Centre No. Paper Reference Surname Initial(s) Candidate No. 1 3 1 2 1 F Signature Paper Reference(s) 1312/1F Edexcel GCSE Geography A Paper 1F Foundation Tier Monday 5 June 2006 Morning Time: 1 hour 45 minutes Examiner s use only Team Leader s use only Question Number Blank 1 2 3 4 Materials required for examination Nil Items included with question papers Photograph booklet Ordnance Survey (OS) map extract Instructions to Candidates In the boxes, above write your centre number, candidate number, your surname, initial(s) and signature. Check that you have the correct question paper. Answer ALL the questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this question paper. Include diagrams in your answers, where these are helpful. Information for Candidates The marks for individual questions and the parts of questions are shown in round brackets: e.g. (2). There are 4 questions in this question paper. The total mark for this paper is 80. There are 20 pages in this question paper. Any pages are indicated. The following abbreviations are used throughout this paper: MEDC- More Economically Developed Country LEDC- Less Economically Developed Country EU- European Union. Advice to Candidates You will be assessed on your ability to organise and present information, ideas, descriptions and arguments clearly and logically, taking account of your use of grammar, punctuation and spelling. This publication may be reproduced only in accordance with Edexcel Limited copyright policy. 2006 Edexcel Limited. Printer s Log. No. M22557A W850/S1312/57570 6/5/5/2/5/ *M22557A0120* Total Turn over
Answer all the questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided. 1. (a) Look at Figure 1a. It shows population growth for Europe and Africa. 1800 Population growth in Europe and Africa 1800-projected 2050 1600 1400 Population in millions 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 1800 1825 1850 1875 1900 1925 1950 1975 2000 2025 2050 Time in years Key Europe Africa Figure 1a (i) What was the population of Europe in 1800?...million (1) (ii) In which year were the populations of Europe and Africa the same?... (1) (iii) In which year was the population of Europe three times the population of Africa? Circle the correct answer. 1850 1900 2000 2050 (1) 2 *M22557A0220*
(iv) Cross out the wrong words in the paragraph below. The population of Europe after 2000 is declining / increasing. This means that there will be less / more space for people. This means that less / more of the countryside will be destroyed for houses. (3) (b) Look at Figure 1b. It shows a flow map of migrants to and from New Zealand in September 2004. Asia Others Europe Australia Key Number of emigrants 1000 500 0 1000 500 0 Number of immigrants Figure 1b (i) Complete Figure 1b. Draw a flow line to show that 1000 immigrants arrived in New Zealand from Asia. Use the key to help you. (2) (ii) Answer True or False for the following statements. Put a tick ( ) in the correct box. New Zealand gained most immigrants from Europe. More migrants arrived in New Zealand from Australia than left to go to Australia. People who leave a country are called emigrants. True False (3) *M22557A0320* 3 Turn over
(c) Look at the Ordnance Survey (OS) map. Find the town of Pembroke Dock. (i) Pembroke Dock has become the most important settlement in the area. Why? (2) (ii) Pembroke Dock has not grown in all directions. Why not? (2) 4 *M22557A0420*
(d) Choose an urban area that you have studied. Chosen urban area... Describe the characteristics and location of the central business district (CBD). (5) Q1 (Total 20 marks) *M22557A0520* 5 Turn over
2. (a) Look at Figure 2. It is an incomplete graph showing the employment structure of Japan from 1950 to 2000. 64 60 % Employed 50 40 30 20 10 0 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Year Key Primary industry Tertiary industry Figure 2 (i) Circle the correct word to complete the following sentence. Tertiary industry can be described as extractive manufacturing service (1) (ii) The percentage of people employed in primary industry in Japan has changed. Describe the changes. Use data from Figure 2 in your answer. (3) 6 *M22557A0620*
(iii) The % employed in secondary industry in Japan was: Year % employed in secondary industry 1950 22 1960 30 1970 34 1980 32 1990 32 2000 30 Plot this data on to Figure 2. (2) (iv) Cross out the wrong words in the sentences below. Japan is an MEDC / LEDC. The percentage of people employed in tertiary industry has decreased / increased because these jobs pay more / less money. (3) *M22557A0720* 7 Turn over
(b) Look at Photograph A in the Photograph Booklet. It shows tea pickers on a farm in Sri Lanka, an LEDC. (i) Which sector of industry are the workers in the photograph employed in? Circle the correct answer. primary secondary tertiary (1) (ii) Which four words best describe the characteristics of the farm in Photograph A? Cross out the wrong word in each pair. 1. extensive intensive 2. subsistence commercial 3. mixed organic 4. pastoral arable (4) (iii) The farm in Photograph A uses very little machinery. Give reasons why. (2) 8 *M22557A0820*
(c) Choose a transnational corporation (TNC) that you have studied. Chosen TNC... Explain the factors that attracted it to a named LEDC. (4) Q2 (Total 20 marks) *M22557A0920* 9 Turn over
3. (a) Look at Figure 3a. It shows the air masses that affect the UK. Name of air mass: Polar Maritime Source region: Greenland/North Canada Characteristics: cold and wet Name of air mass: Source region: Characteristics: cold and wet Arctic Circle Canada Name of air mass: Atlantic Ocean Calais Wroclaw Source region: Central Europe and Siberia Characteristics: cold in winter, hot in summer Tropic of Cancer Name of air mass: Source region: Caribbean Sea Characteristics: warm and moist Name of air mass: Source region: Characteristics: hot and dry Figure 3a 10 *M22557A01020*
(i) The names of four air masses are missing from the boxes on Figure 3a. Complete the boxes on Figure 3a. Write in the names of the four missing air masses. Use the list below. Arctic maritime Tropical continental Tropical maritime Polar continental (4) (ii) The names of two source regions are missing from the boxes on Figure 3a. Write in the names of the missing source regions. Use the list below. Arctic Ocean North Africa (1) (iii) Complete the sentences in the paragraph below. Cross out the wrong words. Continental air masses generally bring more / less precipitation to the UK than maritime air masses. This is because they travel long distances over land / sea. (2) *M22557A01120* 11 Turn over
(b) Look at Figure 3b. It shows climate data for two towns in Europe, Wroclaw in Poland and Calais in France. The towns are shown on Figure 3a. Both towns are 51 N of the Equator. Wroclaw Precipitation millimetres Average temperature C Calais Precipitation millimetres Average temperature C January 31-3 January 109 6 February 30-1 February 75 6 March 31 3 March 62 8 April 39 8 April 49 10 May 60 13 May 41 12 June 72 17 June 39 15 July 81 19 July 55 17 August 73 19 August 71 17 September 48 14 September 79 16 October 42 9 October 99 12 November 34 4 November 133 10 December 33 0 December 119 7 (i) Complete the following sentences. Figure 3b The average temperature for Calais in July is... C The coldest month in Wroclaw is... (2) (ii) Complete the following sentences. Cross out the wrong words. Calais has a warmer / cooler winter than Wroclaw. Calais has a warmer / cooler summer than Wroclaw. This is because the sea heats up quicker / slower than the land. (3) (iii) What is the total precipitation in millimetres for Wroclaw? Circle the correct answer. 110 457 574 931 (1) 12 *M22557A01220*
(c) Look at Figure 3c. It shows the distribution of the world s main forests North Pole Arctic Circle Tropic of Cancer Equator Tropic of Capricorn Antarctic Circle Greenwich Meridian N Key Temperate coniferous forest Temperate deciduous forest Tropical rainforests Figure 3c (Source: Harcourt and Warren, Tomorrow s Geography) Answer True or False for the following statements. Put a tick ( ) in the correct box. Tropical rainforests are only found south of the Equator. Temperate coniferous forests are found between the tropical rainforest and the temperate deciduous forests. Temperate deciduous forests are only found north of the Equator. True False (3) *M22557A01320* 13 Turn over
(d) Conflicts can occur between different groups of people in tropical rainforests. Choose a tropical rainforest area that you have studied. Chosen tropical rainforest area... State what conflicts have occurred between different groups of people. (4) Q3 (Total 20 marks) 14 *M22557A01420*
4. Look at the OS map and Figure 4. Figure 4 is a sketch map of part of the OS map. 03 F G B 02 E A 01 00 C 99 N D 98 97 06 07 08 09 10 11 96 0 1 2 km Figure 4 (a) Use the OS map and Figure 4 to complete the table below. One has been completed to help you. Feature on Figure 4 Tourist attraction A Feature on OS map Picnic site Tourist attraction B Tourist attraction C Name of settlement D Name of settlement E Road number F Height of spot height G (6) *M22557A01520* 15 Turn over
(b) Look at Photograph B in the Photograph Booklet. (i) This photograph was taken at grid reference 084976. Mark with an X this grid reference on Figure 4. (1) (ii) The photograph was taken at low tide. How can you tell? (1) 16 *M22557A01620*
(iii) The landform marked Z on Photograph B is an arch. Explain how it was formed and how it might change in the future. You may use a diagram in your answer. (4) *M22557A01720* 17 Turn over
(c) Look at Photograph C in the Photograph Booklet. It shows an area of the Alps in France. Match the letters on the photograph with the features of glaciation in the table. One has been done for you. Letter corrie arête Feature D hanging valley pyramidal peak truncated spur (4) (d) The paragraph below describes the formation and features of a delta. Choose the correct words from the box to complete the paragraph. distributaries deep heaviest shallow erodes tributaries lightest deposits A delta forms where a river flows into a... sea. The river... a lot of material, which builds up. The... material is dropped first. Because there is so much material, the river splits into... (4) Q4 (Total 20 marks) TOTAL FOR PAPER: 80 MARKS END 18 *M22557A01820*
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