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Cambridge International Examinations
Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education
* 3 1 2 3 2 4 2 9 6 4 *
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GEOGRAPHY
Paper 2
October/November 2014
1 hour 30 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
Additional Materials:
Ruler
Protractor
Plain paper
Calculator
1:50 000 Survey Map Extract is enclosed with this Question Paper.
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces provided.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.
Answer all questions.
The Insert contains Photograph A for Question 3 and Photograph B for Question 4.
The Survey Map Extract and the Insert are not required by the Examiner.
Sketch maps and diagrams should be drawn whenever they serve to illustrate an answer.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
This document consists of 15 printed pages, 1 blank page and 1 Insert.
DC (NF/CGW) 80245/8
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Study the map extract for Doelfontein, Zimbabwe. The scale is 1:50 000.
(a) Fig. 1 shows some of the features in the north west part of the map extract. Study Fig. 1 and
the map extract, and answer the questions below.
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D
B
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E
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Fig. 1
Using the map extract, identify the following features shown on Fig. 1:
(i)
feature A;
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(ii)
feature B;
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(iii)
the height above sea level of the spot height at C;
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(iv)
the height above sea level of the contour at D;
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(v)
the type of road at E.
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(b) Find the Big Ben mining area (1681,1680) in the east of the map extract. Give map evidence
for mining in this area.
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(c) Find Mt Cazalet and Spitzkop hill in the west of the map extract.
(i)
Give the six figure grid reference for the trigonometrical station at the top of Mt Cazalet.
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(ii)
[1]
Give the bearing from grid north to the top of Spitzkop hill from the top of Mt Cazalet.
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(iii)
Give the compass direction to the top of Spitzkop hill from the top of Mt Cazalet.
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(d) Fig. 2 is a cross section along northing 78 from 100780 to 150780.
1100
1100
1000
1000
900
900
100780
metres above sea level
metres above sea level
track
150780
Fig. 2
On Fig. 2, using labelled arrows, mark the positions of:
(i)
the wide tarred road;
[1]
(ii)
the 33 kV power line;
[1]
(iii)
the railway.
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(e) Fig. 3 shows the location of two areas in the north of the map extract. These are Judds Farm
and Exchange. Study the two areas and answer the questions below.
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88
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18
88
JUDDS FARM
87
87
86
86
EXCHANGE
85
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17
18
85
Fig. 3
The table below compares the features of the two areas. Complete the table by putting ticks in
the correct five boxes. Use only one tick for each row.
area at
Judds Farm
area at
Exchange
Example:
tarred road
both these
areas
neither of
these areas
✓
track, cut line or game
trail
dip tank
reservoir
flat or gently sloping land
drainage flows to the
west
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Fig. 4 shows three instruments, A, B and C, kept at a weather station. Study Fig. 4 and answer the
questions on the opposite page.
A
B
C
°C
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
–5
–10
–15
–20
–25
°C
–25
–20
–15
–10
–5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Fig. 4
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(a) Identify instruments A, B and C.
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B ..................................................................................
C ..................................................................................
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(b) Using instrument A on Fig. 4, state the direction from which the wind is blowing.
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[1]
(c) On Fig. 4, label the position of the alcohol in instrument C.
[1]
(d) Using the information from instrument C on Fig. 4, state:
(i)
the coldest temperature since the instrument was re-set;
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(ii)
the hottest temperature since the instrument was re-set;
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(iii)
[1]
[1]
the current temperature.
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Photograph A (Insert) shows an area of tropical rainforest.
(a) Describe the vegetation shown in the photograph.
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(b) Study Fig. 5, which shows the climate of the area shown in Photograph A.
30
400
20
mean
rainfall
300
(mm)
mean
temperature
(°C)
200
10
100
0
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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
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N
D
0
months
Fig. 5
Use the information in Fig. 5 to complete the table below.
Feature of the climate
mean temperature of the hottest month
mean temperature of the coldest month
annual temperature range
annual rainfall
Amount
.................. °C
26 °C
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2790 mm
Description
hot
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very low
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(a) Photograph B (Insert) shows a settlement in the Caribbean. Describe the housing shown in
the photograph.
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(b) Table 1 shows the population and services of five settlements.
Table 1
Number of services
Settlement
Population
primary
schools
convenience
stores
doctors’
surgery
supermarkets
secondary
schools
A
956
1
4
1
0
0
B
7931
1
7
1
0
0
C
438
0
2
0
0
0
D
10 842
3
8
2
2
1
E
8962
2
7
1
1
0
(i)
What is the minimum population needed for a settlement to have a supermarket?
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(ii)
[1]
List the settlements shown in Table 1 (A, B, C, D or E) in order of importance in a
settlement hierarchy below.
Settlement
highest
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lowest
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Fig. 6 gives information about the output from subsistence agriculture in the regions of Cameroon,
West Africa.
Niger
Key
N
output from subsistence
agriculture (thousand tonnes)
1
Nigeria
900 and over
Chad
2
600 – 899
300 – 599
4
3
Central
African
Rep.
6
5
8
7
0 – 299
4 region number
10
Atlantic
Ocean
international boundary
regional boundary
9
Equatorial
Guinea
0
Gabon
600
Congo
km
Fig. 6
(a) Describe the distribution of the regions with the highest output.
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Region 1 has a subsistence agriculture area of 360 thousand hectares and an output of
400 thousand tonnes. Plot this information on Fig. 7.
[1]
output from subsistence agriculture
(thousand tonnes)
(b) (i)
1200
Key
7
1000
4 region number
10
800
5
4
6
600
3
9
400
2
200
8
0
0
100
200
300
area of subsistence agriculture
(thousand hectares)
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(ii)
Using Fig. 7 opposite, describe the relationship between the output from subsistence
agriculture and the area of land that is used to produce it.
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(c) State two factors which affect output from subsistence agriculture.
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[2]
(d) It is not always easy to increase the output from subsistence agriculture. Fig. 8 shows one
reason for this. Complete Fig. 8 by adding, in the correct spaces, the following labels:
decreasing soil fertility and yields
no fertiliser or improved seeds
little surplus to sell
low or
decreased outputs
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no capital to invest
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Fig. 8
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Fig. 9 shows the Mekong River in south east Asia. The Mekong is one of the largest rivers in the
world and supplies water for a variety of purposes. Study Fig. 9 and answer the questions on the
opposite page.
Source of river on
Tibetan Plateau.
Melting snow provides
much of the dry
season flow lower
down the river.
Key
Mekong River
international
boundary
0
China
400
km
Erosion in the upper
Mekong provides
much of the sediment
carried by the river.
Burma
N
Vietnam
Laos
sea
Trade takes place by
small boat. The river
is becoming important
for international navigation.
Thailand
In the lower Mekong two
thirds of the population are
involved in fishing.
Fish is the most important
protein in the diet of poorer
people.
Cambodia
sea
Vietnam
sea
sea
Flood plain and delta are farmed intensively
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(a) Name two countries that have part of their international boundary following the Mekong River.
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2 ..............................................
[1]
(b) Estimate the length of the Mekong River shown on Fig. 9. Circle one correct answer below.
3200 kms
3600 kms
4200 kms
4800 kms
[1]
(c) Several countries along the Mekong River are building large dams for hydroelectricity and
water supply. Using Fig. 9 only, suggest how dam construction might cause problems for
people living close to the river.
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(d) Using Fig. 9, suggest why disagreements might occur over the use of the water of the Mekong
River.
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