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Cambridge International Examinations
Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education
0460/02
For Examination from 2016
Paper 2 Geographical skills
SPECIMEN PAPER
1 hour 30 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
Additional Materials:
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Calculator
Plain paper
Protractor
1:50 000 Survey Map Extract is enclosed with this question paper.
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The Insert contains Photograph A for Question 4.
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Sketch maps and diagrams should be drawn whenever they serve to illustrate an answer.
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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
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Study the 1:50 000 map extract of the Rusape area in Zimbabwe.
(a) Identify the types of road found in grid square 9852.
[2]
(b) Fig. 1 shows a cross section along the line X to Y, which is marked on the map extract.
Height in
metres
1700
Height in
metres
1700
Sable
Range
1600
1600
1500
1500
1400
1400
1300
98
99
00
X
01
02
1300
03
Y
Fig. 1
(i) On Fig. 1, complete the cross section by plotting the remaining contours.
[3]
(ii) Mark with an arrow, and label with the letter shown in brackets, the following features
onto your completed cross section:
Pfunwa Hill (P);
[1]
the 33 kV Power Line (PL);
[1]
a stream (S);
[1]
the main area of cultivated land (C), and also show how far it extends.
[2]
(iii) Suggest a reason for the location of the cultivated land you have marked on the cross
section.
[1]
(c) In which direction is Tandi School (in grid square 9749) from Pfunwa Hill?
[1]
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(d) Describe the location of the huts in the western part of the map extract.
[2]
(e) The Rusape River flows across the area.
(i) Give two pieces of evidence which suggest that the river is flowing from the north east
towards the south west.
1
2
[2]
(ii) Measure the average width of the river in grid square 0242. Tick () one correct answer.
Tick
50 m
100 m
150 m
200 m
[1]
(iii) Which one of the following statements about the Rusape river is correct? Tick () one
correct answer.
Tick
the river has a wide flood plain
the river has no tributaries
the river has a delta shown on the map
the river has straight sections and meandering sections
[1]
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(f) Fig. 2 shows the road in the north west of the map extract.
53
95
96
97
98
99
53
52
52
F
14
Key
00
1400
51
51
50
50
49
49
contour metres
road
1300
48
48
E
47
95
96
97
98
47
99
Fig. 2
(i) On Fig. 2, the heights of two of the contours are shown. Label the heights of the other
four contours.
[1]
(ii) Measure the distance in metres along the road between points E and F.
metres
[1]
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(a) Study Fig. 3, which shows the changing fertility rate in China. Fertility rate is the average
number of children a woman bears in her lifetime.
‘One child’
policy
introduced
7
1500
6
×
×
5
4
1200
×
900
3
×
600
2
300
2050
2040
2030
2020
2010
2000
1990
1980
1970
1960
1950
1
total population (millions)
fertility rate (average number of children per woman)
2
year
Key
fertility rate
total population
predicted fertility rate
predicted
total population
Fig. 3
What was the fertility rate in:
1960;
1980;
2000?
[2]
(b) On Fig. 3, complete the line to show China’s predicted population growth. Use the figures in
the table below.
Year
Population in millions
2030
2050
1400
1300
[2]
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(c) Many people think that it is China’s ‘One child policy’ that has caused the reduction in fertility
rate. Does Fig. 3 support this idea?
[2]
(d) Name two social or economic factors (other than population data), which might help to
explain the changes in China’s population.
1
2
[2]
[Total: 8 marks]
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(a) Fig. 4 shows the highest and lowest annual rainfall totals in a recent ten year period for a
place in the Murray-Darling River Basin in Australia.
1000
900
highest
annual rainfall (mm)
800
700
600
500
400
300
lowest
200
100
0
Fig. 4
(i) The mean rainfall over a period of thirty years is 570 mm. Show this on Fig. 4, using an
arrow.
[1]
(ii) How can water authority services in such areas ensure that water is available in dry
years?
[2]
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(b) Study Fig. 5 and Table 1, which show the different uses of water in two states in Australia.
Northern Territory
South Australia
Key
agriculture
domestic
industry
other
Fig. 5
Table 1
water use in South Australia
%
agriculture
77
domestic
10
industry
5
other
8
(i) On Fig. 5, complete the pie graph for the state of South Australia using the information
for domestic and industry in Table 1. Use the key provided for shading.
[3]
(ii) Which user consumes the largest amount of water in Northern Territory and what
proportion of the supplies does it use?
[1]
(iii) Using the information given only, compare water use for agriculture in the two states.
[1]
[Total: 8 marks]
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4
Study Photograph A (Insert), which shows a valley in southern Japan.
Describe the relief, settlement and land-use of the area shown in the photograph.
Relief
Settlement
Land-use
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[Total: 8 marks]
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Study Fig. 6, which shows Havana, the capital city of Cuba. Cuba is an island in the Caribbean.
No. of
hotel
rooms
5000
AREA 1
No. of
hotel
rooms
5000
No. of
hotel
rooms
5000
AREA 2
2500
0
2500
AREA 3
2500
0
1988 2002
1988 2002
Eastern Beaches
0
1988 2002
Central
Havana
Old Havana
Marina
Havana City
Key
N
boundary of
city
INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT
0
2
main roads
tourist areas
4
km
Fig. 6
(a) Describe the location of the tourist areas shown on Fig. 6.
[2]
(b) (i) Which tourist area had the most hotel rooms in 2002?
[1]
(ii) Which area showed the biggest increase in number of hotel rooms between 1988 and
2002?
[1]
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(c) Describe how the number of hotel rooms changed between 1988 and 2002 in the three areas
shown on Fig. 6.
[3]
(d) Suggest one reason for the different growth rates of the tourist areas.
[1]
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70
Total amount: 396 Gw/h
30
30
20
20
10
10
other
coal
40
wind
40
HEP
50
nuclear
50
natural
gas
60
oil
60
Total amount:
amount: 974
974 Gw/h
Gwh
Total
70
Total amount: 303 Gw/h
30
20
20
10
10
other
coal
30
wind
40
HEP
40
nuclear
50
natural
gas
50
oil
60
coal
60
Fig. 7
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70
HEP
Italy
nuclear
%
natural
gas
Japan
oil
%
other
Total amount: 2080 Gw/h
wind
70
HEP
UK
nuclear
%
natural
gas
China
oil
%
other
Fig. 7 shows energy sources for four countries.
coal
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(a) Using the examples on Fig. 7, identify one fossil fuel and one renewable energy source.
Fossil fuel
Renewable energy source
[2]
(b) Fig. 7 shows that the governments of the four countries use very different percentages of
sources of power. Suggest why governments have made these different choices.
[2]
(c) Explain two changes in these percentages that might be suggested by an environmental
pressure group.
1
2
[4]
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