A cheat sheet on mapwork calculations

CALCULATIONS 1. Distance 1.1 Measure using a paper strip, dividers or piece of string 1.2 Confirm the map scale 1.3 Formula: Distance = Map distance X Scale / 100 000 1.4 Units: The result is distance in km 2. Area 2.1 Measure length and breadth of block on the map 2.2 Confirm the map scale … Read more

Settlements 6 – Urban heirarchies

How far would you go to buy a loaf of bread? And to get heart surgery? What can you get in East London that you cannot get in Engcobo? Why? What is the result? Urban heirarchies and central place theory is an important area of current research in geography, but what are urban heirarchies? The … Read more

Settlements 4 – Rural settlement issues

Study the following presentation:Settlements 4 Rural settlement issues After viewing the presentation study the case studies in the following document and answer the questions. Rural settlements case studies BETTERMENT PLANNING This was a policy used, especially in the homelands, but also elsewhere by the Apartheid government to “promote rural development”. It claimed to be aimed … Read more