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Centre Number 71 Candidate Number ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY (AS) General Certificate of Education 2008 Geography assessing Module 2: Themes in Human Geography ASG21 Assessment Unit AS 2 [ASG21] THURSDAY 12 JUNE, AFTERNOON TIME 1 hour. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number in the spaces provided at the top of this page. Answer all three questions in Section A and any two questions from Section B. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this question paper. Write your answers to Section B on the lined paper at the end of this booklet. For Examiner s use only Question Number INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The total mark for this paper is 60. Quality of written communication will be assessed in all questions. Figures in brackets printed down the right-hand side of pages indicate the marks awarded to each question or part question. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Marks ASG2S8 3588 Marks BLANK PAGE ASG2S8 3588 2 [Turn over Section A Examiner Only Marks Remark Answer all three questions in this section 1 (a) Distinguish between the national census and vital registration. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] ASG2S8 3588 3 [Turn over (b) Study Resource 1 below, which shows a population pyramid for Wales and one for Northern Ireland in 2001. Examiner Only Marks Remark RESOURCE 1 WALES 90 and over Males Females 85 - 89 80 - 84 75 - 79 UK average 70 - 74 65 - 69 60 - 64 55 - 59 50 - 54 45 - 49 40 - 44 35 - 39 30 - 34 25 - 29 20 - 24 15 - 19 10 - 14 5-9 0-4 10 8 6 4 % males 2 0 0 2 4 6 % females 8 10 NORTHERN IRELAND 90 and over Males Females 85 - 89 80 - 84 75 - 79 UK average 70 - 74 65 - 69 60 - 64 55 - 59 50 - 54 45 - 49 40 - 44 35 - 39 30 - 34 25 - 29 20 - 24 15 - 19 10 - 14 5-9 0-4 10 8 6 4 % males 2 0 0 2 4 6 % females 8 10 Source: www.statistics.gov.uk/census ASG2S8 3588 4 [Turn over (i) Describe two differences between the population structure of Wales and Northern Ireland. Examiner Only Marks Remark Difference 1 ___________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] Difference 2 __________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] (ii) Discuss the different priorities that local government may have in planning for these population structures. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [4] (c) Describe how standard of living is related to underpopulation, optimum population and overpopulation. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] ASG2S8 3588 5 [Turn over 2 (a) Study Resource 2, which shows urban land use for Mexico City and a typical land use model for Latin American cities in general. RESOURCE 2 Housing Types High class residential Middle class residential Tlainepantia High density housing and squatter settlements Central Business District (CBD) G. Madero Industrial areas Azcapotzalco Delegaci n and Municipal boundaries CBD Cuauhtemoc V. Carranza Principal road M. Hidalgo B. Juarez Alvaro Obregon Ixtzpalapa N Coyoacan Tlalpan Xochimilco Mexico City 0 5km All Latin American Cities CBD di sa m en ity Central Business District Commercial / Industrial areas ity en m sa di High class residential sector CBD Middle class zone of maturity spine Zone of new building Zone of peripheral squatter settlements urbanisation: Changing Settlements by Corrin and David Flint, 1998, ISBN 0003266877. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. http://harpercollins.co.uk ASG2S8 3588 6 [Turn over Discuss to what extent the urban structure of Mexico City follows the general pattern for Latin American cities. Examiner Only Marks Remark _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [6] (b) (i) Distinguish between urbanisation and suburbanisation. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] (ii) Describe one problem which results from suburbanisation in MEDCs. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] ASG2S8 3588 7 [Turn over (c) Describe one limitation of Central Place Theory. Examiner Only Marks Remark _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] ASG2S8 3588 8 [Turn over BLANK PAGE (Questions continue overleaf) ASG2S8 3588 9 [Turn over 3 (a) Study Resource 3A below, which shows the average daily calorie intake per capita in 2001. 60 S 60 S 30 S 30 N Equator No Data 1600 2000 2400 2800 3200 3600 Calories / person / day 30 S 0 30 N 60 N RESOURCE 3A Source: Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Statistics Division, Rome 2003, 1990, 44, FAO, Rome ASG2S8 3588 10 [Turn over (i) Using Resource 3A, describe the pattern of calorie intake shown. Examiner Only Marks Remark _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] (ii) Calorie intake is a social indicator of development. Define one economic indicator of development. Economic indicator _____________________________________ Definition ____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] (iii) Identify one limitation of your chosen indicator of development. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] ASG2S8 3588 11 [Turn over (b) Study Resource 3B, which shows the main trade patterns (imports and exports) for a selection of countries. RESOURCE 3B Country Main exports (%) Main imports (%) A Zinc 13.8 Gold 12.1 Soya beans 10.9 Machinery 43.3 Raw materials 36.9 Consumer goods 19.4 B Machinery and transport equipment 49.6 Chemicals and chemical products 13.5 Machinery and transport equipment 34.4 C Uranium ore 70 Agricultural products Consumer goods 71.2 Machinery 28.9 D Machinery and transport equipment 48.2 22 Machinery and transport equipment 47.1 Note: only categories 10% and over are shown ASG2S8 3588 12 [Turn over (i) Using Resource 3B, identify a country that is likely to be a: Examiner Only Marks Remark LEDC MEDC [2] (ii) Give two reasons for one of your choices. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] (iii) Outline one economic problem which may arise for country C because of its trading pattern. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] ASG2S8 3588 13 [Turn over Section B Examiner Only Marks Remark Answer any two questions from this section 4 With reference to a MEDC or LEDC case study, describe and explain how population distribution is related to physical and human resources. [12] 5 With reference to your regional case study, describe and explain how settlement in rural environments is related to resources and employment. [12] 6 Globalisation does more to hinder than to help development. Discuss with reference to places for illustration. [12] ASG2S8 3588 14 [Turn over Number your answers clearly ASG2S8 3588 15 [Turn over Number your answers clearly ASG2S8 3588 16 [Turn over Number your answers clearly ASG2S8 3588 17 [Turn over Number your answers clearly ASG2S8 3588 18 [Turn over Number your answers clearly ASG2S8 3588 19 [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. S 8/07 530-051-1

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