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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
* 4 6 5 1 5 7 0 7 4 8 *
2217/12
GEOGRAPHY
Paper 1
May/June 2012
1 hour 45 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
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Answer three questions, one from each section.
Sketch maps and diagrams should be drawn whenever they serve to illustrate an
answer.
The Insert contains Photographs A, B and C for Question 1, Photographs D
and E for Question 2, and Photographs F and G for Question 3.
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Section A
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Answer one question from this section.
QUESTION 1
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(a) Study Fig. 1, which shows information about the population density in India (an LEDC).
84° E
N
11
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0
500
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10
7
1000
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15
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14° N
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Population Density
(people per sq. km)
800 or more
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200 to 499
Less than 200
Key to states
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2
3
4
5
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Goa
500 to 799
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10
Maharashtra
Chhattisgarh
Orissa
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
11
12
13
14
15
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Jharkhand
West Bengal
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Identify a state in India with a population density of 800 people or more per square
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(ii)
The Indian state of Karnataka has a population of 52.73 million (52 730 000) and an
area of 191 976 square kilometres. Calculate its population density.
Show your calculations.
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List the three states in India which have the lowest population density.
Describe one similarity in the location of all three of these states.
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Many parts of India are densely populated. Give reasons why both agricultural
areas and industrial areas may be densely populated in an LEDC.
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(b) Study Photographs A, B and C (Insert), which show areas with a low population density.
(i)
Give one reason why each of the areas shown are sparsely populated.
You should choose a different reason for each photograph.
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Explain why some towns may grow up in areas which otherwise have a low
population density.
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(c) For a named country which you have studied, explain why the birth rate is high.
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QUESTION 2
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(a) Study Figs 2A and 2B, plans which show part of the Central Business District (CBD) of
Nottingham, a city in the UK in 1980 and 2010. Also study Photograph D (Insert).
Nottingham CBD (1980)
L o w e r P a r l i a m e n t S t.
Old Corner
Public House
Topman
Neilson
Travel Agent
Radio
Rentals
Yorkshire
Bank
McGowans
Jeweller
Jean
Jeanie
Visionhire
McDonalds
Maypole Yard
C l u m b e r S t.
Amusements
Shoefayre
Pizzaland
Manfield
Studio
Rediffusion
TV Rentals
L i n c o l n S t.
Paige Plus
Trueform
Key
food and drink
clothing
shoes
banks
others
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Nottingham CBD (2010)
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L o w e r P a r l i a m e n t S t.
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Miss
Selfridge
USC
O2
Mobile Phones
(Empty)
William
Hill
Footlocker
Vero
Moda
Santander
McDonalds
2
Maypole Yard
C l u m b e r S t.
Amusements
Aldo
JD Sports
Sport Direct
Evans
Levi’s
L i n c o l n S t.
3
Lush
HSBC
1
= direction photograph
was taken from
Key
food and drink
clothing
shoes
banks
others
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(i)
Which position on Fig. 2B is Photograph D taken from?
Circle the correct answer below.
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(ii)
(iii)
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Give an example from Fig. 2B of:
A
a bank;
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B
a type of shop or service which did not
exist in 1980 but had been opened by 2010. .....................................................
[2]
Give three pieces of evidence from Photograph D or Fig. 2B that the area is part of
a CBD.
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Explain why the CBD of a city has a large sphere of influence.
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(b) Study Fig. 3, a map of the main transport links in Nottingham, along with Photograph E
(Insert) which shows part of the tram line.
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A6
RURAL-URBAN FRINGE
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Kimberley
Bulwell
Nuthall
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10
A6
J26
OUTER SUBURBS
A6
Mapperley
Sherwood
Carlton
2
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INNER CITY
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M
CBD
A609
Woolaton
A52
Stapleford
Sandiacre
Beeston
nt
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0
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Edwalton
2
motorway
main railway station
railway
main road
tram line
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6
8
10
km
Beeston suburb
CBD
urban
zones
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(i)
Describe three features of the route of the tram line shown on Fig. 3.
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(ii)
Suggest benefits and problems of public transport systems, such as trams, for
people who live in cities.
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(c) For a named example of a town or city which you have studied, explain how urban
sprawl has changed the surrounding areas.
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Section B
Answer one question from this section.
QUESTION 3
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(a) Study Photograph F (Insert), which shows a river valley.
(i)
Describe the shape of the valley shown in Photograph F.
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Describe two features of the river shown in Photograph F.
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Suggest three ways in which the river shown in Photograph F could be carrying out
erosion.
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Name and describe two methods by which rivers transport their load.
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(b) Study Photograph G (Insert), which shows rocks where biological weathering is taking
place.
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Describe how biological weathering has occurred in the area shown.
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Explain why biological and chemical weathering are rapid in areas which are hot
and wet.
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(c) Describe and explain the process of freeze-thaw weathering.
Include fully labelled diagrams.
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QUESTION 4
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(a) Study Fig. 4, which shows an area of tropical rainforest.
height
in
metres
45
45
40
40
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30
35
25
30
CLEARING
25
20
15
10
20
CASSAVA
BANANA
MANIOC
15
10
5
5
0
0
Fig. 4
(i)
To what height do the tallest trees grow? ......................... metres
[1]
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Identify two pieces of evidence of human activity in the area of tropical rainforest
shown in Fig. 4.
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Describe three characteristics of tropical rainforest vegetation.
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Explain how the vegetation has adapted to the tropical rainforest climate.
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sunlight
transpiration
rainfall
forest
leaf / twig fall
return of nutrients
humus
rock
soil
leaching
Fig. 5
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Explain how nutrients are cycled in a tropical rainforest ecosystem.
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Describe the impacts of large scale deforestation of tropical rainforests on the local
natural environment.
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(c) For a named area of tropical rainforest which you have studied, describe the ways in
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Section C
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Answer one question from this section.
QUESTION 5
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(a) Study Fig. 6, which shows information about employment in manufacturing industry in
selected countries in Europe and Asia in 1991 and 2010.
50
Key
1991
40
2010
% of total
workforce
employed in
manufacturing
30
20
10
0
UK
France
Poland
India
Singapore
EUROPE
Thailand
ASIA
Fig. 6
(i)
(ii)
What was the percentage of the total workforce employed
in manufacturing industry in the UK in 1991?
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Using Fig. 6, identify:
A
the country with the highest percentage of the workforce
employed in manufacturing industry in 1991;
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the country where the percentage of the workforce employed in manufacturing
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Compare the changes which have taken place in employment in manufacturing
industry between 1991 and 2010 in Europe and Asia. Suggest reasons for these
changes.
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(b) Study Figs 7A, 7B and 7C, which show information about Nigeria.
Industrial zones in Nigeria
P
HE
N
Key
industrial towns
movement of power
railways
0
300
km
border
industrial zones
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Population distribution and urban population in Nigeria
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Density
( inhabitants per km2 )
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over 200
51 – 200
11 – 50
1 – 10
under 1 or
uninhabited
Urban
population
Over 1 million inhabitants
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250 001 – 1 million inhabitants
300
100 000 – 250 000 inhabitants
km
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Road network in Nigeria
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0
300
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Fig. 7C
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Use Fig. 7A to describe the distribution of industrial zones in Nigeria.
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Using Figs 7B and 7C only, suggest reasons for the distribution of the industrial
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(c) For a named area where manufacturing industry is important, describe its impacts on
the natural environment.
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QUESTION 6
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(a) Study Fig. 8, which shows information about rivers in Guinea, an LEDC in West Africa.
Much of the water used in Guinea is obtained from the rivers shown on Fig. 8.
Senegal
Mali
R. G
a
ia
mb
Guinea
Bissau
g
R.
Baf
in
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Guinea
R. Niger
R.
ok
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lo
Mi
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R.
Sierra Leone
a
Mo
R.
Atlantic Ocean
0
Ivory
Coast
Liberia
200
km
Key
international boundary
river
Fig. 8
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Name a river which has its source in Guinea but flows to the sea through Sierra
Leone.
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Suggest two reasons why conflicts may occur when a river flows through more
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Explain how improving the water supply in LEDCs, such as Guinea, is likely to
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(b) Study Figs 9A and 9B, which show information about the River Ebro in Spain (an MEDC
in Europe).
N
FRANCE
Bay of Biscay
La Coruna
León
Bilbao
Riv
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ANDORRA
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PYR
PO
RT
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GA
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ENE
ES
Zaragoza
Barcelona
Balearic
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Madrid
Valencia
SPAIN
BALEARIC
ISLANDS
Alicante
Sevilla
Atlantic
Ocean
Y COAST
LIDA
HO
Strait of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
(U.K.)
MOROCCO
a
n Se
Granada
a
rrane
edite
M
ALGERIA 0
100
km
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EBRO RIVER PROJECT
TO SOLVE SOUTHERN SPAIN’S
WATER PROBLEMS
In the late 1990s plans were drawn up to transfer large amounts of water each year
from the Ebro River basin in Spain’s rainy north to its dry south. The Ebro Transfer,
a network of dams and pipes, would send water to Granada and the southern holiday
coast.
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Explain why the Ebro River Project was planned.
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Describe other methods which can be used to supply more water to areas which
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(c) For a named country or area which you have studied, describe one way in which energy
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