CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1

26 questions and parts from this paper. Open one to see it in full, then practise it on Quelpr and get it marked against the mark scheme.

1. 1(a)3 marksDescribe the relationship between 'doubling time' and 'growth of a population'.
2. 1(b)(i)2 marksOutline the population growth depicted for Country X.
3. 1(b)(ii)2 marksOutline ONE problem experienced by Country X with respect to the type of dependency ratio indicated.
4. 1(c)2 marksIdentify TWO measures which planners could adopt to reduce the effects of the type of population growth identified in (b)(i).
5. 2(a)(i)2 marksDefine the term 'optimum population'.
6. 2(a)(ii)4 marksState TWO reasons why the optimum population of a country does not remain static.
7. 2(b)3 marksDescribe the procedure for calculating annual population growth rate.
8. 3(a)(i)2 marksDefine the term 'counter-urbanization'.
9. 3(a)(ii)3 marksIdentify THREE factors which influence the scale of counter-urbanization.
10. 3(b)4 marksOutline the steps you would take to carry out a traffic count on a busy urban road.
11. 4(a)2 marksDefine the term 'fetch'.
12. 4(b)4 marksExplain why the east coast of islands in the Eastern Caribbean are regarded as high energy coasts.
13. 4(c)3 marksDescribe ONE feature that is created as a result of land rising relative to the sea.
14. 5(a)(i)1 markIn the brackets on the vertical axis (X), insert the unit of measurement.
15. 5(a)(ii)2 marksState what factors would account for the variations shown in Figure 1.
16. 5(b)6 marksExplain the formation of TWO surface features caused by solution of limestone rocks.
17. 6(a)2 marksDefine 'infiltration'.
18. 6(b)(i)3 marksDescribe the changes in infiltration capacity in relation to the duration of rainfall.
19. 6(b)(ii)3 marksExplain ONE of the likely consequences of the 'Gap' shown in Figure 2.
20. 6(c)1 markIdentify ONE factor other than duration of rainfall, which affects infiltration.
21. 7(a)5 marksComplete Table 2 by classifying each of the five given hazard events based on its causal process (climatic, geological/tectonic, or geomorphological).
22. 7(b)4 marksOutline how any TWO hazards may be exacerbated (made worse) by human activities.
23. 8(a)6 marksWith the aid of diagrams, explain how TWO different basin shapes can produce different flood responses.
24. 8(b)3 marksName the types of waves represented by A, B, and C.
25. 9(a)3 marksState briefly how any THREE of the following are used to predict volcanic eruptions: (i) Lasers, (ii) Ultrasound, (iii) Seismometers, (iv) Chemical sensors.
26. 9(b)6 marksSuggest THREE reasons for the differences in the number of deaths and injuries resulting from earthquakes and volcanoes.