GGH2602
EXAM PACK
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, Dear student
1. INTRODUCTION
This tutorial letter contains the feedback on assignment 1.
2. FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENT 1
This assignment consisted of a total of 15 randomly selected multiple-choice question from learning units 1 to 4. The
assignment was completed online, on the GGH2602 Moodle module site, under ‘Quizzes’. Please note: each student’s
attempt looks slightly different compared to another student’s attempt. If you opted for more than one attempt, your
selection would have looked slightly different for the second attempt. Both the set of multiple-choice questions, and the
order of alternatives, are randomly selected and shuffled with each new attempt.
3. ASSIGNMENT FEEDBACK
Learning Unit 1
1. Which of the following examples is relevant to absolute location?
a) O.R Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg) is approximately 15 hours’ driver from Cape Town.
b) O.R Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg) is situated near Pretoria.
c) O.R Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg) is roughly 2 hectares in extent.
d) O.R Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg) is situated at ….
e) O.R Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg) to Cape Town International Airport is approximately a
two (2) hour flight.
The correct option is (d).
A place’s absolute location is its exact place on Earth, given in terms of latitude and longitude.
2. One of the following does NOT form part of a map.
a) Map symbols.
b) Photos.
c) Title.
d) Map legend.
The correct option for Q2 is C: Photos.
Photos do not form part of a map.
3. Residential areas form different spatial patterns influenced by various physical factors. Which spatial pattern is
more likely to be formed when it follows the course of a river?
a) Random.
b) Radial.
c) Linear.
d) Circular.
e) Irregular.
The correction option for Q3 is C: Linear.
Response can be found on page 12 of the Study Guide under section 12.2.2.
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EXAM PACK
Solutions, Explanations, workings, and references
+27 81 278 3372
, Dear student
1. INTRODUCTION
This tutorial letter contains the feedback on assignment 1.
2. FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENT 1
This assignment consisted of a total of 15 randomly selected multiple-choice question from learning units 1 to 4. The
assignment was completed online, on the GGH2602 Moodle module site, under ‘Quizzes’. Please note: each student’s
attempt looks slightly different compared to another student’s attempt. If you opted for more than one attempt, your
selection would have looked slightly different for the second attempt. Both the set of multiple-choice questions, and the
order of alternatives, are randomly selected and shuffled with each new attempt.
3. ASSIGNMENT FEEDBACK
Learning Unit 1
1. Which of the following examples is relevant to absolute location?
a) O.R Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg) is approximately 15 hours’ driver from Cape Town.
b) O.R Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg) is situated near Pretoria.
c) O.R Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg) is roughly 2 hectares in extent.
d) O.R Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg) is situated at ….
e) O.R Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg) to Cape Town International Airport is approximately a
two (2) hour flight.
The correct option is (d).
A place’s absolute location is its exact place on Earth, given in terms of latitude and longitude.
2. One of the following does NOT form part of a map.
a) Map symbols.
b) Photos.
c) Title.
d) Map legend.
The correct option for Q2 is C: Photos.
Photos do not form part of a map.
3. Residential areas form different spatial patterns influenced by various physical factors. Which spatial pattern is
more likely to be formed when it follows the course of a river?
a) Random.
b) Radial.
c) Linear.
d) Circular.
e) Irregular.
The correction option for Q3 is C: Linear.
Response can be found on page 12 of the Study Guide under section 12.2.2.
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