GGH2606 EXAM
PACK 2023
UPDATED
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
, GGH2606
Geography of Tourism
February 2022
Exam guidelines
Exam date and time: 11 February 10:15 – 12:15
Please read the technical guideline regarding the exam process on the myExams platform
carefully. It is attached to your exam timetable on myUnisa.
This document provides you with subject-specific guidelines on the examination paper structure and
contents.
1. Exam paper structure:
• The exam paper consists of three sections (A, B and C) for a total of 100 marks.
• Section A consists of four compulsory 10 and 15 mark questions (50 marks in total).
• Section A needs to be answered using the area you have used to complete your
assignments.
• Section B consists of two 20 mark questions of which you only complete one. There
is, therefore, an elective in Section B.
• The answers to the questions Section B should be based on the area the question
refers you to which will be either your chosen area or any tourism destination area
you are familiar with.
• Section C is a case study similar to the non-graded activities in your lessons where
you had to read a piece about a destination and then answer the questions that
follow in relation to the theory. There are five short and longer questions and Section
C counts 30 marks.
• ALL questions require a combination of theory and application in the answer. If only
theory is discussed, a maximum of 50% can be awarded for the question. If only the
chosen area is discussed without any evidence of theory consultation and
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application, a maximum of 50% can be awarded for the question.
2. Exam paper content (What do I need to study?)
- Be sure to go through your assignments in detail – the instructions and your results to
make sure you understand what you completed in the assignments. This is specifically
applicable to the questions in Section A.
- Lessons to study for Section A:
o Lesson 1 – The value of geography
o Lesson 2 – The macro environment
o Lesson 4 – A geographical perspective on tourism resources
o Lesson 6 – The impacts of tourism
- Lessons to study for Section B:
o Lesson 3 – Spatio-temporal perspectives on tourism
o Lesson 8 – Destination image of South Africa
- Lessons to study for Section C:
o Lesson 3 – Spatio-temporal perspectives on tourism
o Lesson 4 – A geographical perspective on tourism resources
o Lesson 7 – The sustainable tourism destination
The following is the case study used in Section C of the exam paper. You can read and work
through this case study properly before the examination session. You are also welcome to
research more about the area discussed in the case study should you wish to do so.
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CASE STUDY
Koffiekraal (Ga-Mokgatlha) is a small village in the Moses Kotane Local Municipality
of the North West Province, South Africa. The Pilanesberg National Park and Sun City
resort are the main tourist attraction centres in Moses Kotane LM. Apart from these,
there are a number of smaller, isolated reserves like the Impala, Kwa Maritane,
Manyane and Bakgatla game reserves. These nature reserves, game lodges and
holiday resorts are extremely popular for activities such as hiking, game hunting, and
so forth. Other tourism facilities include the Molatedi Dam, Madikwe Dam, the
Roodeval Farm where rock paintings are found, and the Kolotwane River Valley near
Silwerkrans. The main tourism experience offered in Moses Kotane LM, therefore,
focuses on nature-based activities which do not necessarily involve citizens from the
smaller villages such as Koffiekraal. Koffiekraal’s exact location is at 25º16’46.02’’S
and 26º25’15.83’’E and it is located approximately 100 km south of the Botswana
border, 83 km east of Sun City and 40 km north of the town, Groot Marico. Koffiekraal
is located in close proximity to one of the major routes from the Derdepoort border
post between South Africa and Botswana and, therefore, several people travelling
between South Africa and Botswana have the opportunity to visit the village.
This is one of the main reasons why a small group of community members from the
Koffiekraal village (the Koffiekraal Big Five Tourism Forum) have decided to create
their own village tour through the community of Koffiekraal. The tourism offering in this
village is not significant, but the village tour represents an example of what can be
done in the face of very limited tourism potential. Koffiekraal offers a rich heritage
tourism product and the village tour celebrates the culture of the Batswana. The history
of Koffiekraal is closely linked to the history of the baHurutshe, whose presence in this
area dates to well before the 1850s. The baHurutshe is one the most numerous and
historically important merafe (chiefdoms) in North West. Today, Koffiekraal forms the
base form where the baHurutshe-Boo-Mokgatala Traditional Authority operates – also
including the nearby communities of Uitkyk, Pella and Brakkuil – with a population
estimated at about 50 000 people largely relying on subsistence farming for their
livelihood on 40 000 ha of communal land.
The Koffiekraal village tour consists of a number of attractions and experiences such
as a tractor ride through certain parts of the village, a visit to the traditional, sacred
graveyard, entertainment in the form of traditional dancing, singing, instrumental music
and poetry recitals, storytelling, display of traditional artefacts, observance of different
architectural styles in the village, handcraft items on sale as well as a visit to the
Motlopi tree (Koffie tree) from where Koffiekraal derived its name. Tourists are also
offered traditional cuisine such as ting (sour porridge), morogo (wild spinach), kabu
(corn kernel snack) and letebelekwane (dumplings).
The Koffiekraal village tour represents an example of positive entrepreneurship in an
area where economic activities are limited. Although the area will in all likelihood never
attract mass tourists, tourism can still make a unique and valuable contribution.
PACK 2023
UPDATED
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
, GGH2606
Geography of Tourism
February 2022
Exam guidelines
Exam date and time: 11 February 10:15 – 12:15
Please read the technical guideline regarding the exam process on the myExams platform
carefully. It is attached to your exam timetable on myUnisa.
This document provides you with subject-specific guidelines on the examination paper structure and
contents.
1. Exam paper structure:
• The exam paper consists of three sections (A, B and C) for a total of 100 marks.
• Section A consists of four compulsory 10 and 15 mark questions (50 marks in total).
• Section A needs to be answered using the area you have used to complete your
assignments.
• Section B consists of two 20 mark questions of which you only complete one. There
is, therefore, an elective in Section B.
• The answers to the questions Section B should be based on the area the question
refers you to which will be either your chosen area or any tourism destination area
you are familiar with.
• Section C is a case study similar to the non-graded activities in your lessons where
you had to read a piece about a destination and then answer the questions that
follow in relation to the theory. There are five short and longer questions and Section
C counts 30 marks.
• ALL questions require a combination of theory and application in the answer. If only
theory is discussed, a maximum of 50% can be awarded for the question. If only the
chosen area is discussed without any evidence of theory consultation and
, 2 GGH2606
Exam guidelines February 2022
application, a maximum of 50% can be awarded for the question.
2. Exam paper content (What do I need to study?)
- Be sure to go through your assignments in detail – the instructions and your results to
make sure you understand what you completed in the assignments. This is specifically
applicable to the questions in Section A.
- Lessons to study for Section A:
o Lesson 1 – The value of geography
o Lesson 2 – The macro environment
o Lesson 4 – A geographical perspective on tourism resources
o Lesson 6 – The impacts of tourism
- Lessons to study for Section B:
o Lesson 3 – Spatio-temporal perspectives on tourism
o Lesson 8 – Destination image of South Africa
- Lessons to study for Section C:
o Lesson 3 – Spatio-temporal perspectives on tourism
o Lesson 4 – A geographical perspective on tourism resources
o Lesson 7 – The sustainable tourism destination
The following is the case study used in Section C of the exam paper. You can read and work
through this case study properly before the examination session. You are also welcome to
research more about the area discussed in the case study should you wish to do so.
, 3 GGH2606
Exam guidelines February 2022
CASE STUDY
Koffiekraal (Ga-Mokgatlha) is a small village in the Moses Kotane Local Municipality
of the North West Province, South Africa. The Pilanesberg National Park and Sun City
resort are the main tourist attraction centres in Moses Kotane LM. Apart from these,
there are a number of smaller, isolated reserves like the Impala, Kwa Maritane,
Manyane and Bakgatla game reserves. These nature reserves, game lodges and
holiday resorts are extremely popular for activities such as hiking, game hunting, and
so forth. Other tourism facilities include the Molatedi Dam, Madikwe Dam, the
Roodeval Farm where rock paintings are found, and the Kolotwane River Valley near
Silwerkrans. The main tourism experience offered in Moses Kotane LM, therefore,
focuses on nature-based activities which do not necessarily involve citizens from the
smaller villages such as Koffiekraal. Koffiekraal’s exact location is at 25º16’46.02’’S
and 26º25’15.83’’E and it is located approximately 100 km south of the Botswana
border, 83 km east of Sun City and 40 km north of the town, Groot Marico. Koffiekraal
is located in close proximity to one of the major routes from the Derdepoort border
post between South Africa and Botswana and, therefore, several people travelling
between South Africa and Botswana have the opportunity to visit the village.
This is one of the main reasons why a small group of community members from the
Koffiekraal village (the Koffiekraal Big Five Tourism Forum) have decided to create
their own village tour through the community of Koffiekraal. The tourism offering in this
village is not significant, but the village tour represents an example of what can be
done in the face of very limited tourism potential. Koffiekraal offers a rich heritage
tourism product and the village tour celebrates the culture of the Batswana. The history
of Koffiekraal is closely linked to the history of the baHurutshe, whose presence in this
area dates to well before the 1850s. The baHurutshe is one the most numerous and
historically important merafe (chiefdoms) in North West. Today, Koffiekraal forms the
base form where the baHurutshe-Boo-Mokgatala Traditional Authority operates – also
including the nearby communities of Uitkyk, Pella and Brakkuil – with a population
estimated at about 50 000 people largely relying on subsistence farming for their
livelihood on 40 000 ha of communal land.
The Koffiekraal village tour consists of a number of attractions and experiences such
as a tractor ride through certain parts of the village, a visit to the traditional, sacred
graveyard, entertainment in the form of traditional dancing, singing, instrumental music
and poetry recitals, storytelling, display of traditional artefacts, observance of different
architectural styles in the village, handcraft items on sale as well as a visit to the
Motlopi tree (Koffie tree) from where Koffiekraal derived its name. Tourists are also
offered traditional cuisine such as ting (sour porridge), morogo (wild spinach), kabu
(corn kernel snack) and letebelekwane (dumplings).
The Koffiekraal village tour represents an example of positive entrepreneurship in an
area where economic activities are limited. Although the area will in all likelihood never
attract mass tourists, tourism can still make a unique and valuable contribution.
