CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2

32 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 marksDescribe the distribution of four types of natural vegetation identified on the map extract.
2. 1(b)(i)5 marksOn the provided sketch map, identify and shade an area suitable for developing an industrial town.
3. 1(b)(ii)6 marksUsing map evidence only, describe three pull factors for locating the industrial town in that chosen site.
4. 1(b)(iii)4 marksState four ways establishing this growth node could impact the characteristics of the area shown on the sketch map.
5. 1(c)(i)9 marksSuggest three measures to promote greater development in the area of the map extract.
6. 1(c)(ii)6 marksOutline two constraints that could limit the effectiveness of the suggested development measures.
7. 2(a)(i)4 marksOutline the main characteristics of gravitational water.
8. 2(a)(ii)4 marksOutline the main characteristics of hygroscopic water.
9. 2(b)22 marksExplain three ways in which microclimates form in mountainous regions, illustrating one way with a fully labelled diagram.
10. 3(a)(i)1 markInsert the equator on the sketch map provided.
11. 3(a)(ii)3 marksInsert the main regions of tropical rainforest on the sketch map provided.
12. 3(b)8 marksDescribe two factors that account for the distribution of tropical rainforests.
13. 3(c)18 marksExplain three ways in which soil erosion negatively affects the environment.
14. 4(a)(i)3 marksIdentify points X, Y, and Z.
15. 4(a)(ii)1 markState the type of industry represented by Figure 3.
16. 4(b)8 marksDescribe two modifications made by Smith's model to Weber's industrial location theory.
17. 4(c)18 marksUsing specific examples, discuss three reasons why Weber's location model is not applicable in the Caribbean context.
18. 5(a)4 marksPlot the positions of each of the four countries on the triangular graph provided in Figure 4.
19. 5(b)(i)2 marksDefine the term 'informal sector'.
20. 5(b)(ii)6 marksDescribe two characteristics of the informal sector.
21. 5(c)(i)9 marksExplain, with appropriate examples, how Caribbean commercial farming is influenced by two environmental factors.
22. 5(c)(ii)9 marksExplain, with appropriate examples, how Caribbean commercial farming is influenced by two economic factors.
23. 6(a)4 marksDescribe the changes that took place in debt servicing after 2004.
24. 6(b)8 marksOutline four stages within dependency theory describing how industrialized nations develop at the expense of poorer nations.
25. 6(c)18 marksDiscuss four reasons why small geographical size creates barriers to the development of Caribbean islands, using examples.
26. 7(a)4 marksDraw two compound bar graphs representing the financial assistance data provided in Table 2.
27. 7(b)(i)a)3 marksDefine relative poverty.
28. 7(b)(i)b)3 marksDefine absolute poverty.
29. 7(b)(ii)2 marksOutline one disadvantage of using the concept of 'relative poverty'.
30. 7(c)I5 marksOutline the import substitution industrialization strategy.
31. 7(c)II4 marksOutline the reasons for its adoption by some developing countries.
32. 7(c)III9 marksOutline three reasons why this strategy failed to achieve its desired results.