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This question paper consists of 6 printed pages VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION GEOGRAPHY Higher 1 8812 Monday 14th September 2015 3 hours victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college victoria junior college READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and class on all answer sheets that you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. . Section A Answer four questions Section B Answer one question Section C Answer one question Sketch maps and diagrams should be drawn whenever they serve to illustrate an answer. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.

2 Section A Answer four questions. Questions 1, 2 and 3 carry 12 marks and Question 4 carries 14 marks. You should allocate your time accordingly. Lithospheric Processes, Hazards and Management 1 Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram that shows the formation of volcanic islands due to hotspot activity. a) With reference to Fig. 1, describe and explain the formation of volcanic islands. [6] b) Imagine you are a volcanologist in Hawaii. What information would you use in developing a hazard map for volcanic eruptions? [6] The Globalisation of Economic Activity 2 Fig. 2 shows the share of services in GDP for various countries in 1995. a) Describe the patterns of the share of services in GDP as shown in Fig. 2. [4] b) Suggest how the patterns shown in Fig. 2 may change by