CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2018 · Paper 2

23 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)2 marksWith reference to grid 5269, state two factors that could cause local variations in vegetation type along a transect running from the NW to SE corner of the grid.
2. 1(a)(ii)4 marksState two characteristics of each of the two factors named in (a)(i) that could lead to variations in vegetation type.
3. 1(a)(iii)4 marksProvide two reasons why the natural vegetation should be preserved in grid 5862.
4. 1(b)5 marksDescribe how you would collect and present data when sampling a 300 m stretch of vegetation using a belt transect.
5. 1(c)(i)6 marksIdentify and state the locations of three types of land use observed on the map extract.
6. 1(c)(ii)9 marksUsing only evidence from the map, suggest three reasons why economic activity is predominantly concentrated in the northwestern area of the map extract.
7. 1(d)(i)1 markUsing the data in Table 1, classify the countries into two distinct groups.
8. 1(d)(ii)4 marksState two reasons for the classification grouping made in (d)(i).
9. 1(d)(iii)2 marksName two types of graphs suitable for illustrating the data presented in Table 1.
10. 1(d)(iv)7 marksConstruct a graph to illustrate the data for one of the groups identified in (d)(i) using information from Table 1.
11. 1(d)(v)1 markState the relationship between infant mortality and life expectancy.
12. 2(a)4 marksOutline four weather conditions at any one of the weather stations located to the west of the hurricane shown in the synoptic chart.
13. 2(b)8 marksExplain two causes of short-term variations in Earth's heat budget.
14. 2(c)6 marksExplain how the Ferrel cell influences climate in temperate regions.
15. 2(d)12 marksDiscuss three factors that hinder the conservation of tropical rainforest vegetation.
16. 3(a)4 marksUsing information from Figure 2, explain why outsourcing is becoming less attractive for manufacturers in the US.
17. 3(b)8 marksExplain two cultural factors that affect farming in the Caribbean.
18. 3(c)18 marksCiting examples, write an essay explaining three ways in which tourism in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) differs from tourism in mainland countries.
19. 4(a)(i)2 marksState a research hypothesis for comparing the two variables: GNI and LE.
20. 4(a)(ii)2 marksDescribe the relationship between GNI and LE, given a calculated Spearman's rank correlation coefficient (r_s) of 0.84.
21. 4(a)(iii)6 marksOutline three possible reasons for the relationship between life expectancy at birth and gross national income.
22. 4(b)6 marksOutline three characteristics of Rostow's 'drive to maturity' stage in the development process.
23. 4(c)14 marksWrite an essay discussing whether economic aid is beneficial to recipient countries, including three benefits and three disadvantages of economic aid.