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- 1. Multiple Choice
Define the concept "site"?
the actual land occupied by the settlement
the shape of the village
the main activities of the settlement
the location of the settlement in relation to the area around it
- 2. Multiple Choice
What does shape refer to?
the actual land occupied by the settlement
the shape of the village e.g. linear
the location of the settlement in relation to the area around it
the shape of the village e.g. defence
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does the concept "situation" refer to?
the location of a settlement in relation to the area around it
the location of a settlement in relation to the activities around it
the actual land occupied by the settlement
the shape of the village
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of a linear settlement pattern?
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are factors that would draw people to live in a certain area?
Steep slopes
Flat land that is always flooding
Flat land
Good supply of wood
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are factors that would stop people from living in an area?
At the bottom of a hill
Near a natural bridge
The crops can be sheltered by mountains/trees
Marshy land
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the main difference between a village and a hamlet?
Hamlets have more people than villages
Hamlets only engage in secondary activities
Villages have more people than hamlets
Villages only engage in secondary activities
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is a settlement?
A place where people settle.
A group of people integrated in their environment.
A process whereby people build houses and communication networks, have activities and function as a single unit on a daily basis.
It is located in areas of agriculture, mining and fishing.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which activities are found in a rural settlement?
Mining, fishing, farming and industry.
Livestock, construction, fishing and farming.
Farming, agriculture, tourism and industry.
Livestock, farming, fishing and mining.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What advantages does city life offer?
A lot of rich people are concentrated in residential areas.
It offers jobs, universities and services.
It concentrates poor citizens in shanty towns.
Green areas, absence of pollution and no cultural and social conflicts.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which are some negative consequences of urban expansion?
Destruction of the land and increasing global warming.
The use of electric cars and public transport.
Water purification and closing down industries.
It consumes large amounts of water, energy and food.
- 12. Multiple Choice
A rural settlement is related to .....
Primary activities
Secondary activities
The extraction of resources from the physical environment.
Both A and D
- 13. Multiple Choice
Early people were able to start living in permanent settlements due to a ability to produce...
more than enough food
a surplus that enabled them to barter
better yields
all of the above
- 14. Multiple Choice
A hamlet is a ...
Small rural settlement
A farming settlement
A type of nucleated settlement
All of the above
- 15. Multiple Choice
Traditionally commercial farmers in South Africa chose a ............. settlement pattern
isolated
cluster
linear
nucleated
- 16. Multiple Choice
An oasis in the Kalahari desert would be a good example of a ..........
dispersed settlement
isolated settlement
wet point settlement
dry point settlement
- 17. Multiple Choice
A settlement where farmers choose to live together above the flood plain of a river is a good example of .......
A dry point settlement
A cross-roads settlement
A wet point settlement
A linear settlement
- 18. Multiple Choice
Communities with a communal landownership system usually have a ..........
Nucleated settlement pattern
Dispersed settlement pattern
Cluster settlement pattern
Both A and C
- 19. Multiple Choice
Manufacturing forms part of the ...................... sector of the economy.
Tertiary
Primary
Secondary
Quaternary
- 20. Multiple Choice
Farming for ones own consumption is know as ............
Commercial farming
Intensive farming
Extensive farming
Subsistence farming
- 21. Multiple Choice
In South Africa the Homelands were known also known as ......
Bantustans
Townships
Dormitory towns
Squatter settlements
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a characteristic of homeland existence
commercial farming
poor infrastructure
remote location
low yields
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a characteristic of commercial farming in SA
Extensive
Large scale
High yields
Small scale
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes the manner in which the towns and cities of Gauteng are connected.
Isolated
Conurbation
Dispersed
Metropolitan
- 25. Multiple Choice
The following is not a land reform policy?
Land Redistribution
Land Restitution
Reconstruction and Development Programme
Land Tenureship
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