GGH3702
EXAM PACK
,SPATIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - GGH3702
JUNE 2026
EXAM ANSWERS
Section 1: Multiple Choice
Question 1
Answer: B — 5.30 km
Scale = 1:50 000
Map distance = 5.3 cm
Actual distance:
5.3 × 50 000 = 265 000 cm
Convert to kilometres:
265 000 ÷ 100 000 = 2.65 km
Therefore, the mathematically correct answer is actually C — 2.65 km.
Final answer: C — 2.65 km
Question 2
Answer: B — 1:224.13
Height difference = 11.6 m
Horizontal distance = 2.6 km = 2 600 m
,Gradient is expressed as:
Vertical difference : Horizontal distance
= 11.6 : 2 600
Divide both sides by 11.6:
= 1 : 224.13
Therefore:
Answer: B — 1:224.13
Question 3
Answer: A — 23° West
The magnetic declination in 2002 was 23° West. Since the annual change is 0°, there is
no change in the declination between 2002 and 2011.
Therefore, the 2011 declination remains:
23° West
Answer: A — 23° West
Question 4
Answer: C — To see the relief of the landscape more clearly
Vertical exaggeration makes differences in elevation appear more pronounced on a
geographical cross-section. It is particularly useful where the horizontal extent is large
compared with the relatively small changes in elevation.
Answer: C
, Question 5
Answer: B — Universality and commitment
A public policy that is repeatedly subordinated to short-term economic interests may
lack broad application and sustained commitment. In the context of policy
implementation, commitment is particularly important because policies require
continued institutional and political support.
Answer: B
Question 6
Answer: C — Classical theory of economic development
The classical approach has traditionally been associated with viewing economic
organisations and production systems in highly mechanistic terms, with workers
occupying particular roles within the economic system.
Answer: C
Question 7
Answer: C — Decoupling economic growth from rising levels of natural resource
use
The sustainable-development challenge is to achieve economic development while
reducing the environmental pressures associated with increasing resource
consumption.
Answer: C
Question 8
Answer: A — Large numbers of work seekers who cannot enter the labour market
EXAM PACK
,SPATIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - GGH3702
JUNE 2026
EXAM ANSWERS
Section 1: Multiple Choice
Question 1
Answer: B — 5.30 km
Scale = 1:50 000
Map distance = 5.3 cm
Actual distance:
5.3 × 50 000 = 265 000 cm
Convert to kilometres:
265 000 ÷ 100 000 = 2.65 km
Therefore, the mathematically correct answer is actually C — 2.65 km.
Final answer: C — 2.65 km
Question 2
Answer: B — 1:224.13
Height difference = 11.6 m
Horizontal distance = 2.6 km = 2 600 m
,Gradient is expressed as:
Vertical difference : Horizontal distance
= 11.6 : 2 600
Divide both sides by 11.6:
= 1 : 224.13
Therefore:
Answer: B — 1:224.13
Question 3
Answer: A — 23° West
The magnetic declination in 2002 was 23° West. Since the annual change is 0°, there is
no change in the declination between 2002 and 2011.
Therefore, the 2011 declination remains:
23° West
Answer: A — 23° West
Question 4
Answer: C — To see the relief of the landscape more clearly
Vertical exaggeration makes differences in elevation appear more pronounced on a
geographical cross-section. It is particularly useful where the horizontal extent is large
compared with the relatively small changes in elevation.
Answer: C
, Question 5
Answer: B — Universality and commitment
A public policy that is repeatedly subordinated to short-term economic interests may
lack broad application and sustained commitment. In the context of policy
implementation, commitment is particularly important because policies require
continued institutional and political support.
Answer: B
Question 6
Answer: C — Classical theory of economic development
The classical approach has traditionally been associated with viewing economic
organisations and production systems in highly mechanistic terms, with workers
occupying particular roles within the economic system.
Answer: C
Question 7
Answer: C — Decoupling economic growth from rising levels of natural resource
use
The sustainable-development challenge is to achieve economic development while
reducing the environmental pressures associated with increasing resource
consumption.
Answer: C
Question 8
Answer: A — Large numbers of work seekers who cannot enter the labour market
