Bgcse Social Studies Paper 1 2017

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= BOTSWANA EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education EEE EEE Eee Ee eee eee eee eee CANDIDATE NAME CENTRE CANDIDATE, NUMBER NUMBER, SOCIAL STUDIES 0585/04 Paper October!November 2017 ur 30 minutes Candidates answor on the Queston Paper a [No Additional Materials are require. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST ‘Write your centre number, candidate number and name inthe spaces provide atthe top of this page \Wiite your answers inthe spaces provided on the question pape. Do not use staples, paper clips, highihters, glue ox correction ful. ‘Anewor all questions. “The numberof marks is given in brackets [] atthe end of each question or pat question. For Examiner's Uso ‘Section A Section B Total Neen TTT “This document consists of& printed pages. = Turn over 2 SECTION A etow shows the three Batswana chiefs who went to Britain in 1895 10 ask * r t i re {ee tection. Use it to answer the questions for prot We need to ask for protection from \\the'dueen, LP~ Ifthey agree \ tosiveus protection, ‘we willbe ‘safe and they wil also \\. benef a \ — (a) Name any two ofthe three chefs who went to England in 1698. e) {(b) “If they agree to give us protection, we will be safe and they will also benefit (0) What was itthat the three chiefs would be safe from? m (li) State throe ways in which Britain benefited by making Bechuan: ae eee ‘benefited by making Bechuanaland a BB 4 fo) 3 (6) Explain any two negative effects that were brought about by the British protection. (4) 2 Read the pass 4 ye below and answer the questions that follow. In the past 60 years, the nature of violent conflict has changed considerably. Where once wars were fought between the organized armies of states, contemporary conflicts tend to be internal contests between governments and armed opposition groups. AS Wiey has noted, since 2000, 48 percent of intemal conflicts have taken place in Africa Moreover, 55 of the 70 conflicts underway in 2009 are located in developing agriculture based economies. These factors have combined to focus international attention on the need to understand and address the land and natural resource related bases of conflict in African communities. Tris changing character of violent conflict manifests in other ways as well. Civilians Row represent some 80 percent of conflict related casualties, often resulting in dramatic increase in women headed households, many of whom culturally face challenges in accessing or inheriting land. ‘Source: http: /nww.un.o7g {@) (Give an example that shows how culture disadvantages women in Arica (Use information from the passage only) (1) (i) State one organisation in Botswana that would query tis ul ‘women. query this cultural abuse of i (b) Explain how the family s; ily systoms in Afi ae changing due (Use information from the passage only) eee 2 (©) Explain any cause of conflict over the use of land atthe community level. (2) Explain any two ways in which conflicts overland and natural resources can be resolved. i} (4) SECTION B 3. (a) Define the following concepts: (i) Inter-marriage i) (ii) Division of labour { {b) Using examples, explain two ways in which division of labour was setup in & traditional family, (4) {e) Discuss two ways in which Non-Governmental Organisations promote family Ife in Botswana. 4 4 (@) Define the folowing concepts: (Economic Development m (i) Corruption (b) Explain any two ways in which the tourism sector promotes economic development in Botswana, oT (€) Explain any two economic forces that could affect the economy of Botswana, (4) bec 017 cession? ‘earnners 5 (a) Define the following concepts: (Acculturation 1) (ii) Cultural tolerance (b) Explain two ways by which the mass media can influence culture. [4] (c) Giving two examples, explain any classification of culture. vo (AY

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