Religion & the Natural Environment is one of 9 topics in the Grade 11 Religion Studies CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
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1. According to this lesson, religion has influenced how communities relate to the natural environment through:
Specific teachings about humanity's relationship to nature, such as stewardship or interconnectedness
A complete absence of any teaching related to nature in any tradition
Only teachings that actively discourage any environmental concern whatsoever
Teachings found exclusively in extinct ancient religions
Answer: Specific teachings about humanity's relationship to nature, such as stewardship or interconnectedness — Religion has influenced how communities relate to, use, and understand the natural environment through specific teachings about humanity's relationship to nature, such as ideas of stewardship, custodianship, or interconnectedness.
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2. According to this lesson, the natural environment has historically influenced religion by:
Shaping the specific symbols, metaphors and religious practices a tradition develops
Having no connection whatsoever to any religious tradition's symbols or practices
Preventing any religious community from settling in a specific location
Eliminating all religious interpretation of natural events
Answer: Shaping the specific symbols, metaphors and religious practices a tradition develops — The natural environment has historically influenced religion by shaping the specific symbols, metaphors and religious practices a tradition develops, influencing settlement, and shaping how natural events are interpreted religiously.
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3. Name the earlier CAPS topic (also covered in this subject) that this lesson connects to when explaining how traditions in agricultural regions developed rituals tied to planting and harvest.
Answer: Early food-producing societies — This lesson connects the environment's influence on religion to earlier content on early food-producing societies, where traditions that developed in agricultural regions often developed rituals tied to planting and harvest.
