Mock Examination

Geography
Name: Date:
Q1)a) Study Fig.7 which shows the desert climate of Nok Kundi
With reference to Fig.7, describe the yearly distribution of

temperature and rainfall in a desert climate. (5)

b) Explain how the climate of desert areas affects agricultural and
industrial development. (6)
c)Explain two factors that affect winter temperatures in Pakistan.(4)
d) Explain the importance of the arrival of the monsoon to people who
live and work in urban areas (4)
e) What are the advantages and disadvantages of winter rainfall in
Northern Pakistan? (6)
Q2)a) Study Fig.4 and Fig.5, which give information for rice production
and the area over which it is down during four years.

i) What was the production in 2008? (1)

ii) What is the difference between maximum and minimum area sown
during these years? (1)
iii) Suggest two reasons why rice production varies from year to
year. (2)
b) Study Fig.6 which shows date and almond growing regions in
Pakistan.
i) Describe the distribution of the areas where almonds are grown. (3)
ii) Why are the areas shown on the map suitable for growing dates? (3)
iii) Explain why agricultural land is no longer producing crops in many
regions of Pakistan. (4)
c) What is meant by a barani crop? (1)
d) Explain why crop yields may be low when subsistence farming
methods are used . (4)
e) To what extent can training and land reform be successful in
increasing agricultural production? (6)

Q3)a)i) Suggest three reasons why forests are being cut down. (3)
ii) Explain effects of deforestation. (4)
iii) Explain how one if these effects could be controlled. (2)
b) Why is aforestation called a ‘long term investment’? (2)
c) Explain how forests can become a source of income for the people of
rural areas. (4)
d) What are the advantages and disadvantages of developing a forest
area for tourism? (4)
e) To what extent is it possible to save and even increase the area of
forests in Pakistan? Explain your answer. (6)
Q4) a) Study Fig.5 which is a graph giving information about different
non-renewable fuels used for electricity production in Pakistan over the
period 2006-11.

i) What is meant by the term’non-renewable fuel’? (2)

ii) Which fuel use has increased by the largest amount between 2006
and 2011? (1)
iii) Use information from the graph to describe one main difference
between the change in gas used for electricity production and the
change in oil used for electricity production. (2)
iv) Explain why so little coal is used for electricity production in
Pakistan. (3)
b)i) Name an area where coal is mined in Pakistan and state one type of
coal found there. (2)
ii) Give two reasons why most of the coal mines in Pakistan is called
‘low quality'. (2)
c) Give three advantages of renewable energy. (3)
d) Explain the importance of the White Pipeline,and other pipelines to
the development of Pakistan. (4)
e) To what extent can the development of renewable energy resources
improve the reliability of electricity supply in Pakistan. (6)
Q5) a)i) What is meant by the term’immigration’ . (1)
ii) Explain what has caused high levels of emigration and the
effects of this on the economy of Pakistan. (5)
b)i) What is meant by the term ‘sustainable population growth’? (1)
ii) Suggest three problems that might be caused by unsustainable
population growth. (3)
c) Study Fig.13 which shows changes in population growth rates for two
countries between 2000 and 2012.

Compare the main changes in the population growth rate of Pakistan

with that of Sri Lanka between these two dates. (3)
d)i) Give two reasons why Pakistan continues to have a high birth
rate. (2)
ii) The death rate in Pakistan has been decreasing.Suggest reasons for
this. (4)
e) Read the following two views about reducing the population growth
rate in Pakistan.

Which view do you agree with more?Give reasons and refer to

examples you have studied to support your answer. (6)