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2 marksMap Reading and Topographic Analysis

CSEC Geography · May/June 2006 · Paper 2 · Question 1(k)

Compare the steepness of the slope between sea level (330962) and the 50 ft contour with that between the 50 ft contour and trigonometric station N54 along a line from 330962 to the trigonometric station.

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  1. 1(a)State the direction of Nevis from St Kitts using the information given in the margin of the map.[1 mark]
  2. 1(b)State the height of Nevis Peak at 380959.[1 mark]
  3. 1(c)Determine the grid bearing of Nevis Peak from the trigonometric station on the coast at Fort Charles near Charlestown.[2 marks]
  4. 1(d)(i)Plot and draw the slope between the coast and 300 feet on Figure 1.[2 marks]
  5. 1(d)(ii)a)Add the point where the section crosses the main road on Figure 1.[1 mark]
  6. 1(d)(ii)b)Add ONE point where a stream is crossed or touched by the section on Figure 1.[1 mark]
  7. 1(d)(ii)c)Add the point where the section crosses a pond on Figure 1.[1 mark]
  8. 1(e)Identify the type of slope from the coast at grid reference 330960 to grid reference 360960.[1 mark]
  9. 1(f)Identify the landform between trigonometric station N38 at Nevis Peak and trigonometric station N37.[1 mark]
  10. 1(g)Find the distance, in metres or yards, from trigonometric station N54 (347961) to the point where a footpath meets the coast at 330962.[1 mark]
  11. 1(h)Calculate the gradient between trigonometric station N54 and the point on the coast at 330962, showing your calculations.[2 marks]
  12. 1(i)Identify TWO public services available to the village of Cotton Ground (squares 3398 and 3498).[2 marks]
  13. 1(j)Describe the natural drainage system of the island, including evidence from the map.[4 marks]
  14. 1(l)Examine the area south of northing 94 and explain the relationship between the route of the main road and the landforms (relief) of the area.[6 marks]

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