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CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2018 · Paper 2 · Question 1(b)

Describe how you would collect and present data when sampling a 300 m stretch of vegetation using a belt transect.

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  1. 1(a)(i)With 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…[2 marks]
  2. 1(a)(ii)State two characteristics of each of the two factors named in (a)(i) that could lead to variations in vegetation type.[4 marks]
  3. 1(a)(iii)Provide two reasons why the natural vegetation should be preserved in grid 5862.[4 marks]
  4. 1(c)(i)Identify and state the locations of three types of land use observed on the map extract.[6 marks]
  5. 1(c)(ii)Using only evidence from the map, suggest three reasons why economic activity is predominantly concentrated in the northwestern area of the map extract.[9 marks]
  6. 1(d)(i)Using the data in Table 1, classify the countries into two distinct groups.[1 mark]
  7. 1(d)(ii)State two reasons for the classification grouping made in (d)(i).[4 marks]
  8. 1(d)(iii)Name two types of graphs suitable for illustrating the data presented in Table 1.[2 marks]
  9. 1(d)(iv)Construct a graph to illustrate the data for one of the groups identified in (d)(i) using information from Table 1.[7 marks]
  10. 1(d)(v)State the relationship between infant mortality and life expectancy.[1 mark]

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