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Industry · CAPE Geography Unit 2

49 past-paper questions on Industry, part of Module 2: Economic Activity, from every CAPE Geography Unit 2 paper on Quelpr.

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  1. 5(a)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 1Outline the reasons for locating manufacturing activity in Main Town on the map.
  2. 5(b)3 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 1Explain the term 'industrial inertia'.
  3. 6(a)21 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 2Explain why port cities in the Caribbean have NOT lost their importance despite the development strategies adopted in the post colonial period.
  4. 6(a)2 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 1Define the term 'deindustrialization'.
  5. 6(b)7 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 1Outline the factors contributing to deindustrialization.
  6. 7(a)3 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 1What is 'import substitution industrialization'?
  7. 7(b)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 1Explain how the policy of import substitution impacts on the location of industries in the Caribbean.
  8. 5(b)20 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 · Paper 2Discuss FOUR causes of changes that have occurred in a named major industrial region.
  9. 1(b)(i)5 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2On the provided sketch map, identify and shade an area suitable for developing an industrial town.
  10. 1(b)(ii)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2Using map evidence only, describe three pull factors for locating the industrial town in that chosen site.
  11. 1(b)(iii)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2State four ways establishing this growth node could impact the characteristics of the area shown on the sketch map.
  12. 4(a)(i)3 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2Identify points X, Y, and Z.
  13. 4(a)(ii)1 mark· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2State the type of industry represented by Figure 3.
  14. 4(b)8 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2Describe two modifications made by Smith's model to Weber's industrial location theory.
  15. 4(c)18 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2Using specific examples, discuss three reasons why Weber's location model is not applicable in the Caribbean context.
  16. 5(b)(i)2 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2Define the term 'informal sector'.
  17. 5(b)(ii)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2Describe two characteristics of the informal sector.
  18. 7(c)I5 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2Outline the import substitution industrialization strategy.
  19. 7(c)II4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2Outline the reasons for its adoption by some developing countries.
  20. 7(c)III9 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2Outline three reasons why this strategy failed to achieve its desired results.
  21. 5(a)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2With 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.
  22. 5(a)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2Outline THREE characteristics of the informal sector of the economies of less economically developed countries (LEDCs).
  23. 5(b)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2011 · Paper 2Describe three aspects of the changing pattern of the manufacturing industry indicated in Table 1.
  24. 5(c)18 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2011 · Paper 2With reference to one named less developed country (LDC) outside the Caribbean, write an essay discussing four factors which account for its industrial change.
  25. 4(c)12 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 2Define Multinational Corporations (MNCs) and discuss two ways in which they have influenced industrial development in major industrial regions of more developed countries (MDCs).
  26. 5(c)16 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 2Write an essay supporting the statement that Caribbean governments encourage manufacturing industries, including three benefits and three challenges of this policy.
  27. 5(a)(i)a)1 mark· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2Approximately what percentage of the workforce at T2 is employed in the Informal sector?
  28. 5(a)(i)b)1 mark· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2Approximately what percentage of the workforce at T2 is employed in the Formal sector?
  29. 5(a)(ii)1 mark· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2Which sector is growing at the FASTER rate?
  30. 5(a)(iii)1 mark· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2In which group of countries would the relationship shown at T2 in Figure 5 MOST likely be found?
  31. 5(b)8 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2Outline FOUR characteristics of the informal sector.
  32. 5(a)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Distinguish between the terms 'outsourcing' and 'offshoring'.
  33. 5(b)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Copy and complete the flow chart by labelling the boxes and inserting the appropriate terms from the list provided.
  34. 5(c)12 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Write an essay to discuss THREE ways in which manufacturing industries may contribute to pollution of the environment.
  35. 5(d)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Explain why quaternary industries do NOT play a major role in industrial pollution.
  36. 5(e)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Describe the relationship between 'functional (industrial) linkages' and 'agglomeration economies'.
  37. 1(a)(iii)b)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2For EACH type of non-agricultural economic activity identified in (iii) a), describe ONE factor which would influence its location and development.
  38. 5(c)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2Outline THREE factors (other than labour, energy and transport) that would influence industrial location.
  39. 5(d)14 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2Write an essay to discuss how ANY THREE factors from (c) are no longer relevant in a named MAJOR industrial region in a more developed country (MDC).
  40. 5(c)8 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2Outline four advantages to manufacturing industries of locating within a purpose-built industrial estate or area.
  41. 5(d)12 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2Discuss three causes of change within a named major industrial region in a more developed country (MDC).
  42. 3(b)8 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2Describe two approaches to industrial development in the Caribbean since the 1950s.
  43. 3(c)18 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2Discuss the arguments for and against deindustrialization in MEDCs, including industrial maturity, technological developments, reallocation of labour, and competition.
  44. 3(a)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2018 · Paper 2Using information from Figure 2, explain why outsourcing is becoming less attractive for manufacturers in the US.
  45. 3(c)3 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2019 · Paper 2State THREE reasons why Weber's model of industrial location is still relevant.
  46. 3(d)3 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2019 · Paper 2Describe ONE major economic characteristic of the informal sector.
  47. 3(a)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2Distinguish between the terms 'outsourcing' and 'offshoring'.
  48. 3(d)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2Describe the relationship between 'functional (industrial) linkages' and 'agglomeration economies'.
  49. 3(e)12 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2Write an essay discussing ways in which manufacturing industries could contribute to pollution of the environment in lesser developed countries (LDCs). Include three points for each type of pollution discussed.

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