Post-Test Autumn 2024

POST-TEST
TOTAL MARKS – 30
DURATION - 1HOUR
GRADE 12
QUESTION 1
1.1 Choose the correct word(s) from those given in brackets.

Write only the word(s) next to the question numbers (1.1.1 –
1.1.7) in the
ANSWER BOOK.
1.1.1 Farmsteads are scattered in (nucleated/dispersed) settlements.
1.1.2 (Dry point/Wet point) settlements are found around a dam.
1.1.3 (Round/Linear) settlements are generally located along roads, rivers or canals
1.1.4 (Round/Linear) settlements tend to be elongated for accessibility
1.1.5 Lack of privacy is a problem in (dispersed/nucleated) settlements
1.1.6 The advantage of (nucleated/dispersed) settlements is sharing of equipment
and ideas
1.1.7 The (nucleated/dispersed) settlements are associated with making the largest
profits
(7x1) (7)
1.2 Various options are provided as possible answers to the
following questions. Choose the answer and write only the letter
(A – D) next to the question number (1.2.1 – 1.2.8) in the ANSWER
BOOK, for example 1.2.9 D.
1.2.1 The biggest nucleated settlement is called a/an …
A hamlet
B city
C town
D conurbation
1.2.2 The number of people needed to make a service centre profitable is known as …
A. Sphere of influence
B. Range
C. Ranking of services
D. Threshold population
1.2.3 The movement of people away from the city into the rural areas is known as …
A. Urbanisation
B. Rural-urban migration
C. counter -urbanisation
D. rural depopulation
1.2.4 An urban hierarchy classifies settlement according to
…
A. Size
B. Complexity
C. Function
D. Pattern
1.2.5 Gap towns are settlements that …
A. Develop where one mode of transport is changed
for another
B. Originates where there are physical barriers such as
mountains
C. Specialises in one dominant function
D. Provide goods and services to the surrounding rural
areas
1.2.6 Suburban businesses are becoming more popular because they are …
A. Located in the CBD

B. subjected to urban blight
C. Located close to heavy industrial zones
D. More accessible
1.2.7 The businesses located along the main roads leading to the CBD with a constant flow of
traffic, are known as..
A Isolated store clusters

B commercial ribbon development
C Planned shopping centres
D Regional shopping centres
1.2.8 The largest highly rural area is known as …
A. Isolated farmstead
B. Hamlet
C. Village
D. Town
(8x1) (8)
1.3 Refer to the sketch below on rural-urban migration.
RURAL - URBAN MIGRATION
[Adapted from file:///vector-farm-field-sketch-engraving-drawing/stockistockcitysketch]
i Define the concept rural-urban migration. (1 x 2) (2)
ii Identify ONE social push factor in A that causes rural-urban migration.

(1 x 1) (1)
iii State TWO basic services that are more accessible in urban areas
than in rural areas. (2 x 1) (2)
iv How can rural-urban migration create challenges for the provision

of housing in B? (2 x 2) (4)
v Suggest THREE intervention strategies that can be implemented to

decrease rural-urban migration. (3 x 2) (6)
1.4 Land reform is regarded as an important strategy to fight poverty
in South Africa. Study Figure 1.3 and answer the questions that
follow:
FIGURE 1.3
1.3.1 Define the concept land reform. (1 x 2) (2)

1.3.2 Why did the government introduce land tenure reform in
post- apartheid South Africa? (1 x 1) (1)
1.3.3 Explain how land can fight poverty in rural areas. (2 x 2) (4)
1.3.4 In a paragraph of about EIGHT lines, explain why the

process of land reform has not achieved its original goal. (4 x 2) (8)
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POST-TEST MARKING GUIDELINES
TOTAL MARKS – 30
DURATION - 1HOUR
GRADE 12
1.1
1.1.1 dispersed (1)
1.1.2 Wet point (1)
1.1.3 Linear (1)
1.1.4 Linear (1)
1.1.5 nucleated (1)
1.1.6 nucleated (1)
1.1.7 nucleated/dispersed (1)
1.2
1.2.1 D (1)
1.2.2 D (1)
1.2.3 C (1)
1.2.4 A (1)
1.2.5 B (1)
1.2.6 D (1)
1.2.7 B (1)
1.2.8 C (1)
1.3
1.3.1
Equal distribution of land between whites and blacks (2) (concept)
1.3.2
To legally protect the rights of people to use or occupy land which they do not own. (1)
1.3.3
Land can be used for agricultural purposes to provide food (2)
Land can be rented to provide income for the owner (2)
1.3.4 In a paragraph of about EIGHT lines, explain why the process of land reform has not achieved
its original goal.
The process is too slow. (2)
Willing seller willing buyer principle resulted in high land prices. (2)
Re-allocated land is not used productively and in many instances is not cultivated at all.
(2)
The anticipated move from subsistence to commercial farming has not taken place on
re-allocated land. (2)
Redistribution occurs to people who have no agricultural knowledge or interest in
farming. (2)
[ANY FOUR] (4x2) (8)

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1.1 Choose the correct word(s) from those given in brackets.

1.1.1 Farmsteads are scattered in (nucleated/dispersed) settlements.

1.1.2 (Dry point/Wet point) settlements are found around a dam.

1.1.4 (Round/Linear) settlements tend to be elongated for accessibility

1.1.5 Lack of privacy is a problem in (dispersed/nucleated) settlements

1.1.6 The advantage of (nucleated/dispersed) settlements is sharing of equipment

1.2.5 Gap towns are settlements that …

A. Develop where one mode of transport is changed

B. Originates where there are physical barriers such as

C. Specialises in one dominant function

D. Provide goods and services to the surrounding rural

A. Located in the CBD

A Isolated store clusters

C Planned shopping centres

D Regional shopping centres

1.2.8 The largest highly rural area is known as …

RURAL - URBAN MIGRATION

[Adapted from file:///vector-farm-field-sketch-engraving-drawing/stockistockcitysketch]

i Define the concept rural-urban migration. (1 x 2) (2)

ii Identify ONE social push factor in A that causes rural-urban migration.

iv How can rural-urban migration create challenges for the provision

v Suggest THREE intervention strategies that can be implemented to

1.3.1 Define the concept land reform. (1 x 2) (2)

1.3.4 In a paragraph of about EIGHT lines, explain why the

1.1.1 dispersed (1)

1.1.2 Wet point (1)

1.1.3 Linear (1)

1.1.4 Linear (1)

1.1.5 nucleated (1)

1.1.6 nucleated (1)

1.1.7 nucleated/dispersed (1)

Equal distribution of land between whites and blacks (2) (concept)

Land can be used for agricultural purposes to provide food (2)

Land can be rented to provide income for the owner (2)

The process is too slow. (2)

re-allocated land. (2)

Redistribution occurs to people who have no agricultural knowledge or interest in

[ANY FOUR] (4x2) (8)

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