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2008 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, 11 and 13 S ection I Pages 2 5 15 marks Attempt Questions 1 15 Allow about 25 minutes for this section S ection II Pages 9 13 25 marks Attempt Questions 16 18 Allow about 45 minutes for this section S ection III Page 15 60 marks Attempt Questions 19 21 Allow about 1 hour and 50 minutes for this section 374 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 for Questions 1 15. Refer to Source A to answer Questions 1 3. 1 What is the approximate direction of Winchcombe from Long Compton? (A) ENE (B) ESE (C) WNW (D) WSW 2 What is the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) of Long Compton? (A) 1.3 to 5 (B) 6.5 to 7.8 (C) 7.8 to 9.8 (D) 12.7 to 33.7 3 Which factors, when combined, contribute most in determining the IMD? (A) Income and Employment (B) Income and Education, Skills and Training (C) Income, Crime, and Health Deprivation and Disability (D) Income, Barriers to Housing and Services, and Living Environment 2 Refer to Source B to answer Questions 4 5. 4 Approximately what percentage of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty was permanent grass in 2004? (A) 26% (B) 39% (C) 65% (D) 71% 5 Which land use showed the greatest relative change between 2001 and 2004? (A) Set-aside (B) Rough grazing (C) Crops and fallow (D) Permanent grass Refer to Source C to answer Question 6. 6 What is the approximate barometric pressure at Aberdeen? (A) 988 hPa (B) 990 hPa (C) 992 hPa (D) 994 hPa Refer to Sources A and C to answer Question 7. 7 What changes in the weather were experienced in the Cotswolds on 6 October 2005? (A) Decrease in temperature and increasing cloud cover (B) Increase in temperature and increasing cloud cover (C) Decrease in temperature and decreasing cloud cover (D) Increase in temperature and decreasing cloud cover 3 Refer to Source D to answer Question 8. 8 Which food chain represents the energy flow shown in the English estuary ecosystem? (A) Bladder wrack crab cockle oystercatcher (B) Sea aster periwinkle spire shells oystercatcher (C) Glasswort detritus shrimp oystercatcher (D) Lugworm cockle mussel oystercatcher Refer to Source E to answer Questions 9 13. 9 Where was the photographer when the photograph of Papermill Farm (AR 0732) was taken? (A) GR 072323 (B) GR 077327 (C) GR 061322 (D) GR 064315 10 What is the gradient between Orchards Farm (GR 033289) and the summit of Salter s Hill (GR 045287)? (A) 1 : 0.1 (B) 1 : 1.2 (C) 1 : 4.8 (D) 1 : 7.6 11 What is the aspect of Hailes Wood in AR 0530? (A) North East (B) North West (C) South East (D) South West 4 12 How long would it take to walk along the Cotswold Way from Stanway House (GR 061325) to Stanton car park (GR 067343), walking at 6 km per hour? (A) 2 mins (B) 10 mins (C) 20 mins (D) 30 mins 13 What is the vertical exaggeration of a cross-section drawn using the Cotswolds map with a vertical scale of 1 cm represents 50 m? (A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 16 (D) 800 Refer to Source F to answer Questions 14 15. 14 Approximately how many people are living in urban slums in Africa? (A) 18.7 million (B) 38.6 million (C) 187 million (D) 386 million 15 Which of the following cities is expected to experience the greatest increase in the number of people between 2003 and 2015? (A) Delhi, India (B) Mumbai, India (C) Jakarta, Indonesia (D) Dhaka, Bangladesh 5 BLANK PAGE 6 BLANK PAGE 7 BLANK PAGE 8 Board of Studies NSW 2008 2 008 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFIC ATE EXAMINATION Geography Centre Number Section II 25 marks Attempt Questions 16 18 Allow about 45 minutes for this section Student Number Use the Stimulus Booklet and your knowledge of geography to answer Questions 16 18 in the spaces provided. Marks Question 16 (8 marks) Refer to Source D to answer parts (a) (b). (a) How is the English estuary ecosystem both vulnerable and resilient to natural stress? 4 ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... (b) Explain how human-induced modifications to energy flows would affect this ecosystem. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... 374a 9 4 BLANK PAGE 10 Board of Studies NSW 2008 2 008 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFIC ATE EXAMINATION Geography Centre Number Section II (continued) Student Number Marks Question 17 (8 marks) (a) How have technological factors affected the future directions of ONE global economic activity? 3 ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... (b) Explain how political and sociocultural factors have affected the spatial patterns of ONE global economic activity. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... 374b 11 5 BLANK PAGE 12 Board of Studies NSW 2008 2 008 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFIC ATE EXAMINATION Geography Centre Number Section II (continued) Student Number Marks Question 18 (9 marks) (a) Describe TWO challenges for people living in mega cities in the developing world. 4 ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... (b) Explain ONE response of people to the challenges of living in mega cities in the developing world. ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... 374c 13 5 BLANK PAGE 14 Board of Studies NSW 2008 2 008 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 answers 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 impacts of at least TWO urban dynamics operating in a large city of the developed world. Question 20 (20 marks) Compare the nature and rate of change that affect the functioning of TWO different ecosystems at risk. Question 21 (20 marks) Explain how global changes in an economic activity affect the linkages and flows of people, goods, services and ideas associated with a local economic enterprise. End of paper 374d 15

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