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NAMIBIA SENIOR SECONDARY CERTIFICATE

DEVELOPMENT STUDIES ORDINARY LEVEL 6136/1

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1 Study Fig. 1, which shows an informal settlement. Use

Fig. 1
(a) (i) Give another name for an informal settlement.

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(ii) What evidence is there in Fig. 1 of overcrowding?

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(iii) State three services that are usually absent in settlements such as the
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(b) (i) Describe the building materials of the homes in Fig. 1.

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(ii) Suggest three reasons why many people who move to urban areas live in Use
informal settlements.

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(iii) State three reasons why houses in the settlement shown in Fig. 1 could
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(c) (i) Identify the type of pollution shown in Fig. 1.

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(ii) Describe two health problems that are caused by this type of pollution.

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(d) Many people who live in informal settlements work in the informal sector. Use
Describe the characteristics of work in the informal sector.

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2 Study Figs. 2A and 2B, which shows activities taking place on subsistence and Use
commercial farms.

Fig. 2A

Fig. 2B
(a) (i) State what the people are doing in Figs. 2A and 2B.

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(ii) State the type of technology used in Figs. 2A and 2B.

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(b) (i) What is meant by subsistence farmers? Use

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(ii) Suggest three reasons why the farmer in Fig. 2A is likely to have difficulty
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(iii) State how a farmers’ co-operative can help the subsistence farmers
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(iv) Other than farmers’ co-operatives, state four rural development schemes
which can help improve the standard of living of people in rural areas.

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(c) Explain why it is important to develop rural areas in developing countries. Use

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3 Study Figs. 3A and 3B, which shows women doing different types of work. Use

Fig. 3A

Fig. 3B
(a) (i) Describe the differences between the work done by women
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(ii) Explain how the position of traditional women in Namibia could be improved. Use

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(b) Study Fig. 3C, which shows the maternal mortality ratios by region and global, Use
2000 and 2017.

Maternal mortality ratio

Region (per 100 000 Live birth)
2000 2017
Africa 857 525
America 73 58
South-East Asia 355 152
Europe 27 13
Eastern Mediterranean 330 164
Western Pacific 75 41
Global 342 211

Fig. 3C
(i) Which region in Fig. 3C shows the highest percentage reduction in the
maternal mortality ratio between 2000 and 2017?.

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(ii) Using statistics from Fig. 3C, calculate the percentage change in the
maternal mortality ratio from 2000 to 2017 in Africa. Show your calculations.

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(iii) Explain three factors that can contribute to a healthy nation. Use

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(c) Explain how the spread of HIV/AIDS can be reduced.

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4 Study Fig. 4A, which shows Namibia’s major export destinations (2018). Use

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90% 10%

China

80% 20% South Africa

Belgium

Botswana

U.K
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Other

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Fig. 4A
(a) (i) What is meant by export?

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(ii) What percentage of Namibia’s exports are sent to China?

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(iii) South Africa is an NIC. What do the initials NIC stand for?

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(iv) Explain why countries trade with other countries.

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(v) State the benefits that Namibia can gain from global trade. Use

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(b) Study Fig. 4B, which shows Namibia’s revised trade statistics for February
and March 2023.

Flow February March

Total exports 8,092 8.096
Total imports 8,505 8,549

Fig. 4B
(i) What type of a balance of trade does Namibia have? Give a reason for
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(ii) Suggest three ways that Namibia might try to improve its balance of trade.

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(d) (i) Developing countries are always in debt. Use

What is meant by debt?

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(ii) Suggest three reasons why most developing countries find it very
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