NSSCO Geography 6137 case studies
NSSCO Geography 6137 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary Level (NSSCO) Geography (6137) is a school-leaving qualification taken at the end of the senior secondary phase in Namibia. It suits candidates who need a Geography credit for further study, teacher training, tourism, environmental or public-sector pathways, or who simply want a broad, balanced subject alongside their other NSSCO choices. The NSSCO Geography 6137 case studies are 5 cases and about 3,749 words.
1Sinkhole Risk and Route Choice on the Otavi Dolomite
A consulting team must advise the Roads Authority on the alignment of a 48 km gravel-road upgrade between two towns in the Otavi Valley. Alignment A follows the valley floor for its whole length, across dolomite and limestone.
957 words, about 5 min2Destocking, Boreholes and Salinity in a Drought-Stressed Conservancy
The !Aris communal conservancy covers 14,000 hectares of semi-desert and currently carries 2,300 cattle and 3,000 goats. Rangeland officers estimate a safe long-term stocking rate of one large stock unit (LSU) per 12 hectares, counting six goats as one LSU.
709 words, about 4 min3Formalising an Informal Settlement on an Ephemeral River Floodplain
Ombika municipality has 21,400 residents and is growing at 4.1% a year, with 60% of the population under 25. About 6,500 people live in an informal settlement of 900 plots on the floodplain of an ephemeral river; a flood three years ago put 1,100 households under 1.2 m of water for nine days.
676 words, about 3 min4Uranium Extension or Tourism Corridor: Water as the Deciding Constraint
A regional planning committee in the Namibian interior must advise on two competing applications for the same 1,200 hectares of semi-desert. The Kalahari Uranium Project wants a nine-year mine: 700 jobs in two years of construction, 450 operational jobs, a wage bill of N 480 million a year, of which the company estimates 85% is spent locally, plus corporate tax and a royalty.
693 words, about 3 min5Evaluating a Beach-Profile and Longshore-Drift Investigation
A Grade 11 class investigates whether a 60 m rock groyne at a coastal resort is causing erosion downdrift. Working for one day in a 25 km/h south-westerly wind, five groups measured beach profiles at 200 m intervals along 3 km of beach using ranging poles and a 30 m tape, recording the position of the high-water mark and the width of dry sand.
714 words, about 4 min