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DETAILED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FOR EXAM REVISION
SUCCESS IN YOUR EXAMINATION
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This paper consists of 16 pages plus instructions for mark-reading sheets. Pocket calculators are not
required.
Please complete the attendance register on the back page, tear off and hand to the invigilator.
VERY IMPORTANT
1.
You are about to answer 40 multiple-choice questions. If you are sure of the answer to an
item, mark it as explained in the instructions. If you are not sure of the answer, you can either
try to answer or omit the item:
(a)
if you answer correctly, you will receive a mark; and
(b)
if you answer incorrectly, you will not receive a mark. Since there is no penalty for wrong
answers, you should try to answer every item in order to obtain the highest possible score.
2. Read the instructions on the examination mark-reading sheet and follow these instructions
carefully. After completing the examination, you must hand in the following:
(a) One mark-reading sheet
THIS EXAMINATION PAPER.
(b)
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SOC1502
MAY/JUN 2020
Page 1 of 16
QUESTION 1
Choose the correct option. According to the study guide, land dispossession of the black
peasantry during the twentieth century in South Africa was caused by …
a. the 1913 Land Act.
b. the introduction of new technology such as tractors.
c. limited access to fertile land.
d. all white farmers wanted to get rid of the black peasants.
1. a, b and c
2. b, c and d
3. a, c and d 4. a and b
5. All the statements are correct.
QUESTION 2
Choose the correct option. According to the study guide, the notion of different races is based upon
…
a. clearly identified distinct genetics.
b. climate differences that caused different skin pigmentation in humans.
c. the Human Genome Project that showed how genetics predetermine most human
characteristics
d. human evolution.
1. All of the statements are correct.
2. a and d
3. a and c 4. Only b
5. None of the statements are correct.
QUESTION 3
Choose the correct option/s.
a. The total fertility rate refers to the average number of children that each woman in a population
will have if current birth rates stay the same.
b. International migration is rare and therefore hardly mentioned when studying population changes.
[TURN OVER]
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DETAILED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FOR EXAM REVISION
SUCCESS IN YOUR EXAMINATION
Downloaded by Vincent kyalo ()
, lOMoAR cPSD| 48680473
This paper consists of 16 pages plus instructions for mark-reading sheets. Pocket calculators are not
required.
Please complete the attendance register on the back page, tear off and hand to the invigilator.
VERY IMPORTANT
1.
You are about to answer 40 multiple-choice questions. If you are sure of the answer to an
item, mark it as explained in the instructions. If you are not sure of the answer, you can either
try to answer or omit the item:
(a)
if you answer correctly, you will receive a mark; and
(b)
if you answer incorrectly, you will not receive a mark. Since there is no penalty for wrong
answers, you should try to answer every item in order to obtain the highest possible score.
2. Read the instructions on the examination mark-reading sheet and follow these instructions
carefully. After completing the examination, you must hand in the following:
(a) One mark-reading sheet
THIS EXAMINATION PAPER.
(b)
[TURN OVER]
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, lOMoAR cPSD| 48680473
SOC1502
MAY/JUN 2020
Page 1 of 16
QUESTION 1
Choose the correct option. According to the study guide, land dispossession of the black
peasantry during the twentieth century in South Africa was caused by …
a. the 1913 Land Act.
b. the introduction of new technology such as tractors.
c. limited access to fertile land.
d. all white farmers wanted to get rid of the black peasants.
1. a, b and c
2. b, c and d
3. a, c and d 4. a and b
5. All the statements are correct.
QUESTION 2
Choose the correct option. According to the study guide, the notion of different races is based upon
…
a. clearly identified distinct genetics.
b. climate differences that caused different skin pigmentation in humans.
c. the Human Genome Project that showed how genetics predetermine most human
characteristics
d. human evolution.
1. All of the statements are correct.
2. a and d
3. a and c 4. Only b
5. None of the statements are correct.
QUESTION 3
Choose the correct option/s.
a. The total fertility rate refers to the average number of children that each woman in a population
will have if current birth rates stay the same.
b. International migration is rare and therefore hardly mentioned when studying population changes.
[TURN OVER]
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