JCE Geography case studies
JCE Geography · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Junior Certificate Examination (JCE) is a national examination administered by the Botswana Examinations Council (BEC), the body mandated under section 5 of the Botswana Examinations Council Act (Act No 11 of 2002), as amended by the Botswana Examinations Amendment Act, 2019, to manage, conduct examinations and assessments in general education and technical, vocational education and training and to award certificates in respect of the said examinations and assessments. The JCE sits within BEC's Qualifications & Programmes alongside the PSLE and BGCSE, and BEC publishes dedicated JCE Administration, JCE Reports, Assessment, JCE Syllabi and JCE Exam Centres pages, plus a JCE Results Summary and a separate notice stream for JCE private candidates. The JCE Geography case studies are 5 cases and about 4,836 words.
1Choosing a Site for a Rural Clinic: Water, Flood Risk and Access
A sub-district council in eastern Botswana must choose one of three sites for a clinic serving four villages with a combined population of 6,400. Site A lies on flat black-cotton clay beside a gravel road that is graded twice a year; it is 3 km from a seasonal river that holds pools until August.
950 words, about 5 min2A Declining Borehole in the Sandveld: Deepen, Pipe or Ration?
Kgetleng is a village of 2,800 people on the edge of the sandveld. Its only borehole was drilled in 1998 to 90 m and once yielded 4.0 litres per second; the latest test gives 2.5 litres per second, and the water now contains about 1,150 mg per litre of dissolved solids - above the 1,000 mg/l guideline used for drinking water - rising by roughly 40 mg/l a year.
992 words, about 5 min3Tomatoes or Sorghum? A Smallholder Weighs a Supermarket Contract
Mpho farms 8 hectares of sandy loam 20 km from a district town of 45,000 people. Rainfall averages 430 mm, but the last five seasons ranged from 180 mm to 610 mm, and the rains now often start in December rather than October.
930 words, about 5 min4Reading a District Census: Dependency, Out-Migration and One Budget
Mmaletswai District has a population of 128,000. The latest census shows 44% aged 0–14, 50% aged 15–64 and 6% aged 65 and over.
940 words, about 5 min5Expanding a Safari Camp: Beds, Elephants and a Community Lease
A safari operator runs a 20-bed camp on the edge of a riverfront floodplain inside a wildlife management area. The operator wants to add 24 beds, plus 8 staff rooms, a larger kitchen and a swimming pool.
1,024 words, about 5 min