Explain ONE human factor that may contribute to disasters such as stampedes at social or sports events.
About this question
Question SE2-5.2 of Life Orientation Grade 12, Provincial Question Bank (Limpopo DoE, 2021). It tests the Term 3 ATP topic Human Factors Causing Ill-Health.
- TermTerm 3
- ATP topicHuman Factors Causing Ill-Health
- PaperLimpopo Question Bank 2021 (Part 3)
- Marks2 marks for one fully developed point
Poor security at the venue lets too many people get in, which leads to overcrowding and makes a stampede more likely when the crowd panics.
Other points that earn marks
- Unruly crowd behaviour driven by group emotions.
- Fake, cheap tickets attract more fans than the venue can hold.
- Corrupt security staff let people in for bribes.
- Alcohol and drug use leads to risky behaviour.
- Too few entrances and exits make people impatient and anxious.
- Controversial refereeing decisions can cause an uproar.
More Questions On Human Factors Causing Ill-Health
A social factor is something that comes from our interaction with other people and affects how we think and behave in social situations.
Texting while driving is a social factor because the need to stay connected with friends on WhatsApp or social media makes the driver take their eyes off the road, so they miss road signs and dangers and may cause an accident.
Three negative effects that unsafe sexual behaviour may have on the life of a young person are:
- Unsafe sexual behaviour can delay or derail a young person's plans for their future career, because the consequences take away the time and focus needed to pursue their goals.
- It can seriously harm their emotional and physical health, so they are unable to live the healthy and fulfilling life they had planned.
- It can damage their relationships with family and friends, whom they need as a support system to move forward and achieve their life goals.
A: creating forums to help drug addicts and families.
Community forums give addicts and their families support and information. Making laws, arresting people and workplace rehabilitation are the work of government, police and employers, not the community.
Three practical ways to alert teen drivers to the dangers of texting and driving are:
- Schools and driving schools could invite survivors of texting-related crashes or their families to speak to learners. Real stories have a strong emotional impact and make teenagers take the risk seriously.
- Road safety campaigns could use social media, videos and billboards that show the effects of texting while driving, because teenagers spend a lot of time on these platforms and will see the message often.
- Parents could set a good example and agree with their teenagers on a family no-phone-while-driving rule, which builds a habit of putting the phone away in the car.
Three aims of this campaign are:
- To make the community, especially the youth, aware of the dangers of nyaope and other drugs.
- To reduce crime linked to drug use in the area.
- To refer drug users and victims for professional help.
Three ways in which a sedentary lifestyle could lead to ill health are:
- A sedentary lifestyle could slow down your metabolism and lead to obesity.
- It could weaken your bones and muscles.
- It could cause plaque to build up in the arteries, leading to heart disease.