identify the type from adverts, complete a profile table, name modes from pictures, compare two modes, match transport features to modes.
Two habits earn marks: quote the clue before you name the type, and give a fact for each mode before you give the verdict.

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