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Gozo College Boys Secondary Victoria Gozo, Malta Ninu Cremona Half Yearly Examination 2011 2012 Form 4 Track 3 GEOGRAPHY (Option) Time: 1½ Hours Name: Class: Answer all questions in the space

1 Gozo College Boys Secondary Victoria Gozo, Malta Ninu Cremona Half Yearly Examination Form 4 Track 3 GEOGRAPHY (Option) Time: 1½ Hours Name: Class: Answer all questions in the space provided. Write your answers neatly and in good English. 1. Weather and Climate Tick the correct column 1. Winds are generally light 2. Strong winds 3. An area of low pressure 4. There are no fronts 5. There is only one air mass 6. Causes heat waves in summer 7. It causes clear skies and low temperatures in winter 8. Brings cloud and rain 9. An area of high pressure 10. Light winds Anticyclone Depressions (5) Page 1 of 12

2 2. Map Reading and Interpretation (map on page 3) a. Give the 4-figure Grid Reference of the following places found on the map: i. Nadur ii. Qala iii. Xewkija b. Give the 6-figure Grid Reference of the following places found on the map: i. Ninu s Cave ii. Ġgantija Temples iii. Citadel c. Calculate the straight line distance between these places: i. Qala centre and Nadur centre ii. Calypso Cave to Marsalforn Bay d. In which direction is Xagħra from Nadur? e. In the space provided reduce, by half, the scale of the following grid squares: (13) Page 2 of 12

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4 3. Socio-Economic Human Systems a. Match column A with column B: No. Column A No. Column B 1. Infant mortality The ratio between those of working age and of nonworking age. 2. Population Pyramid The increase in the proportion of elderly people in a country. 3. Birth rate Diagram which shows the relationship between birth and death rates. 4. Death rate The proportion of males and females within selected age groups. 5. DTM The average number of years a person might be expected to live. 6. Ageing population The average number of deaths of children under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births. 7. Life expectancy The number of live births per 1,000 people per year. 8. Dependency ratio The number of deaths per 1,000 people. b. Give 2 reasons why many people now live longer than they did in the past. c. Write out the following statements in the correct order to show the causes and effects of longer life expectancy. More money needed for care Better living conditions People live longer More elderly people Page 4 of 12

5 d. Mention 2 countries that are facing ageing population. e. Associate one country for each of the four stages shown above in the Demographic Transition model Stage 1. Stage 2. Stage 3. Stage 4. f. Explain the reasons that led to the great fall in death rate in Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model. (16) Page 5 of 12

4. Location and Places Look at the world map above and then answer the following questions: a. On the map above mark the Mid-Atlantic Ridge using a blue colour.

6 4. Location and Places Look at the world map above and then answer the following questions: a. On the map above mark the Mid-Atlantic Ridge using a blue colour. b. Write the names of the plate boundaries marked on the map above c. On the map above mark i. a volcano ii. a fold mountain Page 6 of 12

7 d. What are the arrows on the map showing? (10) 5. Plate Margins a. Fill in the following table to show the differences between oceanic and continental crust: Oceanic crust Continental crust b. Fig. 1 Page 7 of 12

i. Fig. 1 shows a conservative plate boundary. Explain in a short paragraph what is happening at this conservative plate boundary and give one particular example. ii. Fig. 2 Fig.

8 i. Fig. 1 shows a conservative plate boundary. Explain in a short paragraph what is happening at this conservative plate boundary and give one particular example. ii. Fig. 2 Fig. 2 shows a constructive plate boundary. Explain in a short paragraph what is happening at this constructive plate boundary and give one particular example. Page 8 of 12

iii. Fig. 3 Fig. 3 shows a destructive plate boundary. Explain in a short paragraph what is happening at this destructive plate boundary and give one particular example. c.

9 iii. Fig. 3 Fig. 3 shows a destructive plate boundary. Explain in a short paragraph what is happening at this destructive plate boundary and give one particular example. c. Effects of an earthquake. i. Explain the difference between primary and secondary effects of an earthquake. ii. Give two examples for each of the following effects of an earthquake. Page 9 of 12

10 Social Economic Environmental (24) 6. Agriculture a. What is the difference between pastoral, arable and mixed farming? b. What is the meaning of extensive and intensive farming? c. List and explain the Physical factors affecting farming and the Human factors affecting farming. Page 10 of 12

d. In what ways has technology improved farming? Give 3 examples e. What is the Green revolution? f. Give two examples of successes and two examples of failures.

11 d. In what ways has technology improved farming? Give 3 examples e. What is the Green revolution? f. Give two examples of successes and two examples of failures. (16) 7. Urban Models a. What is the above model called? Page 11 of 12

12 b. Which of the 5 zones is the CBD? c. What do the letters CBD stand for? Explain what is found in this zone. d. Why lands values are highest in the CBD? e. Which zone is most likely to have the high-class residential? (6) Page 12 of 12

Gozo College Boys Secondary Victoria Gozo, Malta Ninu Cremona

Gozo College Boys Secondary Victoria Gozo, Malta Ninu Cremona Half Yearly Examination 2012 2013 Form 3Track 3 GEOGRAPHY (Option) Time: 1½ Hours Name: Class: Answer all questions in the space provided.