2013_VJC_H2_Geography_P1 Revised

VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION GEOGRAPHY Higher 2 9730/01 Tuesday 17th September 2013 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 all questions. Section B Answer two questions, each from a different topic. 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. This question paper consists of 5 printed pages

2 Section A Answer all 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 shows the world’s major tectonic boundaries. (a) With reference to Fig. 1, identify and describe the landforms that are found at plate boundaries A and B. (b) Distinguish between plate boundaries C and D in Fig. 1. (c) Describe how earthquakes are formed at plate boundaries A and C as seen in Fig. 1. Hydrologic Processes, Hazards and Management 2. The Southern High Plains, a semi-arid area with an average annual rainfall of 440mm, is underlain by the Ogallala Aquifer, stretching across South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas, USA. Fig. 2 sho