Standardised test / memo
1.1. Study Cartoon 1 and answer the questions that follow.
1.1.1. Who are represented by the two men in the cartoon? (2)
Africa and UN (Developed western world)
1.1.2. Explain what the word “unbalanced” refers to. (2)
The North has everything (money) and South nothing
1.1.3. Classify the “North” and “South” in terms of development. (2)
North – More Developed / South – Less developed
1.1.4. By referring to your answer in the previous question, complete the following table by writing down some characteristics of the each region. (4+4)
North | South |
Low birth rate | Opposite |
High literacy | |
High employment | |
Access to education, medical care |
1.1.5. The organisation represented by the man with the briefcase identified 8 goals that need to be addressed in order for all countries to develop. Identify these 8 goals. (8x½=4)
End extreme poverty / primary education to all children / promote gender equality / reduce child mortality / improve health of pregnant woman / fight HIV/AIDS and other diseases / ensure sustainable use of environment / encourage partnerships between governments, businesses, and NGO’s
[18 marks]
Question 2:
2.1. Study Cartoon 2 which shows how resources are used throughout the world.
2.1.1. Which continent supply most resources? (1)
Africa
2.1.2. Does this cartoon show sustainable development? Explain your answer. (1+2=3)
No / Africa becomes exhausted from its natural resources
2.1.3. Almost all the raw materials are exported to the USA and Europe. How does this impact the economy of the continent it comes from? Refer to TWO positive and TWO negative aspects. (4)
Positive – money / investments / infrastructure development
Negative – exploited – cheap labour / loss of resources / resources become depleted
2.2. How did the situation illustrated in Cartoon 2 contributed in the discrepancies in development across the world? (2)
North gets resources and manufacture consumer goods / sell manufactured goods at high profit to less developed south
2.3. Which line separates the world in a developed north and underdeveloped south? (2)
Brandt line OR North-South divide
[12 marks]
Question 3:
Study the Extract about SDI’s and Photograph 1 showing a rural settlement in Kwazulu-Natal.
3.1. Explain the purpose of an ISD. (2)
To develop areas with extreme poverty and unemployment
3.2. Briefly outline the ways in which an SDI can result in the development of communities such as in Photograph1. (2x1)
Improve infrastructure such as roads, communication / clean potable water / employment / medical care
3.3. Suggest strategies (ways) in which the local government can attract businesses to this area. (4x1)
No taxes for industries for six years / no Vat on goods bought in South Africa / relocation allowances / special loan schemes
3.4. Why do you think that the infrastructure needs to be upgraded in order to stimulate economic growth in this region? (2)
Goods and raw materials need to be transported
TOTAL: 40 marks
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Social Sciences
Form 2
Examiner: Mr F Enslin
Moderator: Mr W Koopman
Time: 45 minutes Total: 25 marks
1 SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS
Examine the sources carefully and then answer the questions that follow. The mark allocation will tell you how much to write (usually one mark for one point or fact). Use your OWN words unless asked to quote from a source.
Study the Sources A to F carefully before answering the questions that follow.
SOURCE A: A poem by Mongane ‘Wally’ Serote:
| For Don M. – banned ‘It is a dry white season dark leaves don’t last, their brief lives dry out and with a broken heart they dive down gently headed for the earth, not even bleeding. It is a dry white season brother, only the trees know the pain as they still stand erect dry like steel, their branches dry like wire, indeed, it is a dry white season but seasons come to pass.’ |
SOURCE B: In 1956, women of the resistance marched to Pretoria to protest the extension of the pass laws to black women.
SOURCE C: Extract from a statement by Sobukwe on the policy of the PAC.
| ‘There is a growing feeling among politically conscious Africans throughout the continent that their destiny is one, that what happened in one part of Africa to Africans must affect Africans living in other parts. We honour Ghana as the first independent state in modern Africa which under the courageous leadership of Dr Nkrumah and the Convention People’s Party, has actively interested itself in the liberation of the whole continent from white domination and has held out the vision of a democratic United States of Africa. We regard it as the sacred duty of every African state to strive ceaselessly and energetically for the creation of a United States of Africa, stretching from Cape to Cairo, Morocco to Madagascar.’ |
SOURCE D: On 21 March 1960, 69 black demonstrators were killed by police officers in Sharpeville.
SOURCE E: Humphrey Tyler, the assistant editor of Drum Magazine, described the following scene:
| ‘A Pan-Africanist leader approached us and said his organisation and the marches were against violence and were demonstrating peacefully. Suddenly I heard cries of ‘Izwe Lethu!’ (Our land!) Hands went up in the famous black power salute. That is when the shooting started. The protestors thought they were firing blanks or warning shots. One woman was hit ten yards away from our car, as she fell to the ground her companion went back to assist, he thought she had stumbled … Shooting only stopped when no living protestor was in sight.’ |
SOURCE F: Excerpts from the manifesto of Umkhonto we Sizwe, issued on 16 December 1961.
| ‘Umkhonto we Sizwe is a new, independent body, formed by Africans. It includes in its ranks South Africans of all races … Umkhonto we Sizwe will carry on the struggle for freedom and democracy by new methods, which are necessary to complement the actions of the established national liberation organisations … .’ |
1.1 In Source A, why does Serote dedicate the poem to Don Mattera? (2´1) (2)
It is a poem about the difficult time people are going through, but it is only temporary and will come to a past
1.2 How useful is poetry to a history student? (2)
Poetry tells people about feelings and perceptions of the say on different issues
1.3 Refer to Source B. When 20 000 women marched to Pretoria to hand over the petition, the Prime Minister refused to meet the delegation. What message did this convey? (2´1) (2)
The Prime Minister did show interest in meeting the delegation / doesn’t feel it is important
1.4 How were women active during the resistance against Apartheid? (1) (1)
Demonstrations / burning passbooks
1.5 Study the photograph carefully in Source B. What makes the protest different from others at the same time? (2´1) (2)
Female only and white & black women involved
1.6 Study Source C. Who was Sobukwe? (1)
Leader of the PAC and founder member
1.7 Why did the PAC place special emphasis on Ghana and Kwame Nkrumah (Source C)? (3´1) (3)
First African country to gain independence / Kwame Nkrumah was the leader of the resistance / Ghana was an example for other African countries to follow
1.8 In the 1980s the PAC had a slogan that said ‘one settler, one bullet’. How does this contradict Source C and what does this reveal? (2´2) (4)
PAC believed in peaceful demonstrations and negotiations / / Ghana freed themselves peacefully
1.9 Study the photograph in Source D carefully. Does it appear as if any of the protestors have weapons? What is the significance of this? (1+2) (2)
No / that sparked more violent protests
1.10 What effect did this incident have on the international community? (2)
They condemned the actions by the SA Police force / introduced sunctions
1.11 How did the resistance movements respond to this police action? (2x1) (2)
Armed struggle / Miltery groups were started – Umkonto we Sizwe
1.12 Why, in your opinion, was Umkhonto we Sizwe formed (Source F)? (2)
To fight the Government with their own’ medicine’
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