Gozo College Boys Secondary Victoria Gozo, Malta Ninu Cremona

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1 Gozo College Boys Secondary Victoria Gozo, Malta Ninu Cremona Half Yearly Examination Form 3Track 3 GEOGRAPHY (Option) Time: 1½ Hours Name: Class: Answer all questions in the space provided. Write your answers neatly and in good English. 1. Examine well the given OS Map (on page 3) and then work out the exercise below. (a) Using evidence from the given OS Map describe the settlement of Xagħra at grid reference3490. (b) Using map evidence, explain the route that Paul and Janet took along the footpath to walk from Xagħra down to the beach of Ramla l-ħamra. They started from near Ġgantija Temples and arrived close to the Roman Remains. (6) (4) Page 1 of 11

2 (c) Give the four figure grid references for the following features shown on the OS Map. (i) Ir- Ramla (ii) Marsalforn Bay (iii)tas-salvatur (iv) Nuffara (v) GħajnSellum (d) Give the six figure grid references for the following features shown on the OS Map. (i) Ġgantija Temples (ii) Rdum tax-xagħra (iii)roman Remains (iv) Calypso Cave (v) Qolla s-safra 2. Seas and Ocean Currents (a) Locate the major seas by writing the letter on the first world map (on page 6): (i) Caribbean Sea (ii) North Sea (iii)red Sea (iv) Coral Sea (v) Bay of Bengal (5) (5) (b) On the same map there are five oceans currents numbered 1-5. Complete the following table: No. Ocean Current Warm/Cold Ex. Californian Current Cold (10) Page 2 of 11

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4 3. The World Map On the second world map (on page 7): (i) Draw and label the two main lines of longitude and latitude. (ii) Label three continents and three oceans. (iii)label the numbered countries in the table below. No. Name of country (10) 4.Resources (a) Give five disadvantages caused by using coal to generate electricity? (b) Explain in five points why many developed countries utilise oil and naturalgas to generate electricity. Page 4 of 11

5 (c) Fill in the following table in regards to Renewable forms of Energy: Types of Renewable forms of Energy Main Advantage Main Disadvantage Solar Wind Geothermal Hydro Electric Power Wave (20) Page 5 of 11

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8 5. Migration Migration is the movement of people from one place to another. Many people migrate because of the push and pull factors. (i) In the table below name three push factors and three pull factors. Push Pull (ii) Many people from Turkey migrate to Germany each year. Mark on the map of Europe (next page) this movement of people by drawing an arrow. (iii)what do we call this type of migration? Tick ( ) the correct answer Rural-to-urban migration Internal migration International migration Page 8 of 11

9 (iv) Explain why many Turks wish to migrate to Turkey. (13) Page 9 of 11

10 6. Population distribution and density. Underline the correct answer. (a) Population Distribution is a term that refers to: How population in a specified area changes over time. The number of people who die in relation to the number of people born in a specified area. The way in which people are spread across a given area. (b) Patterns of population distribution tend to be: Even Uneven Static (c) The distribution of population is usually measured by calculating: Population movement between areas (in-migration over out-migration) Total number of people Population density of an area (d) Population Density is: Average number of people per square kilometer (for the area being studied). Average number of buildings on land surface of a country divided by total number of people on the planet. Average number of people in the world divided by total area of the world s surface (land and water). (e) How is population density calculated? Total population divided by total land area (km 2 ). Total land area (km 2 ) multiplied by total population. Total population plus the total land area (km 2 ). (f) Complete the sentences using some of the following words: sparsely temperate artificial fertile natural extreme densely When people are attracted to an area it becomes populated. Factors that influence this include climate; good supplies of resources and land. (10) Page 10 of 11

11 7. Settlement patterns (a) Which of A, B and C is an example of: (i) a dispersed settlement (ii) a nucleated settlement (iii) a linear settlement (b) Give a definition for each of the settlements named in part (a): (i) (ii) (iii) dispersed... nucleated linear (c) Which type of settlement do you think we have most in Malta? Page 11 of 11