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2001 H I G H E R S C H O O L C E R T I F I C AT E E X A M I N AT I O N Geography Total marks 100 General Instructions Reading time 5 minutes Working time 3 hours Write using black or blue pen Board-approved calculators may be used A Stimulus Booklet is provided with this paper Write your Centre Number and Student Number at the top of pages 9, 13 and 15 Section I Pages 2 6 15 marks Attempt Questions 1 15 Allow about 25 minutes for this section Section II Pages 9 16 25 marks Attempt Questions 16 18 Allow about 45 minutes for this section Section III Page 17 60 marks Attempt Questions 19 21 Allow about 1 hour and 50 minutes for this section 161 Section I 15 marks Attempt Questions 1 15 Allow about 25 minutes for this section Refer to the Stimulus Booklet Use the multiple-choice answer sheet. Select the alternative A, B, C or D that best answers the question. Fill in the response oval completely. Sample: 2+4= (A) 2 A (B) 6 (C) 8 B C (D) 9 D If you think you have made a mistake, put a cross through the incorrect answer and fill in the new answer. A B C D If you change your mind and have crossed out what you consider to be the correct answer, then indicate the correct answer by writing the word correct and drawing an arrow as follows. correct A B C D Acknowledgments Source A: The Top 200 companies 1987 and 1997 Kirkpatrick, Russell, 1999, Bateman Contemporary Atlas of New Zealand, David Bateman Ltd, Auckland. Source B: Full-time employment by industry 1996 Kirkpatrick, Russell, 1999, Bateman Contemporary Atlas of New Zealand, David Bateman Ltd, Auckland. Source C: Index of Deprivation Christchurch City 1996 Census Kirkpatrick, Russell, 1999, Bateman Contemporary Atlas of New Zealand, David Bateman Ltd, Auckland. Source E: Cartogram of Christchurch Kirkpatrick, Russell, 1999, Bateman Contemporary Atlas of New Zealand, David Bateman Ltd, Auckland. Source I: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Kirkpatrick, Russell, 1999, Bateman Contemporary Atlas of New Zealand, David Bateman Ltd, Auckland. 2 1 Refer to Source A. What was the change (1987 1997) in the percentage of the Top 200 companies in Auckland that were New Zealand-owned? (A) 18% (B) 22% (C) 32% (D) 42% 2 Refer to Source B. What was the approximate number of people employed in Manufacturing in 1996? (A) 53 900 (B) 180 200 (C) 234 100 (D) 274 800 3 Which statement best defines the geographical term sustainability? (A) The degree to which phenomena depend on each other for development and/or survival. (B) The ability to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. (C) The relationship between people and the environment and the effect that they have on each other. (D) The variety of living organisms on earth and the recognition of the need to maintain and protect this diversity. 4 Refer to Source E. The cartogram shows the population of Christchurch in 1996. What was the approximate population of Christchurch? (A) 200 000 (B) 300 000 (C) 400 000 (D) 500 000 3 5 Refer to Source F. What is the approximate gradient between the top of Mt Pleasant GR 890377 and GR 905402? (A) 1 in 2 (B) 1 in 6 (C) 1 in 10 (D) 1 in 12 6 Refer to Source F. Calculate the time taken to travel at an average speed of 40 km/h from Riccarton Racecourse (GR 750443) to Leadleys Road (GR 755356) using Provincial State Highways 73 and 75. (A) 12 minutes (B) 14 minutes (C) 18 minutes (D) 24 minutes 7 Refer to Sources F and H. What direction was the photographer facing when the photograph in Source H was taken from the lookout at AR 8737? (A) NW (B) SW (C) SE (D) NE 8 Refer to Source G. What is the feature located at X? (A) Low pressure system (B) Cold front (C) Warm front (D) High pressure system 4 9 Refer to Sources A and G. Which statement best describes the weather conditions likely to have been experienced at Christchurch over the twelve-hour period from 10 am on 2 December 2000? (A) Decreasing temperature, increasing wind strength, possible rain (B) Increasing temperature, increasing wind strength, possible rain (C) Decreasing temperature, decreasing wind strength, possible rain (D) Increasing temperature, decreasing wind strength, possible rain 10 Refer to Sources A, C, F and I. Which of the sources has the largest scale? (A) Source A (B) Source C (C) Source F (D) Source I 11 Refer to Source J. Which urban area has the largest net internal in-migration? (A) Auckland (B) Christchurch (C) Dunedin (D) Wellington 12 Refer to Sources A and J. Which of the following geographical concepts are relevant to both sources? (A) The nature, character and spatial distribution of world cities (B) The changing roles of regional centres and the demise of the small town (C) The impact of international migration (D) The environmental impacts of economic activities 5 13 Refer to Source I. How many black swans were found in the nesting site located in the north-west of the Avon Heathcote Estuary? (A) 40 (B) 600 (C) 1500 (D) 5000 14 Refer to Sources I and K. Which of the following had the greatest impact on the Avon Heathcote Estuary s ecosystem in 2000? (A) Estuary dredging (B) Untreated sewage (C) Recreational pressures (D) Seepage from the former landfill site 15 Which of the following includes only examples of secondary data used in geographical inquiry? (A) Graphical information, published reports and newspaper editorials (B) Statistics, graphical information and surveys (C) Photographs, field measurements and newspaper editorials (D) Texts, interviews and observations 6 BLANK PAGE 7 BLANK PAGE 8 Board of Studies NSW 2001 200 1 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFIC ATE EXAMINATION Geography Centre Number Section II Student Number 25 marks Attempt Questions 16 18 Allow about 45 minutes for this section Use the Stimulus Booklet and your knowledge of geography to answer Questions 16 18 in the spaces provided. Question 16 (6 marks) Please turn over 162a 9 Marks Question 16 (6 marks) Refer to Source A and the following maps of New Zealand. Agricultural land use Rainfall Elevation 00 24 240 1200 64 0 160 0 0 600 12 00 640 0 2400 12 00 240 0 0 Extensive livestock 600 Isohyet (mm) > 500 metres above sea level < 500 metres above sea level Mixed crops and livestock Dairying Little or limited use (a) What are the land uses found along the transect from Auckland to Wellington? ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Question 16 continues on page 11 10 2 Marks Question 16 (continued) (b) Account for the distribution of agricultural land use in the South Island of New Zealand. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... End of Question 16 11 4 BLANK PAGE 12 Board of Studies NSW 2001 200 1 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFIC ATE EXAMINATION Geography Centre Number Section II (continued) Student Number Marks Question 17 (9 marks) (a) Refer to Source C. Draw a simplified choropleth map to show the distribution of deprivation in Christchurch. New Brighton Aranui Upper Riccarton Hornby Linwood Bromley Addington Waltham Sydenham Cashmere Ferrymead Heathcote Valley KEY Most deprived Mixed Least deprived Question 17 continues on page 14 162b 13 3 Marks Question 17 (continued) (b) Refer to Sources C, D, F, H and I. From these sources, name TWO locations within Christchurch that demonstrate different urban dynamics, and account for these differences. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... End of Question 17 14 Board of Studies NSW 2001 6 200 1 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFIC ATE EXAMINATION Geography Centre Number Section II (continued) Student Number Marks Question 18 (10 marks) Refer to Sources I and K. (a) Identify TWO human activities that may place the Avon Heathcote Estuary at risk. 2 ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... (b) Identify a management strategy currently used in the Avon Heathcote Estuary, and evaluate its likely success in terms of the ecological sustainability of this ecosystem. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... Question 18 continues on page 16 162c 15 4 Marks Question 18 (continued) (c) What are TWO important questions that a geographer could ask to determine the validity and reliability of the Selected Bird Numbers information? ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... End of Question 18 16 Board of Studies NSW 2001 4 200 1 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFIC ATE EXAMINATION Geography Section III 60 marks Attempt Questions 19 21 Allow about 1 hour and 50 minutes for this section Answer each question in a SEPARATE writing booklet. Extra writing booklets are available. In your answer, you will be assessed on how well you: present a sustained, logical and well-structured answer to the question communicate geographical information, ideas and issues refer to appropriate case studies, illustrative examples and the Stimulus Booklet where appropriate Question 19 (20 marks) Analyse the human impacts affecting the nature and rate of change of TWO ecosystems at risk. Question 20 (20 marks) Compare the results of the urban dynamics in a large city from the developed world with those in Christchurch evident in the Stimulus Booklet. Question 21 (20 marks) Explain how global changes in an economic activity have affected an enterprise you have studied at a local scale. 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