VREDENBURG HIGH SCHOOL

CONTROLLED TEST

SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCES DATE : SEPTEMBER 2020

GRADE: 9 TIME: 1H
EXAMINER: M. VAN HOOI MARKS: 50
MODERATOR: M. LOUBSER
B. JOHNSON

ONLY THE BEST SATISFIES

INSTRUCTION
1. Use the sources provided and answer the set questions.

2. Look at the marks allocated to each question and write your answer
accordingly.

3. Write NEATLY and LEGIBLY.

4. Number your answers correctly.

5. Good Luck!

QUESTION 1:
State whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE:

1.1. Development can be defined as an improvement in the factors that affect a

person’s quality of life and standard of living.
1.2. A country’s economy refers to the total value of all the goods and services
produced by a country in one year.
1.3. Development projects that create jobs, improve people’s lives and generate
income, but damage the environment, are not meaningful.
1.4. GDP tells us the income of a country. This income is divided by the total
population of the country.
1.5. Literacy levels are the percentage of a population that is illiterate, which varies
from country to country.
1.6 Countries with a higher income tend to have less urbanized populations.
1.7. The HDI combines these development indicators into one index: healthcare,
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education, income and life expectancy. (7x1=7)

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QUESTION 2:
2.1 Discuss the difference between gross domestic product (GDP) and gross
domestic product per capita (GDP/capita)
2.1.1 GDP
2.1.2 GDP/capita (2x2=4)
2.2 Choose the correct word: A country with a high HDI will have a…
2.2.1 (high / low) Level of health care
2.2.2 (high / low) Infant mortality rate
2.2.3 (high / low) Level of literacy
2.2.4 (high / low) Life expectancy (4x1=4)
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QUESTION 3

3.1 Study the picture below showing Nations Global Goals to reach sustainable
development by 2030 and then answer the questions.

3.1.1 Name the goal illustrated above. (1x1=1)

3.1.2 Name the economic indicator that will measure the wealth of a country.
(1x1=1)
3.1.3 State what the GDP per capita measures. (2x1=2)
3.1.4 Explain how education can help alleviate poverty. (1x1=1)
3.1.5 Name two environmental indicators which people living in poverty
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experience. (2x1=2)
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QUESTION 4:
4.1 Refer to the second Global Goal image below.

4.1.1 Explain how hunger can lead to lower levels of development. (2x2=4)
4.1.2 Discuss how increasing education levels can assist in reaching this second
global goal. (2x2=4)
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QUESTION 5:
5.1 Refer to the photograph below and then answer the questions.

5.1.1 Name 2 environmental problems seen in the above photograph. (1x2=2)

5.1.2 Explain why the protection of the river is just as important as providing
housing to these residents. Explain reasons. (2x2=4)
5.1.3 Highlight two ideas of how this area would look if sustainable development is
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adopted.
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5.2 Look at the picture below and in a short paragraph, discuss five factors that
influence development. (5x2=10)
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TOTAL: 50
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