Gozo College Boys Secondary Victoria Gozo, Malta Ninu Cremona Half Yearly Examination 2010 2011 Form 3 J.L. GEOGRAPHY (Option) Time: 1½ Hours Name: Class: Answer all questions in the space provided. Write your answers neatly and in good English. 1a. Give five disadvantages caused by using coal to generate electricity? b. Explain in five points why many developed countries utilise oil and natural gas to generate electricity. c. Fill in the following table in regards to Renewable forms of Energy Page 1 of 10
Types of Renewable Forms of Energy Solar Wind Geothermal Hydro Electric Power Wave Main Advantage Main Disadvantage (20) 2. Study the 1:50 000 OS map extract of Blakeney Point (Map 1 on page 4). Now answer the following questions. a. What would you actually find at each of these map references: 033 436 053 439 033 440 073 439 Page 2 of 10
b. In what grid square is Pits Point?. c. Using the map of Blakeney Point work out the compass direction from: i) the visitor centre in grid square 00 44 to Warham Hole in grid square 98 46.. ii) Cley Eye to Manor Ho. d. What is the length of the spit from the car park at Cley Eye to its tip at 992 456?. e. What type of vegetation grows at The Marrams at grid reference 030456?.. f. What evidence is there from the map that suggests that many people visit this area? g. Of what material is the spit shown on the map made up of?. h. Why is the name of the small village at grid square 04 43 no longer as fitting as it used to be? 3. Study the world map (Map 2 on page 7) and then answer the following questions. (12) a. On the map of the world draw and name the following lines: Equator, Prime Meridian, Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer. b. Name two countries that are located on longitude 20ºE. (4).. (2) Page 3 of 10
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c. Shade and name on the map (Map 2 on page 7) the continent of South America. (1) d. Name the countries located on the following lines of latitude and longitude. Give also the Capital city of each country. Country Capital City 40 N 140 E 20 N 100 W (4) e. Name on the map itself (Map 2 on page 7) the ocean currents marked by an arrow and numbered 1 and 2. (4) f. Name the seas numbered 3 and 4. (4) 4. 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. (2) (6) Page 5 of 10
iii) What do we call this type of migration? Tick ( ) the correct answer (2) Rural to-urban migration Internal migration International migration (iv) Explain why many Turks wish to migrate to Turkey. (2) Page 6 of 10
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5. Population distribution and density. Underline the correct answer. i) Population Distribution is a term that refers to: a) How population in a specified area changes over time. b) The number of people who die in relation to the number of people born in a specified area. c) The way in which people are spread across a given area. ii) Patterns of population distribution tend to be: a) Even b) Uneven c) Static iii) The distribution of population is usually measured by calculating: a) Population movement between areas (in-migration over out-migration) b) Total number of people c) Population density of an area iv) Population Density is: a) Average number of people per square kilometer (for the area being studied). b) Average number of buildings on land surface of a country divided by total number of people on the planet. c) Average number of people in the world divided by total area of the world s surface (land and water). v) How is population density calculated? a) Total population divided by total land area (km 2 ). b) Total land area (km 2 ) multiplied by total population. c) Total population plus the total land area (km 2 ). vi) 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. (9) Page 8 of 10
6. The diagram below shows population pyramids for two different countries (A and B). a. Which graph represents a developed country with an ageing population? (1) b. Give two reasons for your answer. (2) c. What percentage of the total population (males and females) in country A is aged between 0 and 10? (1) d. (i) What do we mean by birth rate? (2) Page 9 of 10
(ii) Name one problem that country A has to face in the future as a result of its birth rate. (1) e. (i) What do we mean by death rate? (2) (ii) Which country has the highest number of elderly? (1) f. The average life expectancy is the average number of years a person is expected to live: Which of the two population pyramids shows a country with a low life expectancy? (2) 7a. Here are the outline maps of four member countries of the European Union. Name them. i. ii. iii. iv. (4) b. Name 6 EU Countries and their Capital Cities: EU country Capital City 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 5. 5. 6. 6. (12) Page 10 of 10