GGH2602 EXAM PREP.

Question 1 1.1 Apart from the physical environment there are 5 sub-environments that influence service provision. Identify these and discuss the affecting factors. →includes the characteristics of the natural landscape: 1. the lithosphere (slope, geology, soil, rocks and minerals), 2. hydrosphere (precipitation and drainage), 3. biosphere (flora and fauna) 4. atmosphere 5. climate. Examples of questions about the physical environment as it relates to the area you have chosen for your scenario: 1. Where is this physical environment? Are there any specific implications of absolute and relative location? 2. What natural resources are available there? 3. What is the climate like? 4. Are there any mountains, rivers or wetlands that influence services provision? 5. How do the characteristics of the natural environment influence services provision? 6. Is there any evidence of tension between human needs and environmental protection? 7. Is there any visible human impact (e.g. pollution)? (10) 1.2 Identify 5 basic steps in non-spatial decision making with regard to service provision that precede implementation of a solution 1 Identify the problem. GGH2602 EXAM PREP. 2 Gather information relevant to that problem. 3 Develop alternative solutions. 4 Evaluate these solutions. 5 Decide which solution best solves the problem. 6 Implement that solution and determine its effectiveness. (5) 1.3 Answer True or False 1.3.1 Water provision is considered a normative need 1.3.2 Relative location is determined by using a set of imaginary grid lines on the surface of the earth 1.3.3 A main road is an example of a regular spatial pattern 1.3.4 In the domain of public participation the Delphi technique refers to personal interaction between individuals or groups. 1.3.5 Normative needs are determined by the perceptions of people based on their norms and values 1.4 Elaborate on the contribution of the geographical perspective on services provision → Geographical perspective is relative to service provision because service provision is something that happens in space. → It changes in space and time and many factors may influence the provision of service → Geographical perspective is a way of looking at and understanding the world. → You are analysing something in its spatial, historical, cultural, political and physical context. → When you view the world through the lens of geography you are asking what, where, when and why… people, places and things are distributed across earth.