Candidate Name ______________________________________
GEOGRAPHY 2235
Friday 9 May 2008 1 hour 30 min
Time: 8.00 a.m. – 9.30 a.m.
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRSTAnswer two out of three questions.Candidates answer on foolscap paper.Write your name, class and index number on all work you hand in.Write in dark blue or black pen in the spaces provided on both sides of the paper.Do not use highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATESThe number of marks for each part-question is given in brackets [ ] at the end of the question.
1 (a) Fig. 1A shows a section of plate boundaries on the earth’s crust.
Fig. 1A
(i) State the type of plate boundary shown in Fig. 1A and name a landformassociated with this plate boundary. (You should name any landform otherthan a volcano.) [2]
(ii) Describe how the volcano shown in Fig. 1A has been formed. [4]
(iii) When a volcano erupts, the people living near it may lose their homes andbelongings. With named examples, explain why people still continue tolive near volcanoes. [6]
(b) Fig. 1B shows the details of 4 major earthquakes that occurred in Asiafrom 2005 to 2008.
Date Location Magnitude Fatality
16 Aug 2005 Honshu, Japan 7.2 0
26 Nov 2005 Jiangxi, China 5.7 13
6 Mar 2007 Sumatra, Indonesia 6.4 > 60
20 Feb 2008 Pulau Simeulue, Indonesia 7.5 3
Fig. 1B
(i) With reference to Fig. 1B, explain why it is difficult to define what is meantby a “severe earthquake”. [5]
(ii) In order to reduce the amount of damage caused by earthquakes, peoplehave come up with various methods to adapt to earthquakes. Describethese methods and evaluate their effectiveness in reducing the damagecaused by earthquakes. [8]
3 (a) Fig. 3A shows the wind system affecting a part of the world in July.
Fig. 3A
(i) Fig. 3A shows that there is low pressure in the Asia continent and highpressure over Australia in July. Explain why this is so. [3]
(ii) From Fig. 3A, state the name of the monsoon wind that blows over Indiaand explain its formation. [4]
(iii) India experiences two different kinds of weather between June andSeptember and between October and January. From your answer in(b)(ii), describe and explain the difference in weather. [5]
(b) Fig. 3B shows the drainage basin of River Glugg
Fig. 3B
(i) From Fig. 3B, explain why heavy rains in the Upper Glugg is likely tocause flooding in Lower Glugg. [5]
(ii) With improvement in technology, people are now able to reduce the
impacts of floods by building structures to reduce their impacts. Describethese structures and evaluate their effectiveness in reducing the impact offloods. [8]
[Total: 25]
600m contour
Land over 600m
Boundary of RiverGlugg Drainage Basin
Boundary of Upper andLower Glugg
Upper Glugg
In this part of the riverbasin, the rocks arehard slates andshales.
The land over 600mis mostly rough grass.It is used for sheeprearing. There issome marshland butlittle woodland.
Lower Glugg
The land below 600m isfarmland. The land near theriver is very flat. Grass andother crops are grown. Sheepand cattle are reared.
