2013_NYJC_H2_Geography_P2_QP

NANYANG JUNIOR COLLEGE Year 2 Preliminary Examination H2 GEOGRAPHY 9730/02 Human Geography 20 Sept 2013 3 hours Additional Materials: Answer Paper Insert World Outline Map READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your class, index number and name on all the work 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. The Insert contains all the Figures referred to in the question paper. You should make reference to appropriate examples studied in the field or the classroom, even where such examples are not specifically requested by the questions. Diagrams and sketch maps should be drawn whenever they serve to illustrate an answer. The world outline map may be annotated and handed in with relevant answers. 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. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 5 printed pages and 1 insert. [Turn over

2 Higher 2 Geography / 9730 / Paper 2 Section A Answer all the questions in this section. Questions 1, 2 and 3 carry 12 marks and Question 4 carries 14 marks. You should allocate your time accordingly. The Globalisation of Economic Activity 1 Table 1 shows selected countries of apparel exporters, 1980, 1990, 2000. (a) Using Table 1, describe the trends in apparel exports in 1980, 1990 and 2000 . [6] (b) Account for the changes in trends in apparel exports over the 3 decades. [6] Population Issues and Challenges 2 Fig. 1 shows a comparison of population statistics and measures of development among five countries. (a) What do the letters HDI mean? [1] (b) Explain why the HDI may be a better indicator of a country’s level of development than GDP per capita. [3] (c) Describe the relationship between natural increase (NI) and GDP per capita. [2] (d) Assess the extent to which political factors may help explain the varying levels of HDI among the countries shown. [6] Urban Issues and Challenges 3 Fig. 2 shows the bid-rent lines for selected land uses in an urban area. (a) With reference to Fig. 2, explain the concept of bid-rent theory. [3] (b) Using information from Fig. 2