The anthropogenic nature  of environmental problems 

• The are many environmental problems such as global warming which is caused by polluting the atmosphere, lack of fresh water can also  be a major problem cause people dump inside the water and causes pollution. The distraction of natural habits is usually caused by lack of fresh water for biodiversity and good eco system for spicies as well as the marine life are anthropogenic cased by humans. Using the South Africa context the are various environmental problems such as droughts, high changes of the climate as well as pollution caused by car emission , as well as high pollution caused by factories.                                                                                                  

1. The participatory development approach is described as an altinative theory that seek to give poor people part in initiatives and projects that are designed by outside organisation  these procedures are altered in hopes of involving local stakeholders so that they can be able to execute sustainable and successful project that will be able impact the society in a positive way 

1. Dependency Theory- A process Where by some countries Like  MDC's experience growth at the expansion of other LDC's  It can also be considered as the notion where resources flow from a periphery and underdeveloped states to a core of wealth economic states.

• It promotes interdependency of countries in the modern and traditional ways for mentaning development of a country. 
• It also explain and explores the global inequalities as well as social class differences. 

 2. Modernization Theory-  Is the process which refers to  a model of a progressive transaction from tradition to modern of social economical and cultural transformation.

• Avoid and ignores global inequalities as well as social class differences. 
• Aims at eliminating pre modern way to modern society.

Four factors that contribute to development in South Africa

1. Rural to urban migration 

A lot of people often migraine from rural areas to townships in terms of seeking for developed source of markets such as better employment and better educational level like tertiary and suitable living environment don't have certain government services. The other reason that makes people to migrate to cities is because there are a lot of opportunities for people to expose their various types of talents. 

2. Improve on education and health

The Education system in South Africa is moderate and still lacks bettering of certain basic skills development in a young age as training student practically to make them realize thir career path. Health facility need to be improved by improving on infrastructures to be able to allocate and help people as much as possible in order to avoid loss of lives. 

3. Political transformation 

South Africa is a democratic country lead by various parties that aims at allocating freedom to people through political policies striving to lead the country each party comes with different objectives and leading strategies to transform the country through economic and socially improvements. 

4. Modernization 

South Africa is still a developing country that works hand in hand with many countries in marketing and trading these helps boost the county economy as well as sustaining the GDP of the county modernized better technology improves and contribute to the new industrial revolution. 

Poverty is a condition or state whereby an individual or community lacks having sufficient financial resources and essential standard of living to sustain themselves, It can also be defined by looking at lacking of enough personal income for a person's basic needs, poverty is usually caused by many factors and it affects  many elements namely socially, economically and politically.

The benefits of poverty can be seen in two different ways for example an individual it is mainly characterized by someone who is able to make their own money  to sustain themselves rather than working under someone labor. The other factor making people benefit for experiencing poverty includes volunteering in terms of helping out in community uplifting projects that aim to help the society. If at home theirs no one working in the family then can be easy to take care off household roles and helping children to complete school home works, these can benefit poor people instead of siting home and dong nothing.

1. Conflict theory is the major assumption where by society is characterised by perspective and persive inequality based on social classes it is also displays various factors such as gender and rave. The social problems arise from fundamental faults in the structure of society and both reflect and reinforce inequalities based on dimensions such as gender, the other factor causing social problem conflict is the lack of scare resources that usually appears during internet negotiation between dominant and subordinate groups end up in conflict.

The symbol interactionism is a theoretical perspective where by people construct their roles as they interact they do not merely learn the roles that society has set out for the them to take part for example people who are deaf rely heavily on symbols as words and gesture to reach a shared understanding of their interactions to others.