CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2

35 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)15 marksExplain how THREE factors account for the distribution of the population of the area shown on the map extract.
2. 1(b)(i)9 marksDraw a well-labelled sketch map of the coastline north of Northing 86 at a scale of 1:50 000.
3. 1(b)(ii)6 marksState SIX characteristics of the northern coastline.
4. 1(c)(i)1 markIdentify the hazard which is responsible for the damage depicted in BOTH photographs (Figures 1 and 2).
5. 1(c)(ii)6 marksOutline THREE conditions which increase the vulnerability of the community to the hazard named in (c)(i).
6. 1(c)(iii)a)4 marksFor the hazard identified in (c)(i), state TWO negative and TWO positive impacts on the physical environment.
7. 1(c)(iii)b)4 marksFor the hazard identified in (c)(i), state TWO negative and TWO positive impacts on the human environment.
8. 2(a)(i)a)2 marksCalculate the population density for the parish of St. Michael.
9. 2(a)(i)b)2 marksCalculate the population density for the parish of St. Andrew.
10. 2(b)(i)3 marksDefine the term circulation.
11. 2(b)(ii)3 marksDefine the term forced migration.
12. 2(c)20 marksExplain why the distribution of the world's population is uneven. Include FOUR reasons in your response.
13. 3(a)(i)3 marksDefine the term natural resources.
14. 3(a)(ii)3 marksDefine the term human resources.
15. 3(b)4 marksState TWO differences between the list of the world's five largest cities for the year 1950 and that for the year 2000.
16. 3(c)20 marksWrite an essay to explain FOUR ways in which the process of urbanization in more economically developed countries (MEDCs) differs from that in less economically developed countries (LEDCs).
17. 4(a)(i)3 marksAt which of the zones, X, Y and Z, on the cross-section A - A', would the stream velocity be high, medium and low?
18. 4(a)(ii)1 markWhich of the lines, PST or OBC, would represent the thalweg?
19. 4(b)(i)3 marksDescribe barrier beaches.
20. 4(b)(ii)3 marksDescribe berms.
21. 4(c)20 marksExplain how THREE fluvial depositional features are formed.
22. 5(a)4 marksName the features labelled P, Q, R and S.
23. 5(b)(i)3 marksDefine the term beach.
24. 5(b)(ii)3 marksDefine the term beach profile.
25. 5(c)20 marksDiscuss FOUR factors, including at least ONE physical and ONE human which account for changes in the extent and composition of beaches.
26. 6(a)(i)3 marksIdentify the types of waves labeled M, N, X in Figure 5.
27. 6(a)(ii)1 markWhich type of wave reached the seismograph 2 minutes and 30 seconds after the earthquake began?
28. 6(b)6 marksDescribe the biological and geological evidence that appeared to support the theory of Continental Drift.
29. 6(c)(i)10 marksDescribe the formation of TWO types of landforms at constructive plate margins.
30. 6(c)(ii)10 marksDescribe the formation of TWO types of landforms at destructive plate margins.
31. 7(a)(i)2 marksCalculate the recurrence interval of a year with at least 31 inches of rainfall.
32. 7(a)(ii)2 marksCalculate the recurrence interval of a year with 8 inches of rainfall.
33. 7(b)(i)3 marksDefine the term recurrence interval.
34. 7(b)(ii)3 marksDefine the term seismic gap.
35. 7(c)20 marksWrite an essay explaining the advantages and disadvantages of THREE strategies employed by governments to mitigate the effects of flooding.