SWANENG HILL SCHOOL

SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT

END OF YEAR EXAMINATIONS 2017
FORM 4
PAPER: 3
MARKS: 50
NAME: __________________________________
SURNAME: _______________________________
CLASS: ______________
Question 1

A student at Swaneng Hill School, Thatayaone, wants to carry out a research to determine
the effects of alcohol consumption in Serowe and surrounding villages.

a) Suggest a title for Thatayaone’s research project.

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b) Name one institution that Thatayaone could visit to collect data.

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c) State two possible steps that Thatayaone might take before undertaking the
study.
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d) State three possible aims of the study.

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e) Give three problems that Thatayaone could face in carrying out his study.
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f) Explain three possible findings of Thatayaone’s study
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g) Suggest three possible recommendations that might be made as a result of

Thatayaone’s study.
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h) Thatayaone wants to use observation as a research method to collect his data.

State three advantages of using this method.
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 i) State three disadvantages of using observation.
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Question 2

The table below shows types of litter at Serowe village and the rate at which the
environment is littered. Use it to answer question 2.

Types of litter Percentage of waste

Cans 30
Paper and plastics 40
Glass 20
Other 10

a) Suggest a suitable title for the project.

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b) Which method of data presentation has been used by the researcher?

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c) Give two safe methods of waste disposal that can be used by residents of Serowe.
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d) What can be the two types of litter under “other”

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e) List two departments that can be visited to gather information on different ways of
safe waste disposal?
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f) Give different ways in which human beings impact on the environment

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g) Which type of research has been used by the researcher?

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h) State three advantages of using the research type stated in (g) above
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i) Discuss two ways in which the environment can be sustained

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Draw a pie chart showing types of litter in Serowe. (7)