What are the answers to questions 15-18 regarding family conflicts, map types, data collection, and citizenship?

Here are the answers to your questions:

15. The situation that may not cause family conflicts from the options provided is:

    • C. Influence of role models.
    • Explanation: While negative role models can indirectly contribute to issues, the "influence" itself is not a direct cause of conflict in the same way economic hardships, alcohol abuse, or divorce are. Positive role models can even prevent conflict.

16. The type of map least used in Social Studies for comprehensive learning about the earth on a flat surface is:

    • A. Sketch.
    • Explanation: Sketch maps are informal and often used for quick representations or specific local studies, but atlases, topographical maps, and digital maps (like Google Maps) are more widely used as primary, detailed resources in Social Studies.

17. The most suitable method of data collection for Grade 8 learners conducting a field study on factors that influence human activities in the school neighborhood is:

    • A. Questionnaire.
    • Explanation: Questionnaires allow learners to gather information, opinions, and data directly from a larger number of people in the neighborhood about their activities and the factors influencing them, which is ideal for such a field study.

18. Keith, a Kenyan who has acquired Australian citizenship, possesses:

    • C. Dual citizenship.
    • Explanation: Since he was originally Kenyan and has now acquired Australian citizenship, he holds citizenship in two countries.

19. One negative economic effect of the Trans-Saharan trade on African communities is:

    • D. Decline of gold.
    • Explanation: The extensive Trans-Saharan trade, driven by the demand for gold, led to the heavy exploitation and eventual depletion of gold resources in West Africa, which had a significant long-term negative economic impact on the communities that relied on this resource.