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2 marksMap Reading and Topographic Analysis

CSEC Geography · May/June 2008 · Paper 2 · Question 1(a)(ii)

Based on the map extract of Port Antonio (Jamaica) on a scale of 1:50 000.

Using the line scale, determine the length of the road (along the coast of East Harbour) from the junction of the Class B and Class C roads in (i) to the junction of the road to Folly Point in kilometres and metres to the nearest 100 metres.

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  1. 1(a)(i)State the six-figure grid reference of the junction of the Class B and Class C roads near the coast in Port Antonio.[2 marks]
  2. 1(a)(iii)Measure the bearing from the lighthouse at Folly Point to the rock on the north coast called Ship Rock (near Easting 04).[2 marks]
  3. 1(a)(iv)Determine the approximate compass direction of the hotel at Daniels Harbour (near Easting 11) from the Folly Point Lighthouse.[1 mark]
  4. 1(b)Using the map as a guide, sketch the cross-section of the Rio Grande valley along Northing 67 between Eastings 03 and 06 on the provided grid, and label the…[3 marks]
  5. 1(c)(i)Identify the landform along the coast.[1 mark]
  6. 1(c)(ii)List the THREE types of agricultural land use shown in the area.[3 marks]
  7. 1(d)Describe the distribution of banana plantations in the area covered by the map extract.[4 marks]
  8. 1(e)Select TWO of the following settlement patterns (Linear, Dispersed, Isolated, Nucleated) and describe their distribution south of Northing 65.[4 marks]
  9. 1(f)Compare THREE features of the drainage west of the Rio Grande with the area to the east of it for the entire map extract.[6 marks]

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