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Cambridge International ExaminationsCambridge Ordinary Level
*7385486212*
GEOGRAPHY 2217/13
Paper 1 October/November 2014
1 hour 45 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
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Write your answer to each question in the space provided. If additional space is required, you should use the lined page at the end of this booklet. The question number(s) must be clearly shown.
Answer three questions, one from each section.
The Insert contains Fig. 2 for Question 1, Photographs A and B for Question 2, and Photographs C, D, E and F for Question 3.The Insert is not required by the Examiner.Sketch maps and diagrams should be drawn whenever they serve to illustrate an answer.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
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Section A
Answer one question from this section.
QUESTION 1
1 (a) Study Fig. 1, which shows information about the percentage of the GDP of selected African countries earned from remittances (money sent home by international migrants) in 2010.
Senegal7.6% GDP($0.6)
Mauritius3.3% GDP($0.2)
GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is a measure of wealth.
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Uganda5.5% GDP($0.5)
Kenya2.7% GDP($0.5)
South Africa0.2% GDP($0.7)
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($3.3) total amount of remittances (in billion $US)
1.2% GDP percentage of GDP earned from remittances.
Lesotho22.5% GDP
($0.3)
IvoryCoast
1.2% GDP($0.2)
Nigeria3.4% GDP($3.3)
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Sudan3.7% GDP($1.0)
Ethiopia1.2% GDP($1.7)
Fig. 1
(i) What is meant by the term international migrant ?
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(ii) Identify the country shown on Fig. 1:
where remittances form the largest percentage of the GDP;
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(iii) Explain how remittance money sent home by international migrants may benefit people in the country from which they have migrated.
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(iv) Suggest what problems may be caused in countries from which large numbers of people migrate.
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(b) Study Fig. 2 (Insert), which shows the main migration routes from Africa to Europe.
(i) Using the information in Fig. 2 only, describe one possible route of a migrant from Cameroon to Spain.
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(ii) Suggest problems which may be faced by migrants who are living in MEDCs such as Spain.
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(c) For a named area you have studied, explain why it has a low population density.
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QUESTION 2
2 (a) Study Fig. 3, which shows Luzon, the main island of the Philippines (LEDC).
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Key
land over 200 m
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0 50 100
km
150
railway
LUZON
airport
Philippine Sea
South China Sea
capital city(population 12 million)
other large towns/cities(population 100 000 – 1 million)
most densely populatedarea
Tarlac
Lagawe
Batangas
Quezon Valenzuela
Trece MartiresTagaytay
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Fig. 3
(i) Name the capital city of the Philippines.
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(ii) Using Fig. 3, give two pieces of evidence which suggest that the most densely populated area in Luzon has the most services.
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(iii) Explain why large numbers of people live in squatter settlements in cities in LEDCs.
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(b) Study Photographs A and B (Insert), which were taken in Maseru, the capital city of Lesotho, an LEDC in Africa.
(i) Give three pieces of evidence from Photograph A that the area is part of the CBD.
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(ii) Photograph B shows a large shopping mall outside the CBD. Suggest reasons why the mall was located outside the CBD of Maseru rather than in it.
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(c) For a named example of a settlement you have studied, identify its main function and explain the reasons for its growth.
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Section B
Answer one question from this section.
QUESTION 3
3 (a) Study Photographs C, D, E and F (Insert), which show coastal landforms.
(i) Which photograph shows a feature which is formed by wind deposition?
Photograph ................................ [1]
(ii) Match the photographs with the correct landforms by using arrows. The first one has been done for you.
Photograph C Cliff
Photograph D Natural arch
Photograph E Sand dunes
Photograph F Stack[2]
(iii) Describe the conditions required for the formation of coastal sand dunes.
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(iv) Explain how a natural arch is formed.
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(b) Study Fig. 4, which shows an area of coastline before and after a storm.
lighthouse
sea beach
sea
0 200
metres
400lighthouse
After the storm
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loose rock
loose rock
cliff
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(i) Using evidence from Fig. 4 only, describe three effects of the storm.
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(ii) Explain how erosion by the sea may cause problems for people living in coastal areas.
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(c) Explain the formation of a sand spit. Include a fully labelled diagram(s).
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QUESTION 4
4 (a) Study Fig. 5, climate graphs for areas W, X, Y and Z.
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pera
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10
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annual precipitation700 mm
Area W
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annual precipitation3480 mm
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annual precipitation320 mm
Area Z
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−30
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500
400
300
200
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annual precipitation320 mm
Fig. 5
(i) Which area has the smallest annual temperature range?
Area .................... [1]
(ii) Identify the graph which shows the climate of an area of:
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(iii) Explain why tropical deserts have high daytime temperatures and low temperatures at night.
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(iv) Describe the processes which result in heavy convectional rainfall in tropical rainforests.
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(b) Study Fig. 6, which shows the percentage forest cover in Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) in 1985 and 2000.
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50percentageforest cover
1985year
Key
Forest cover by province in Kalimantan(Indonesian Borneo)
2000
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30
20
10
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Western Kalimantan
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Southern KalimantanEastern Kalimantan
Fig. 6
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(ii) Explain why deforestation has taken place in many areas of tropical rainforest.
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(c) For a named area you have studied, describe the impacts of large scale deforestation of tropical rainforests on the local people and local natural environment.
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Section C
Answer one question from this section.
QUESTION 5
5 (a) Study Fig. 7, which shows information about the percentage of the population which has access to a clean water supply and improved sanitation in Africa.
Key
0% – 25%
Improved sanitation
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Water supply
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Zambia
percentage of population with access to clean water/ improved sanitation
Nigeria
Mali
Egypt
South Africa
km 26% – 50%51% – 75%76% – 90%91% – 100%
missing data
Fig. 7
(i) Circle the country in the following list which has the best access to both clean water and improved sanitation.
Egypt Mali South Africa Zambia [1]
(ii) Complete Fig. 7 by using the following information:
54% of the population of Nigeria has access to clean water;
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(iii) Explain how sanitation can be improved in an LEDC.
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(iv) Describe four different ways in which water supplies can be increased in a country.
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(b) Study Fig. 8, which shows changes to Lake Chad, in Africa, between 1963 and 2001.
Key
water
former outline of the lake
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international boundary
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Chad
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Nigeria
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1963 2001
Niger Niger
CameroonCameroon
Fig. 8
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(c) For a named country or area you have studied, identify a form of energy which is used. Describe how its use threatens the natural environment.
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QUESTION 6
6 (a) Study Fig. 9, which shows the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) per person and the percentage of the GDP that comes from agriculture for selected countries. GDP is a measure of wealth.
0 5
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6000
8000GDPper person
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10 000
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010 15
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Bulgaria
Brazil
China
AngolaParaguay
BangladeshIvory CoastCambodia
Fig. 9
(i) On Fig. 9, mark and label a cross to show India using the following information:
GDP per person US$4000
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(ii) Using Fig. 9 only, state the general relationship between GDP per person and the percentage of the GDP that comes from agriculture. Support your answer with statistics.
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(iv) Explain how commercial farmers in MEDCs are able to produce high yields per hectare.
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(b) Study Fig. 10, which shows some of the causes of soil erosion.
LOWER RAINFALL
INCREASEDDEMAND FORFIREWOOD
DEFORESTATION
OVERGRAZING
MARGINAL LANDCULTIVATED
FEWER TREES ANDPLANTS
INCREASEDEVAPORATION FROMTHE SOIL
SOIL BLOWN AWAYBY WIND
SOIL EROSION
INCREASEDDEMAND FORFOOD
INCREASEDPOPULATIONGROWTH
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(ii) Explain how farmers can prevent soil erosion and maintain soil quality.
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(c) For a named area you have studied, identify the type of farming which takes place and explain why the land is used in this way.
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