w w ap eP m e tr .X w om .c s er Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge Pre-U Certificate 9768/04 GEOGRAPHY Paper 4 Research Topic INSERT May/June 2014 1 hour 30 minutes *8148873548-I* READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST This Insert contains all the Figures and the Table referred to in the Question Paper. This document consists of 11 printed pages and 1 blank page. DC (SJF/KN) 81510/6 © UCLES 2014 [Turn over 2 Fig. 1 for Question 1 species diversity index The effect of trampling on salt marsh in the estuary of the River Gann, Milford Haven, Wales, over a 10 year period 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.0 height (m) above sea level Key untrampled trampled Species diversity index is a measure of the number of plant species present, a higher value indicating that a greater number of plant species are present. © UCLES 2014 9768/04/INSERT/M/J/14 3 Fig. 2 for Question 1 Plant species in the salt marshes of Morecambe Bay, England Plant species curled dock jointed rush sea rush sea couch red fescues saltmarsh rush sea-milkwort common saltmarsh grass annual glasswort common cord-grass Salt marsh zone mature marsh high marsh low marsh pioneer zone 3 4 5 6 7 8 height (m) above sea level Note: the thicker parts of the line represent the range where a species is most frequent. © UCLES 2014 9768/04/INSERT/M/J/14 [Turn over 4 BLANK PAGE © UCLES 2014 9768/04/INSERT/M/J/14 5 Fig. 3 for Question 2 The evolution of biomass and number of species of vegetation in a forested area over a period of time stage shrub tree 60 30 40 20 20 10 0 biomass (kg/m2) number of species herb 0 1 2 4 6 10 14 20 50 100 200 time (years) Key number of species biomass © UCLES 2014 9768/04/INSERT/M/J/14 [Turn over 6 Fig. 4 for Question 5 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 1961 1970 1980 1990 2000 ecological footprint (hectares) ecological footprint (hectares) The ecological footprint in low, middle and high income countries between 1961 and 2008 0 2008 year Key high income countries middle income countries low income countries Ecological footprint can be defined as the area of land required by an individual in that country to maintain his or her standard of living. © UCLES 2014 9768/04/INSERT/M/J/14 7 Fig. 5 for Question 5 Ecological footprint and Human Development Index (HDI) for selected countries 1.000 Norway Australia Canada 0.900 USA Cuba Human Development Index (HDI) 0.800 0.700 0.600 0.500 0.400 Sierra Leone 0.300 0.200 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 ecological footprint (hectares) The HDI is a composite measure of development which takes into account life expectancy, education and income. Table 1 Annual population growth rate for selected countries Country Sierra Leone Cuba © UCLES 2014 Annual population growth rate (%) 2.3 –0.15 Norway 0.33 Canada 0.78 Australia 1.13 USA 0.9 9768/04/INSERT/M/J/14 [Turn over 8 Fig. 6 for Question 6 Population of dormice in England, 1993 to 2000 00 20 99 98 19 19 97 19 96 95 19 19 19 19 94 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 93 population index National year 00 20 99 19 98 19 97 19 96 19 95 19 19 19 94 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 93 population index Selected areas of northern England year year © UCLES 2014 9768/04/INSERT/M/J/14 00 20 99 19 98 19 97 19 96 19 95 19 19 19 94 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 93 population index Selected areas of southern England 9 Fig. 7 for Question 9 Changing areas of selected land uses in the CBD of Bangalore, India, 1985 to 2003 250 200 area (hectares) 150 100 50 0 residential commercial industrial public parks transport land use Key 1985 1995 2003 © UCLES 2014 9768/04/INSERT/M/J/14 [Turn over 10 Fig. 8 for Question 9 Land use in the CBD of Bangalore, India, 2003 N 0 1 km Key residential commercial public park industrial transportation © UCLES 2014 9768/04/INSERT/M/J/14 11 Fig. 9 for Question 9 The CBD of Bangalore, India N city railway station Ghandi Nagar Sultanpet Nagar Temple Town Hall bus terminal 0 Sudhama Nagar 1 km Key road © UCLES 2014 9768/04/INSERT/M/J/14 [Turn over 12 Fig. 10 for Question 10 Proposed changes to Quay Street in the CBD of Auckland, New Zealand Copyright Acknowledgements: Question 1 Fig. 1 Question 1 Question 2 Question 5 Question 6 Question 9 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 6 Figs 7, 8 & 9 Question 10 Fig. 10 © Headley & Sale; The Impact of Trampling By Student Groups on Saltmarsh Vegetation; Field Studies; p. 521; 1999; http://fsj.field-studies-council.org/media/345035/vol9.3_254.pdf © Saltmarsh Management Manual; Environment Agency; 2007; ISBN 97818/4432714. © G O’Hare; Soils, Vegetation, Ecosystems; Oliver & Boyd; 1992; ISBN 0050042378. © http://awsassets.panda.org/downloads/1_lpr_2012_online_full_size_single_pages_final_120516.pdf © The Dormouse Conservation Handbook; English Nature; http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/80018 © Mohammad Reza, Dr. Krishna Murthy Javaid Ahmad Tali, Dr. H. N. Nagendra; Future Threats to CBD: A Case Study of Bangalore CBD ; Department of Studies in Geography and Institute of Development Studies; University of Mysore. © http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/en/planspoliciesprojects/plansstrategies/ccmp/Pages/home.aspx Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge. © UCLES 2014 9768/04/INSERT/M/J/14