GGH1502
EXAM PACK
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MODULE +27 67 171 1739
, SEMESTER 1
ASSIGNMENT 01 UNIQUE NUMBER: 539020 DUE DATE: 28-03-2022
This tutorial letter provides the correct answers to Assignment 01 questions.
The questions are based on lesson plan 1.
The questions were randomly selected for each student. You may see questions that you
did not get in the assignment.
The correct options to the questions are in Bold
The questions count one (1) mark each.
Lesson plan 1: Natural and human environments
Geographers study ...
(1) the interaction between people and natural phenomena
(2) only the physical systems
(3) only the human environment
(4) only places and regions
The natural environment includes ...
(1) vegetation, soil, rocks, atmosphere and water
(2) humans, vegetation and the solar system
(3) mainly rocks and water
(4) political and socioeconomic systems
Which one of the following statements is true?
(1) The hydrosphere contains the water bodies such as lakes, rivers and
oceans.
(2) The different types of metals we use in our daily lives as tools are extracted
from the minerals found in the atmosphere.
(3) Weathering occurs where the hydrosphere is exposed to the atmosphere.
This gives rise to the formation of soil.
(4) The atmosphere provides the space for the shelter of all the animals as well
as for human beings.
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The atmosphere reaches over ... above the surface of the planet.
(1) 500 km
(2) 50 km
(3) 5 km
(4) 50 000 km
The atmosphere is a major element of the ...
(1) water cycle
(2) human system
(3) lithosphere
(4) socioeconomic system
The hydrosphere is the total amount of ... on the planet.
(1) water
(2) vegetation
(3) soil
(4) air
Which one of the following statements is true regarding the hydrosphere?
(1) Water is utilised for generating electricity through hydropower.
(2) The hydrosphere includes water that is only on the surface of the planet.
(3) Every cell in a living organism consists of about 57% of water.
(4) Oxygen and carbon dioxide cannot be dissolved by water.
All the minerals and nutrients necessary to maintain life are found in the ...
(1) biosphere
(2) lithosphere
(3) atmosphere
(4) hydrosphere
Grasses are ...
(1) adapted to cope with cold temperatures as well as overgrazing
(2) dormant during the wet season, which allows them to withstand frost
(3) regarded as very fragile and weak ecosystems
(4) not prone to woody species intrusion
3
, The annual precipitation in the temperate rainforest is between …
(1) 180 cm and 310 cm
(2) 300 cm and 420 cm
(3) 100 cm and 200 cm
(4) 5 cm and 110 cm
The deciduous forest ...
(1) is characterised by a moderate climate
(2) has not been affected by human activity
(3) is characterised by unfertile soil
(4) is scarcely populated by herbivores and carnivores
Deserts ...
(1) consist of shrub-covered land where the plants are spatially dispersed
(2) are geographically found at between 40 to 60° North and South latitude
(3) are influenced by ascending air currents, which increase the formation of
precipitation
(4) consist of a large variety of fauna and flora
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EXAM PACK
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MODULE +27 67 171 1739
, SEMESTER 1
ASSIGNMENT 01 UNIQUE NUMBER: 539020 DUE DATE: 28-03-2022
This tutorial letter provides the correct answers to Assignment 01 questions.
The questions are based on lesson plan 1.
The questions were randomly selected for each student. You may see questions that you
did not get in the assignment.
The correct options to the questions are in Bold
The questions count one (1) mark each.
Lesson plan 1: Natural and human environments
Geographers study ...
(1) the interaction between people and natural phenomena
(2) only the physical systems
(3) only the human environment
(4) only places and regions
The natural environment includes ...
(1) vegetation, soil, rocks, atmosphere and water
(2) humans, vegetation and the solar system
(3) mainly rocks and water
(4) political and socioeconomic systems
Which one of the following statements is true?
(1) The hydrosphere contains the water bodies such as lakes, rivers and
oceans.
(2) The different types of metals we use in our daily lives as tools are extracted
from the minerals found in the atmosphere.
(3) Weathering occurs where the hydrosphere is exposed to the atmosphere.
This gives rise to the formation of soil.
(4) The atmosphere provides the space for the shelter of all the animals as well
as for human beings.
2
, GGH1502/201
The atmosphere reaches over ... above the surface of the planet.
(1) 500 km
(2) 50 km
(3) 5 km
(4) 50 000 km
The atmosphere is a major element of the ...
(1) water cycle
(2) human system
(3) lithosphere
(4) socioeconomic system
The hydrosphere is the total amount of ... on the planet.
(1) water
(2) vegetation
(3) soil
(4) air
Which one of the following statements is true regarding the hydrosphere?
(1) Water is utilised for generating electricity through hydropower.
(2) The hydrosphere includes water that is only on the surface of the planet.
(3) Every cell in a living organism consists of about 57% of water.
(4) Oxygen and carbon dioxide cannot be dissolved by water.
All the minerals and nutrients necessary to maintain life are found in the ...
(1) biosphere
(2) lithosphere
(3) atmosphere
(4) hydrosphere
Grasses are ...
(1) adapted to cope with cold temperatures as well as overgrazing
(2) dormant during the wet season, which allows them to withstand frost
(3) regarded as very fragile and weak ecosystems
(4) not prone to woody species intrusion
3
, The annual precipitation in the temperate rainforest is between …
(1) 180 cm and 310 cm
(2) 300 cm and 420 cm
(3) 100 cm and 200 cm
(4) 5 cm and 110 cm
The deciduous forest ...
(1) is characterised by a moderate climate
(2) has not been affected by human activity
(3) is characterised by unfertile soil
(4) is scarcely populated by herbivores and carnivores
Deserts ...
(1) consist of shrub-covered land where the plants are spatially dispersed
(2) are geographically found at between 40 to 60° North and South latitude
(3) are influenced by ascending air currents, which increase the formation of
precipitation
(4) consist of a large variety of fauna and flora
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