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Subject: Grade 8 Social Sciences (Geography)


Topic: Settlement and land use
Total: 32 Marks

1. C: linear 4 marks
Explanation:
Linear rural settlements have buildings clustered along a river or a road.

• An example of this kind of settlement is a fishing rural settlement.

2. Canal Walk | Riverside Mall | Gateway 6 marks


Explanation:
Canal Walk in Cape Town, Riverside shopping centre in Mbombela/Nelspruit
and Gateway in Umhlanga are situated on the outskirts of these cities.

3. false 2 marks
Explanation:
Parks can be found in well-planned cities. Each urban area is designed with the purpose
to provide for a certain amount of residents. Such areas will be expanded, but then the
expansion will be accompanied by thorough planning.

Parks and sports grounds are essential for relaxation and for preserving and enjoying the
indigenous scenery.

4. land value 3 marks


Explanation:
Land value is the monetary value of land. Due to the high land value, buildings tend to be tall
and built close together.

5. rural | low 4 marks


Explanation:
The reason for the low ratio of people to open land is because many rural settlements are
still mainly associated with agricultural activities such as growing crops and raising livestock.

6. true 2 marks
Explanation:
Because land is cheaper on the outskirts of the cities, high-income earners can afford to buy
large properties and build their own houses.

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7. true 2 marks
Explanation:
The modern definition of a city is based on characteristics such as:

• Dense development, a large consentration of apartments, houses and offices.

• A population that is predominantly active in the tertiary or secondary sector of the


economy (services and industry).

• The appearance of different city parts, all with their own characteristics.

• Multiple transport relations between the city and its surroundings.

• A central role that the city plays in the economic, political, cultural, educational and
religious life of a specified region.

8. small | small scale 3 marks


Explanation:
The people of this small scale rural mining settlement supplement their income
from agriculture with the sale of diamonds.

9. subsistence | subsistance 3 marks


Explanation:
Subsistence farmers are self-sufficient and they focus on producing enough food to feed
themselves and their families.

10. mining | mining settlements | mining settlements. 3 marks


Explanation:
An example of a rural mining settlement is Cullinan near Pretoria.

Total: 32 Marks

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