SOC1502
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SOUTH AFRICA
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QUESTION 1 QUESTION 1
Choose the correct option. According to the study guide, Which of the following statements is/are consistent with
land dispossession of the black peasantry during the current scientific understandings of human evolution?
twentieth century in South Africa was caused by … a. The first anatomically modern human beings had all the
a. the Natives Land Act of 1913. characteristics that we associate with being human.
b. the introduction of new technology such as tractors. b. Human beings evolved from baboons.
c. limited access to fertile land. c. Fossils are bones that have been preserved unchanged in
d. all white farmers wanted to get rid of the black peasants. all respects.
1. a, b and c d. There are no biological differences between the races.
2. b, c and d 1. a, b and c
3. a, c and d 2. Only d
4. a and b 3. c and d
5. All the statements are correct. 4. a and d
5. None of the above
QUESTION 2
Choose the correct option. According to the study guide, QUESTION 2
the notion of different races is based upon … Which of the following statements correctly describe
a. clearly identified distinct genetics. how human beings became differentiated?
b. climate differences that caused different skin pigmentation in 1. Darker skin protected against skin cancer in areas where
humans. there was little sunshine.
c. the Human Genome Project that showed how genetics 2. There was extensive inbreeding between early humans
predetermine most human characteristics and modern human beings.
d. human evolution. 3. Epidemics played a role in shaping the genetic inheritance
1. All of the statements are correct. of population groups.
2. a and d 4. The period from the rise of the first humans to the present
3. a and c was too short for any genetic differences to evolve between
4. Only b population groups.
5. None of the statements are correct. 5. Over the long run, genetic differences were not influenced
by different climatic conditions.
QUESTION 3
Choose the CORRECT option/s. QUESTION 3
a. The total fertility rate refers to the average number of children Read the following table and then answer the question
that each woman in a population will have if current birth rates that follows:
stay the same.
b. International migration is rare and therefore hardly mentioned Mark in exam Hours studied per week
when studying population changes. 0-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5
c. A high infant mortality rate is often an indication that a Below 50% 27 23 15 0 3
country’s health system is not meeting the needs of the 50-60% 16 30 36 24 59
population. More than 60% 4 12 18 67 30
d. Mortality is most expected amongst middle-aged people due
to their unhealthy life styles.
1. b and d Figure 1: Relationship between hours studied per week
2. a and c and exam mark: numbers of students
3. a, c and d If you use this table as a guide, how long should you
4. a and b study so that you are most likely to be successful?
5. All the statements are correct. 1. 0-1 hours per week
2. 1-2 hours per week
QUESTION 4 3. 2-3 hours per week
Choose the correct option. When looking at a population 4. 3-4 hours per week
pyramid with five year interval bars stacked upon one 5. 4-5 hours per week
another …
a. long bars at the bottom indicate an ageing population. QUESTION 4
b. longer bars at the top indicate a youthful population. Which of the following is NOT one of the possible
c. long bars at the bottom indicate a youthful population. explanations provided by the guide for the large
d. short bars at the top indicate a youthful population. proportion of children 4 years of age and younger
1. a and b compared to the small proportion between 5 and 9 years
2. a, c and d of age in Census 2011? Note that we are not asking
3. a, b and d which explanation is correct.
4. c and d 1. High rates of infant mortality between 2001 and 2006,
5. None of the statements are correct. followed by a rapid decline.
2. High rates of HIV infection making women less fecund
QUESTION 5 between 2001 and 2006, followed by a rapid decline in HIV
Choose the INCORRECT option. The following people can infection rates.
be considered informally employed: 3. Rise in the number of women in the most fecund age
1. Fatima’s eldest son sells the samoosas she prepares over groups between 2001 and 2006.
weekends at a parking lot near a busy shopping centre. 4. Too many children 4 years old and younger were counted
2. Steven is a tattoo artist who is paid a monthly salary with because field workers had a bias derived from their training.
benefits by the owner of the tattoo parlour. 5. Errors StatsSA made in calculating the numbers of
children in the different age groups.
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