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GEOGRAPHY
Paper 3
May/June 2003
1 hour 30 minutes
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1:25 000 survey map is enclosed with this question paper.
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CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
International General Certificate of Secondary Education
2
1
Study the map extract provided, which is part of the island of Saint Lucia on the scale 1:25 000,
and answer the following questions.
(a)
(i) What type of building is found at grid reference 165415?
[1]
(ii) Give the six figure grid reference of the garment factory which is situated in the south of
the map beside the surfaced road which runs westwards from Dennery.
[1]
(b) Find the main trigonometrical stations at grid references 182424 and 202443.
(i) Give the compass direction of the main trigonometrical station at 202443 from the main
trigonometrical station at 182424.
[1]
(ii) Measure the distance between the trigonometrical stations and give your answer in
metres.
[1]
(c) Describe the natural vegetation found in square 1643.
[4]
(d) Name two crops grown in the areas of cultivation and plantation. Use evidence from the
map only.
[1]
(e) Why is there no settlement in the area of the map north of northing 44 and west of
easting 19?
[4]
14
19
northern edge of map
44
44
14
(f)
19
Describe the services provided in the settlement of Dennery in the south-east of the map. [3]
(g) Describe the physical features of the coastline.
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[4]
3
2
Study Fig. 1 which shows a wet and dry bulb thermometer (hygrometer) used at a school weather
station.
(a) Write down P, Q, R, S as a list and name the features of the instrument labelled on Fig. 1 [2]
(b) Calculate the depression of the wet bulb and explain how you arrived at your answer.
[2]
(c) Using Table 1 and the temperatures shown on the two thermometers in Fig. 1, calculate the
relative humidity.
[1]
(d) Explain what is meant by the term ‘relative humidity’.
[1]
P
–5
degrees
centigrade
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
degrees
35 centigrade
Q
R
–5
S
Fig. 1
Table 1
Depression of wet bulb
Dry bulb
reading °C
1°
2°
3°
4°
5°
6°
7°
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
30
93
86
79
73
67
61
55
25
92
84
77
70
63
57
50
20
91
83
74
66
59
51
44
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Fig. 2 shows four stages in population development of world areas and two population pyramids,
A and B.
(a) Write down A and B as a list and against each letter state in which stage of population
development, 1, 2, 3, or 4, the population pyramid would be found.
[2]
(b) Give reasons why you chose the stage of
(i) pyramid A,
[1]
(ii) pyramid B.
[1]
(c) Identify by letter a stage of population development where there is a period of decline in
population. Give one reason for your answer.
[1]
(d) State, giving a reason for your answer, in which stage there would be the greatest increase
in population.
[1]
Diagram to show the four general stages of population
development likely to be experienced by any area in the world
40
birth and death rates
per 1000 per year
3
birth
rate
30
death
rate
20
stage 1
stage 2
stage 3
stage 4
10
time
ages
ages
male
female
80 - 84
70 - 74
60 - 64
50 - 54
40 - 44
30 - 34
20 - 24
10 - 14
0-4
43210
01234
male
female
80 - 84
70 - 74
60 - 64
50 - 54
40 - 44
30 - 34
20 - 24
10 - 14
0-4
0 1 234 5 6 7 8
8 7 6 54 3 2 1 0
percentage of
total population
percentage of
total population
A
B
Fig. 2
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4
Study the graphs (Fig. 3, Insert) which show the employment structure in three countries A, B, C.
(a) Complete the pie graph for country A using the following figures:
Primary industry
80%
Secondary industry
15%
Tertiary industry
5%
Use the key provided in Fig. 3
[2]
(b) What percentage of the people is employed in tertiary industry in country C?
[1]
(c) State which of the countries, B or C, is a developing country and give reasons for your
choice.
[3]
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5
Study Fig. 4 which shows changes which have taken place in a village over a period of 40 years
(1960–2000).
(a) How have the farm buildings changed between 1960 and 2000?
[1]
(b) What name would be given to the people who, in the year 2000, live in the village but work
elsewhere?
[1]
(c) Name the services which the village lost between the year 1960 and the year 2000.
[2]
(d) Name the services which the village has gained during the forty year period.
[3]
Changes in a village (1960 - 2000)
1960
2000
Farm
Farm
and
riding
stables
Church
Church
Community
Hall
Community
Hall
Farm
Shop
and
PO
BS
Farm
Farm
Bar
Bar and
Restaurant
Farm
Car Park
Schoolhouse
School
key
0
farm buildings
100
200
metres
houses occupied by people working
in or around the village
houses occupied by newcomers to the village
(retired or working elsewhere)
public services / amenities
BS
PO
bus stop
post office
Fig. 4
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300
N
7
6
(a) Study Fig. 5 which shows the main plates of the earth’s crust.
(i) What is a plate?
[1]
(ii) Name two plates which meet along the west coast of South America.
[1]
(iii) State what is happening to the plates at X on Fig. 5
[1]
Eurasian plate
North
American
plate
Pacific
plate
African
plate
Pacific
plate
Nazca
plate
South
American
plate
Indo-Australian
plate
X
Antarctic plate
Fig. 5
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(b) Fig. 6 shows an area affected by an earthquake.
(i) What is the term used for the point Y, shown on Fig. 6, which is on the earth’s surface
directly above the origin of the earthquake?
[1]
(ii) Which of the settlements, shown on Fig. 6, is likely to experience the greatest damage
as a result of the earthquake? Give one reason for your answer.
[2]
(iii) Apart from damage to settlements, suggest two other problems which might be the
result of the earthquake in the area shown in Fig. 6.
[2]
dam holding
back reservoir
intensity 6
port
sea
r
rive
intensity
village
motor
way
inten
sity 8
city
int
en
Y
origin
Fig. 6
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sity
9
9
7
Fig. 7 shows measures adopted to improve the traffic flow in a city.
(a) How have traffic planners reduced the amount of ‘through traffic’ in this city?
[2]
(b) How has public road transport been speeded up in this city?
[1]
(c) State the other methods, shown on Fig. 7, which will help to reduce traffic congestion in the
city centre.
[4]
motorway
main road
outer ring road,
2–3 lane road
main road with
bus only lanes
access restricted,
no private cars
car park
inner
ring road
multi-storey car
park
parkand-ride
car park
CBD
limited access
and
pedestrianised
streets
car park for light
railway
Fig. 7
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light railway and
station
city limits
N
10
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