CSEC Geography · May/June 2015 · Paper 2

64 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)2 marksState the six-figure grid reference of the church located in Walkerswood in the northeast of the area.
2. 1(b)2 marksDetermine the bearing of the crossroads (Class A and Class C roads) at Moneague from the junction at Walkerswood.
3. 1(c)4 marksCalculate the average gradient of the road from the junction at Walkerswood (400 metres high) to the crossroads at Moneague (310 metres high), showing all working.
4. 1(d)(i)1 markOn Figure 1 (provided insert), insert the HIGHEST point in the area.
5. 1(d)(ii)1 markOn Figure 1, insert and label with the letter D one depression located east of Easting 32.
6. 1(d)(iii)2 marksOn Figure 1, draw the course of the river at Friendship Pen and indicate its direction of flow.
7. 1(d)(iv)2 marksOn Figure 1, shade all land over 600 metres.
8. 1(e)2 marksList two types of economic activity found in the Claremont and Golden Grove areas on the map.
9. 1(f)2 marksState two features of the drainage in the area covered by the map extract.
10. 1(g)(i)2 marksDescribe briefly, with reference to the entire map extract, two characteristics of the distribution of settlements.
11. 1(g)(ii)2 marksDescribe briefly, with reference to the entire map extract, two characteristics of the form or type of settlements.
12. 1(h)(i)2 marksUsing examples from the map extract, explain one relationship between relief of the land and farming.
13. 1(h)(ii)2 marksUsing examples from the map extract, explain one relationship between relief of the land and natural vegetation.
14. 1(h)(iii)2 marksUsing examples from the map extract, explain one relationship between relief of the land and roads.
15. 2(a)4 marksIdentify, by letter and name, four of the tectonic plates shown in the figure.
16. 2(b)(i)2 marksDefine the term 'denudation'.
17. 2(b)(ii)2 marksDefine the term 'weathering'.
18. 2(b)(iii)2 marksDefine the term 'mass wasting'.
19. 2(b)(iv)2 marksDefine the term 'erosion'.
20. 2(c)6 marksCompare the movement and resulting features at transform and convergent plate boundaries, giving an example of each type of boundary in the Caribbean.
21. 2(d)6 marksExplain how temperature change and frost action can destroy rocks.
22. 3(a)4 marksComplete the key on Figure 3 to identify the features represented by four of the symbols shown.
23. 3(b)8 marksDescribe the four ways in which a river erodes.
24. 3(c)6 marksExplain the cross-sectional shape of the channel of a river around a meander.
25. 3(d)6 marksExplain how the formation of levees and floodplains are related.
26. 4(a)4 marksIdentify the number on the map corresponding to the area where four of the following weather systems are experienced most often: Anticyclone, Cold front, Hurricane, Intertropical Convergence Zone, Tropical Wave.
27. 4(b)4 marksDescribe the weather produced in an area as a tropical wave approaches and passes over it.
28. 4(c)4 marksDescribe two characteristics of both the rainfall and temperature of an equatorial climate.
29. 4(d)(i)6 marksExplain the role of climate in the formation of soils in equatorial areas.
30. 4(d)(ii)6 marksExplain the role of vegetation in the formation of soils in equatorial areas.
31. 5(a)(i)1 markCalculate the number of births that occurred in 1975.
32. 5(a)(ii)1 markDetermine the natural increase for 1985.
33. 5(a)(iii)1 markCalculate the number of deaths that occurred in 1981.
34. 5(a)(iv)1 markDescribe the pattern of deaths from 1971 to 1985.
35. 5(b)(i)2 marksDefine the term 'population density'.
36. 5(b)(ii)2 marksState two characteristics of urbanization.
37. 5(b)(iii)4 marksOutline two causes of urbanization in the Caribbean.
38. 5(c)12 marksExplain four factors that have influenced the distribution of population in the Caribbean, including an example for each factor.
39. 6(a)4 marksConstruct a pie chart using the information provided in the table.
40. 6(b)(i)8 marksDescribe four benefits of either the garment industry or the food processing industry.
41. 6(b)(ii)4 marksSelect either garment manufacturing or food processing and compare two characteristics of the activity in a named Caribbean country with that of either Hong Kong or Singapore.
42. 6(c)8 marksExplain two challenges facing tourism in the Caribbean.
43. 7(a)(i)1 markIdentify the country with the second highest production, second highest export, and second highest percentage exported.
44. 7(a)(ii)1 markCalculate how many more tonnes of bananas were produced by Saint Lucia than Dominica.
45. 7(a)(iii)2 marksCalculate the percentage of banana production exported by St Vincent and the Grenadines.
46. 7(b)(i)4 marksDescribe two characteristics of small/peasant farming in the Caribbean.
47. 7(b)(ii)4 marksOutline two reasons for the importance of agriculture in the Caribbean.
48. 7(c)(i)6 marksExplain two factors influencing the location of either forestry or fishing or mining in a named Caribbean country.
49. 7(c)(ii)6 marksExplain two challenges faced by the economic activity selected in (c)(i).
50. 8(a)4 marksState the name of four of the countries labelled P, Q, R, S and T.
51. 8(b)8 marksDescribe four impacts of one of the following hazards: Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Volcanoes.
52. 8(c)12 marksExplain how two natural phenomena and two human activities can cause coral reef destruction.
53. 9(a)4 marksDraw a sketch map of a Caribbean territory, and shade and identify by name one area where marine pollution is a problem.
54. 9(b)(i)4 marksOutline two causes of pollution for the area named in (a).
55. 9(b)(ii)2 marksDefine the term 'air pollution'.
56. 9(b)(iii)2 marksState two natural sources of air pollution.
57. 9(c)12 marksFor a named Caribbean territory, explain four measures that have been implemented to reduce deforestation.
58. 10(a)(i)1 markSuggest one type of diagram that could be used to show the percentage of greenhouse gases.
59. 10(a)(ii)1 markIdentify the greenhouse gas that is the most abundant.
60. 10(a)(iii)1 markIdentify which greenhouse gas is most effective in increasing global warming.
61. 10(a)(iv)1 markIdentify which greenhouse gas has the second highest rate of increase per annum.
62. 10(b)(i)2 marksFor any one Caribbean country, state the name of one area where pollution is a problem and identify the type of pollution.
63. 10(b)(ii)6 marksDescribe three ways in which either water pollution or land pollution can be controlled.
64. 10(c)12 marksExplain four measures that can be used to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.