MASUNGA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Name: _____________________________________ Surname: _____________________________

Class: ____________ Date: __________/___________/__________

Module 3: Rural Development

Class Exercise 1

1.(a) What is rural development?

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(b) Describe three positive aspects of rural life

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(c) Describe three negative aspects of rural life

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2.(a) What is colonialism?

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(b) Describe three ways by which a country may benefit economically from being colonised.
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(c) What problems has colonialism caused for people who live in the rural areas in countries in
Southern Africa? (Negative impacts / effects of colonialism)

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3.(a) What is meant by land dispossession?

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

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4.(a) Define poverty .

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(b) Describe fully the vicious cycle of poverty

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4.(a) What is meant by rural poverty?

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

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5.(a) Describe the problems associated with rural poverty.

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(b) Describe three ways by which the government of Botswana can assist people in rural areas to
solve their problems

Describe three ways by the government of Botswana attempts to solve problems of rural poverty

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(c) Describe the changes brought by Rural Integrated Development.

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6.(a) What is a farmers’ cooperative?

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(b) Describe three advantages of joining a farmers’ cooperative.

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(c) Describe three services provided by cooperatives.

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(d) Identify three changes that have taken place in rural areas in Botswana since independence

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7.(a) What are agricultural communities?

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(b) Suggest three ways in which agricultural communities differ from hunter-gatherer societies.

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7.(a) What is commercial farming?

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(b) Describe three benefits of commercial farming.

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8.(a) Define infrastructure.

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(b) Describe three infrastructural changes that have taken place in many rural areas in Botswana.
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 MASUNGA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Name: _____________________________________ Surname: _____________________________

Class: ____________ Date: __________/___________/__________

Module 3: Rural Development

Class Exercise 2

1.Study Fig.1 and use it to answer question 18(a)(i) and (ii) below

Fig.1

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

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(ii) Describe the major impacts of poverty on people and the natural environment in rural areas.
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(b)(i) Explain how women contribute to rural development in Botswana.

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(ii) How is the government attempting to solve the problems of rural poverty in Botswana?
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 MASUNGA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Name: _____________________________________ Surname: _____________________________

Class: ____________ Date: __________/___________/__________

Module 3: Rural Development

Class Exercise 3

1.Study Fig. 1, which shows element of integrated rural development.

Fig.1

(a)(i) Describe each element of integrated rural development shown in Fig. 3.

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 (ii) Explain the problems which are caused in rural areas of Botswana as development occurs.
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(b)(i) Explain the challenges that the government of Botswana faces when trying to provide safe
water in rural areas.
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(ii) Suggest ways by which Non-Governmental Organisations can help people in rural areas to
improve their standard of living.
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 MASUNGA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Name: _____________________________________ Surname: _____________________________

Class: ____________ Date: __________/___________/__________

Module 3: Rural Development

Class Exercise 4

1. Study Fig. 1, which is an extract on rural development.

Since Botswana’s independence in 1966, the major challenges facing the country has been rural
development, and the critical issue that needed urgent attention has been, and still is, poverty
alleviation. In an effort to 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.
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(ii)Explain the importance of any three rural development projects in Botswana.
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(b)(i) Describe challenges which result from development in rural areas.
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(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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