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Class: ____________ Date: __________/______/__________

Module 3: Rural Development

Class Exercise 1

1 (a) What is rural development? [1]

(b) Describe three positive aspects of rural life. [3]

2(a) What is meant by hunter and gatherer societies? [1]

(b) Describe three negative aspects of rural life. [3]

3 (a) What are agricultural communities? [1]

(b) Suggest three ways in which agricultural communities differ from

hunter-gatherer societies. [3]

4 (a) What is subsistence farming? [1]

(b) Describe three disadvantages of subsistence farming. [3]

5 (a) What is commercial farming? [1]

(b) Describe three benefits of commercial farming. [3]

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(a) Name one country that in 1914 was: MATER SPEI COLLEGE

(i) Colonised by Portugal [1] DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

(ii) Not colonised [1] Name: _____________________ Surname: _______________________
(b) Identify two most dominant European powers in Africa in 1914. [2]
Class: ____________ Date: _________/______/__________
(c) State three positive effects of colonialism on the traditional African
societies. [3] Module 3: Rural Development

(d) Suggest three reasons for land dispossession in Africa by colonialists. Class Exercise 2

[3] 1 (a) What is meant by arable farming? [1]

(b) State three problems faced by arable farmers. [3]

2 (a) What is meant by pastoral farming? [1]

(b) Give three problems faced by arable farmers. [3]

3 (a) What is colonialism? [1]

(b) Describe three ways by which a country may benefit economically

from being colonised. [3]

4 (a) What is meant by land dispossession? [1]

(b) Give three reasons for land dispossession in Africa during the colonial
period. [3]

5(a) What is meant by rural poverty? [1]

(b) Describe three social causes of rural poverty in Botswana. [3]

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(d) Explain the importance of any three types of infrastructure
6. Study the fig.6 below and answer the questions that follow to industry. [3]

A Farmers’ Cooperative System (e) Describe two way in which investment in rural areas can be
encouraged. [2]

Sale of inputs to farmers Purchase of products

from farmers

Cooperative Bank

Tractor &
other Veterinary Service
Farmers’ Cooperatives
implements

Supply of fuel Storage Depot

Advice & training for

farmers Transport

Fig.6

(a) State one input that farmers may get from a cooperative for
their crops [1]

(b) Give two advantages to farmers of selling their produce

through a cooperative [2]

(c) Explain two ways how a cooperative bank can help farmers

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Class Exercise 3
Class Exercise 4
1 (a) Define the term family. [1]
1 (a) Define rural poverty. [1]
(b) Suggest three ways by which duties of family members in rural
areas have changed as a result of the development process. [3] (b) Describe three ways by which the government of Botswana can assist
people in rural areas to solve their problems. [3]
2 (a) Define poverty. [1] Describe three ways by the government of Botswana attempts to solve
(b) Describe three problems associated with rural poverty. [3] problems of rural poverty. [3]

2 (a) Define colonialism. [1]

3 (a) Define rural integrated development. [1] (b) Describe three problems has colonialism caused for people who live
(b) Describe three changes brought by Rural Integrated Development. [3] in the rural areas in countries in Southern Africa? (Negative impacts /
effects of colonialism). [3]

3 (a) What is a farmers’ cooperative? [1]

4 (a) Define infrastructure. [1]
(b) Describe three advantages of joining a farmers’ cooperative. [3]
(b) Describe three infrastructural changes that have taken place in many
rural areas in Botswana. [3] 4 (a) What is meant by extension services? [1]
(b) Describe three services provided by cooperatives. [3]
5 (a)What are rural credit scheme? [1]
5 (a) Define the term infrastructure. [1]
(b)Give three reasons why rural development scheme often fail in
(b) Identify three changes that have taken place in rural areas in Botswana

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Botswana. [3] since independence. [3]

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Class: ____________ Date: _______/_____/__________
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Class Exercise 5
Class Exercise 6
1 Study Fig.1 and use it to answer question 1(a)(i) and (ii) below
1(a) What is rural development? [1]

(b) Describe three positive effects of rural development. [3]

2 (a) What is commercial farming? [1]

(b) Describe three negative effects of colonialism on women. [3]

3 (a) What is meant by labour migration? [1]

(b) Give three problems caused by labour migration on rural areas

development in Botswana. [3]
Fig.1

(a)(i) Describe the causes of rural poverty in developing countries.

4(a) Define land reform. [1]

(ii) Describe the major impacts of poverty on people and the natural environment in rural (b) Describe three ways in which modernising farming can help to
areas. promote development in rural areas. [3]
[10 marks]
5(a) What are rural credit schemes? [1]
(b)(i) Explain how women contribute to rural development in Botswana.
(b) Give three reasons why rural development schemes often fail in
(ii) How is the government attempting to solve the problems of rural poverty in Botswana? Botswana. [3]

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Class Exercise 7 Class Exercise 8

1. Study Fig. 1, which shows the ‘Scramble for Africa’ by European

1(a) What is a family? [1] nations which colonised African countries.
(b) Describe three changing family roles in rural areas. [3]

2(a) What is meant by nomadic pastoralist? [1]

(b) Describe three obstacles to rural areas in Botswana. [3]

3(a) What is meant by modernising farming? [1]

(b) Describe three problems which are caused in rural areas of Botswana
as development occurs. [3]

4(a) What is meant by water resource management? [1]

(b) Describe three challenges that the government of Botswana faces
when trying to provide safe water in rural areas. [3]

5(a) What is meant by rural development projects? [1]

(b) Explain the importance of any three rural development projects in
Botswana. [3] Fig.1

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(a)(i) Give reasons why European nations colonised Africa. MATER SPEI COLLEGE

(ii) Describe the negative effects of colonialism on people in rural areas in DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
African countries.
[10 marks] Name: _____________________ Surname: _______________________

(b)(i) Describe the factors which force people to move from rural to urban Class: ____________ Date: __________/______/__________
areas in developing countries.
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(ii) Describe the negative effects of rural-urban migration to towns and
cities in developing countries. Class Exercise 9

[10 marks] 1. Study Fig. 1, which shows element of integrated rural

development.

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Fig.1

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(a)(i) Describe each element of integrated rural development shown in Fig.
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(ii) Explain the problems which are caused in rural areas of Botswana as Name: _______________________ Surname: _____________________
development occurs.
Class: ____________ Date: _______/______/__________
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Class Exercise 10
(b)(i) Explain the challenges that the government of Botswana faces
when trying to provide safe water in rural areas. 1. Study Fig. 1, which is an extract on rural development.

(ii) Suggest ways by which Non-Governmental Organisations can help Since Botswana’s independence in 1966, the major challenges facing the
people in rural areas to improve their standard of living. country has been rural development, and the critical issue that needed
urgent attention has been, and still is, poverty alleviation. In an effort to
[10 marks] achieve rapid social and economic development, as well as promote social
justice, various policies, programmes and strategies have been formulated
to address development issues in the country.

Fig.1

(a)(i) Describe how rural areas in Botswana have improved since

independence.

(ii)Explain the importance of any three rural development projects in

Botswana.

[10 marks]
(b)(i) Describe challenges which result from development in rural areas.

(ii)Suggest ways by which duties of family members in rural areas have

changed as a result of the development process.

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Class Exercise 11

1(a)(i) Describe the main features of subsistence crop farming.

(ii) Describe the main feature of commercial crop farming.

[10 marks]

(b)(i) What problems are faced by commercial farmers in Botswana?

(ii) Explain how government schemes help solve problems faced by

commercial crop farmers in Botswana.
[10 marks]

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