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GGH2602 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 1 2025 (390493) - DUE 28 March 2025; 100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and explanations. For assistance, Whats-App 0.6.7-1.7.1-1.7.3.9. Ensure your success with us.. Question 1 a) You are a community leader in Mqanduli, a rural village in the Eastern Cape. The village's economy is primarily based on subsistence farming and small-scale cattle herding. Over the years, in response to population growth, more land has been cleared for agriculture, leading to deforestation and soil erosion. The loss of trees has made the area more vulnerable to drought, which has become more frequent due to climate change. To cope, farmers have begun digging boreholes and using river water for irrigation. The expansion of farming and grazing land has also disrupted local ecosystems, reducing the availability of traditional medicinal plants and affecting wildlife that once thrived in the region. To improve access to markets, the local government has built roads, but these have altered natural drainage patterns, sometimes causing flooding in certain areas. Basic services like schools, clinics, and shops are unevenly distributed – many are clustered along the main roads, while remote households struggle to access healthcare and education. The local municipality faces challenges in extending electricity and water infrastructure to distant homesteads due to cost and environmental barriers. Based on the scenario above, how do human activities shape the natural environment, and how does this interaction influence the spatial patterns of service provision? (10) [10 marks] Guidelines: - Discussing human activities that shape the natural environment (8 marks, 2 marks per relevant fact) - A discussion on the influence of spatial patterns on service provision (2 marks) Question 2 GGH2602/2025 5 a) Using a combination of absolute and relative location principles, propose an ideal site for a new hospital in a chosen town or city. Consider factors such as accessibility, transportation networks, population distribution, and environmental constraints. (8) b) Support your argument with a sketch map to illustrate the significance of your selected location.

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GGH2602
Assignment 2 Semester 1 2025
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Due Date: 28 March 2025
QUESTION 1

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION IN MQANDULI: THE IMPACT OF HUMAN
ACTIVITIES AND SPATIAL PATTERNS ON SERVICE PROVISION

INTRODUCTION
Human activities in Mqanduli have had a profound impact on the natural environment,
simultaneously shaping the spatial patterns of service provision in the rural village. This essay
discusses how agriculture, infrastructure development, and resource extraction have altered
local ecosystems, and how these environmental changes have influenced the distribution of
basic services such as healthcare, education, and utilities.

HUMAN ACTIVITIES SHAPING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Agricultural Expansion and Deforestation

In Mqanduli, subsistence farming and small-scale cattle herding are the main economic
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