Geography Answers

14. Which two of the following sentences about the causes of water concern in South Africa are true?

1. Large parts of South Africa are semi-arid with insatiable demand for water for drinking, industry, and mining.

2. South Africa lacks sufficient rivers and lakes to supply fresh water.

3. The conflict between Lesotho and South Africa has obstructed water supply from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP).

4. South Africa’s high population growth has increased the demand of water in both rural and urban settlements. Select the correct combination of alternatives:

A) (1) and (2) 

B) (1) and (4) 

C) (3) and (4)

D) (2) and (4) 

15. Which of the following are regarded as negative effects of rural livelihood diversification?

A) Income distribution and adverse gender effects.

B) Seasonality and risk reduction. 

C) Asset improvement and environmental benefits.

D) Gender benefits and higher income.

The city of Los Angeles is now approximately 2400 miles south of Alaska. It is moving slowly northward as the San Andreas fault slides along. If Los Angeles is to arrive near Anchorage, Alaska, in 76 million years, at what average rate will it have to move in mm per month?

Suggest how different landforms may affect the nearby communities.

Give an account of how different landforms came into existence in East Africa.

In which season do you think urban heat islands will be most evident, and in what part of south Africa do you think they are most likely to occur ?

In which season is this anticyclone closer to the plateau and therefore more dominant ?

Which anticyclone causes subsiding warming air over the interior plateau of south Africa ?

1.Discuss the impacts of urbunization on the African continent in terms of human settlements, employment, and service delivery.

2. Evaluate the challenges facing water resources in Africa and how these impacts the lives of the rural poor and informal settlers.

3.Describe and discuss how the poor distrubution of services and inadequate infrastructure continues to affect the poor and marginalized.

Discuss and how to the poor of service and inadequate infrastructure continue to affect the poor and marginalized in South Africa

Land degradation is mostly caused by