CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2009 · 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)(i)3 marksIdentify the weather systems labelled P, Q and R.
2. 1(a)(ii)3 marksDescribe the weather being experienced at EITHER Weather Station X OR Weather Station Y.
3. 1(a)(iii)5 marksPrepare a weather bulletin for the island of Hispaniola regarding the approaching weather system.
4. 1(a)(iv)4 marksDescribe the changes in atmospheric pressure along longitude 70° W.
5. 1(b)(i)6 marksName and locate THREE types of economic activity.
6. 1(b)(ii)5 marksState FIVE factors which account for the distribution of sugarcane production in the area west of Easting 20.
7. 1(b)(iii)4 marksSuggest TWO reasons for the development of the Negril area west of the Great Morass.
8. 1(c)15 marksOutline THREE areas of disparities in development between the two specified areas.
9. 2(a)(i)3 marksIdentify in which of the horizons EACH of the following occurs: a) Illuviation, b) Lessivage (clay removal), c) Eluviation.
10. 2(a)(ii)1 markIdentify which horizon represents the regolith.
11. 2(b)6 marksDescribe TWO types of plant communities other than trees found in tropical rainforests.
12. 2(c)20 marksExplain how climate and vegetation contribute to the formation of tropical latosols.
13. 3(a)(i)1 markName the climatic region represented by the data.
14. 3(a)(ii)3 marksGive TWO reasons for your choice of climatic region in (a)(i).
15. 3(b)(i)3 marksDefine the term 'field capacity'.
16. 3(b)(ii)3 marksDefine the term 'capillary action'.
17. 3(c)(i)10 marksExplain the formation of rain.
18. 3(c)(ii)5 marksExplain the formation of snow.
19. 3(c)(iii)5 marksExplain the formation of hail.
20. 4(a)(i)2 marksName the axes labelled A and B.
21. 4(a)(ii)2 marksName the points labelled C and D.
22. 4(a)(iii)4 marksDescribe the concept of 'locational rent' in Von Thünen's theory of agricultural land use.
23. 4(b)(i)2 marksDefine 'land degradation'.
24. 4(b)(ii)20 marksDiscuss FOUR practices that can lead to land degradation in less economically developed countries (LEDCs).
25. 5(a)6 marksWith reference to a large industrial region in a more economically developed country (MEDC), describe TWO factors which accounted for the growth of industries near sources of raw material.
26. 5(b)(i)2 marksIdentify those countries which are among the top ten in tourist arrivals but NOT among the top ten earners.
27. 5(b)(ii)2 marksIdentify those countries which are among the top ten earners that are NOT among the top ten destinations.
28. 5(c)20 marksDiscuss the negative impacts that tourism may have on the physical and social environment, including THREE effects on the physical and TWO effects on the social environment.
29. 6(a)4 marksCopy and complete Table 3 by providing CLEAR examples from the Caribbean of the levels at which regional planning occurs (National/International, National/Regional, Regional/Local).
30. 6(b)(i)3 marksDefine 'Gross Domestic Product (GDP)'.
31. 6(b)(ii)3 marksDescribe THREE advantages of using GDP as an indicator of development.
32. 6(c)20 marks'The models of Friedman and Myrdal, as well as the dependency theory are all based on the observation that: there are contrasts in development between heartlands and peripheral zones; the growth of the heartlands takes…
33. 7(a)4 marksOn the insert provided, draw line graphs to show changes in access to safe drinking water in urban and rural areas of Honduras from 1970 to 2002.
34. 7(b)6 marksDescribe THREE consequences of regional disparities in development.
35. 7(c)20 marksExplain how strategies adopted by a post-colonial Caribbean country help to reduce the disparities in access to primary, secondary and tertiary education.