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1 2 Centre Number 3 71 4 Candidate Number 5 6 ADVANCED SUBSIDIARy (AS) General Certificate of Education January 2009 7 8 9 Geography 11 Assessment Unit AS 2 12 assessing 13 Module 2: Themes in Human Geography 14 [ASG21] 15 ASG21 10 FRIDAy 23 JANUARy, AFTERNOON 16 17 18 TIME 19 1 hour. 20 21 INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 22 Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number in the spaces provided at the top of this page. 23 Answer all three questions in Section A and any two questions from 24 Section B. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this question paper. 25 Write your answers to Section B on the lined paper at the end of this 26 booklet. 27 28 INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES For Examiner s use only Question Number 1 The total mark for this paper is 60. Quality of written communication will be assessed in all questions. 30 Figures in brackets printed down the right-hand side of pages indicate the marks awarded to each question or part question. 2 31 5 32 6 29 33 34 35 3 4 Total Marks 4284.05R Marks Section A Examiner Only Marks Remark Answer all three questions in this section 1 (a) Study Resource 1A, which shows the projected gain and loss of population in Europe, Africa and Asia between 1995 and 2025. Resource 1A Projected Population Change 1995 - 2025 Population gained or lost per unit area + more than 10,000 gained + 1,001 to 10,000 + 101 to 1,000 + 11 to 100 10 to -10 -11 to -100 -101 to -1,000 -1,001 to -10,000 more than 10,000 lost Source:http://www.populationaction.org/Publications/Reports/Mapping_the_Future_of_World_population 4284.05 4284.05R 2 [Turn over (i) Describe the general pattern of population change shown on Resource 1A. Examiner Only Marks Remark [3] (ii) Some countries showing increasing population numbers may become overpopulated in the future. Define overpopulation. [2] 4284.05R 3 [Turn over (b) Study Resource 1B below, which shows data on the world s three most populous countries in 1950, 2000 and 2050 (projected). Examiner Only Marks Remark Resource 1B TOTAL POPULATIONS (THOUSANDS) China India USA 1950 554 760 357 561 157 813 2000 1 277 558 1 013 662 278 357 2050 1 477 730 1 528 853 349 318 PERCENTAGE OF WORLD POPULATION China India USA 1950 22 14 6 2000 21 16 5 2050 17 17 4 Describe the trends shown in the two tables in Resource 1B. [4] 4284.05R 4 [Turn over (c) A population pyramid for a LEDC would differ from that of a MEDC. Describe and explain one difference you would expect to find. Examiner Only Marks Remark [3] 4284.05R 5 [Turn over 2 (a) Study Resource 2, which shows two models of urban structure. Examiner Only Marks Remark Resource 2 3 2 4 3 13 3 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 4 2 Concentric Zone Model 3 Sector Model Key 1 Central Business District 2 Wholesale/Light Manufacturing 3 Low-Class Residential 4 Medium-Class Residential 5 High-Class Residential 6 Commuter Zone Source: www.geoearth.uncc.edu/faculty/hscampbe//landuse/b-models/models2.jpg (i) Describe one difference and one similarity between the two models. Difference [1] Similarity [1] 4284.05R 6 [Turn over (ii) For a named model of urban structure you have studied, describe one of its limitations. Examiner Only Marks Remark Name of model: [no mark] [2] (b) Define sphere of influence. [2] (c) Describe the relationship between settlement size, settlement frequency and sphere of influence according to central place theory. [6] 4284.05R 4284 7 [Turn over 3 (a) Study Resource 3A, which shows the distribution of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita and 3B, which shows life expectancy in 2003. Examiner Only Marks Remark Resource 3A 60 N 30 N 30 N Equator 0 2003 GDP per capita in thousands of US dollars ($PPP) 20 or over 15.0 - 19.9 10.0 - 14.9 5.0 - 9.9 less than 5.0 No Data 30 S 60 S 30 S 60 S Source: http://earthtrends.wri.org/maps_spatial/maps_fullscale.php Resource 3B 60 N 30 N 30 N Equator 0 Life expectancy (years) 80 or more 75.0 - 79.9 70.0 - 74.9 60.0 - 69.9 50.0 - 59.9 less than 50 30 S 60 S 30 S 60 S Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/image:Life_expectancy_world_map2.png 4284.05R 8 [Turn over (i) Describe the pattern of GDP compared to the pattern of life expectancy shown on Resource 3A and 3B. Examiner Only Marks Remark [3] (ii) Life expectancy is a social measure of development. State one other social measure of development. [1] (b) (i) Define colonialism. [2] 4284.05R 9 [Turn over (ii) With reference to place or places for illustration, describe one social and one economic effect of colonialism. Examiner Only Marks Remark Social effect [3] Economic effect [3] 4284.05R 10 [Turn over Section B Examiner Only Marks Remark Answer any two questions from this section 4 With reference to either your MEDC or LEDC case study, describe and explain how population structure can vary over time. [12] 5 With reference to place or places for illustration, discuss the problems faced in urban environments. [12] 6 Development is affected by political, social and cultural processes. Discuss this statement with reference to place or places for illustration. [12] 4284.05R 11 [Turn over Number your answers clearly 4284.05R 12 [Turn over Number your answers clearly 4284.05R 13 [Turn over Number your answers clearly 4284.05R 14 [Turn over Number your answers clearly 4284.05R 15 [Turn over Number your answers clearly 4284.05R 16 [Turn over Number your answers clearly 4284.05R 17 [Turn over Number your answers clearly 4284.05R 18 [Turn over Permission to reproduce all copyright material has been applied for. In some cases, efforts to contact copyright holders may have been unsuccessful and CCEA will be happy to rectify any omissions of acknowledgement in future if notified. 935-005-1

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