SETTLEMENT GEOGRAPHY

Which type of settlement is generally associated with fragmented plots of farmland?

• Linear

• Dispersed

• Nucleated

• Round

What are TWO factors that influence the choice of site in rural settlements?

• Arable land

• Availability of water

• Pasturage

• Machinery cannot be used

What do land reform policies aim to achieve in South Africa?

• Improved rural infrastructure and service delivery

• Provision of farming subsidies by the government

• Practicing commercial farming

• Implementation of land reform policies

What is the difference between rural depopulation and rural-urban migration?

• Plots are too small to be economically viable

• Modern farming methods cannot be applied effectively

• decreasing number of population in rural areas and movement from rural to urban areas

• No surplus

How will the decline in the population have an effect on the rural areas?

• Implementation of land reform policies

• Practicing commercial farming

• Provision of farming subsidies by the government

• Improved rural infrastructure and service delivery

Explain the concept land restitution.

• Provision of farming subsidies by the government

• Improved rural infrastructure and service delivery

• land expropriation without compensation

• Implementation of land reform policies

What are the challenges faced by land reform in South Africa?

• Improved rural infrastructure and service delivery

• Practicing commercial farming

• Implementation of land reform policies

• Provision of farming subsidies by the government

What is the primary goal of land restitution policies?

• Improved rural infrastructure and service delivery

• Provision of farming subsidies by the government

• Practicing commercial farming

• Restoring land rights to those who were dispossessed

Which settlement pattern is characterized by clustered dwellings?

• Round

• Linear

• Dispersed

• Nucleated

How does rural depopulation impact the agricultural sector?

• Increased demand for agricultural products

• Decreased need for modern farming methods

• Loss of skilled labor force

• Expansion of commercial farming