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CSEC Geography June 2017 P2
CSEC Geography June 2017 P2
GEOGRAPHY
2 hours 30 minutes
4. Credit will be given for the use of relevant sketch maps and diagrams.
7. If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on the
original page, you must use the extra lined page(s) provided at the back of this booklet.
Remember to draw a line through your original answer.
8 If you use the extra page(s) you MUST write the question number clearly in the
box provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant, include the
question part beside the answer.
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1. Study the map extract of PortAntonio, on a scale of l:50 000 (provided as an insert), and answer
the following questions.
(a) State the six figure grid reference of the schoolat Spring Bank (near PortAntonio).
(2 marks)
(1 mark)
(c) What is the compass direction of the church at Spring Bank from the transmitter at
Boundbrook?
(1 mark)
(d) Determine the bearing ofthe church at Spring Bank from the post office near St Margaret's
Bay.
(2 marks)
(e) Measure the straight line distance from the church at Spring Bank to the point where the
Back Rio Grande joins the Rio Grande.
(2 marks)
(0 Calculate the gradient from the 560 m circular contour line at Samba Hill near Northing
64, to the 40 m contour line at the point where the Back Rio Grande joins the Rio Grande.
(4 marks)
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(4 marks)
(h) Describe the distribution of settlements in the area between Eastings 0l and 09, and
Northings 67 and73.
(3 marks)
Outline THREE reasons for the distribution of banana plantations and mixed or scattered
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cultivation. Use evidence from the map to support your answer.
(6 marks)
Total25 marks
Amount of Sediment
Year
(metric tonnes per year)
2005 300
2006 450
2007 225
2008 700
2009 900
2010 575
(4 marks)
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Complete Table 2 by describing the shape and rock structure of the drainage pattems
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indicated.
Trellis
Dendritic
(4 marks)
(d) Explain how a flood plain is formed. Your answer may be a set of well-labelled diagrams.
(6 marks)
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used by national agencies to reduce the impact of flooding.
(6 marks)
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Population (in thousands) Age Group Population (in thousands)
(i) What is the age range for each group represented on the population pyramid?
(1 mark)
(1 mark)
(iii) How many females were between the age group 5-9?
(l mark)
(iv) How many males were between the age group l0-19?
(1 mark)
(1 mark)
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Urban sprawl
(2 marks)
(6 marks)
Explain how any THREE of the following factors have influenced the development
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of the tourism industry in the Caribbean.
a Location
a Climate
a Physical features
a Culture
(6 marks)
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Explain TWO measures that have been implemented to reduce the impact of tourism
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development on the coastal environment in the Caribbean.
(6 marks)
Total25 marks
(ii) On the sketch map drawn in (a) (i), indicate the location of a named industrial
area. (2 marks)
Globalwarming:
Greenhouse effect:
(4 marks)
(ii) Complete Table 3 by stating the human activity that results in the production of
the greenhouse gas or the greenhouse gas produced by the activity indicated.
Nitrogen oxide
(4 marks)
(l mark)
(ii) For the measure identified in (c) (i), compare its effectiveness, in the Caribbean,
with EITHER that in the United Kingdom OR the USA.
(4 marks)
For a named caribbean territory, explain Two ways in which the manufacturing
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industry contributes to environmental degradation.
(7 marks)
Total25 marks
END OF TEST
IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST.
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