2013_DHS_H2_Geography_P2 Questions

1    Name:  Index Number: Class:           DUNMAN HIGH SCHOOL Preliminary Examinations Year 6   GEOGRAPHY 9730 (Higher 2) Paper 2 Monday 23 Sept 2013 3 hours     READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and class clearly 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. Sketch maps and diagrams should be drawn wherever they serve to illustrate an answer. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. You should make a reference to appropriate examples studied in the field or the classroom, even where the examples are not specifically requested by the question. Start each question on a fresh sheet of paper. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in the brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. ______________________________________________________________________ This document consists of 4 printed pages

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 the top TNCs in banking and financial services in 2011. (a) Describe the characteristics of the TNCs shown in Table 1. [4] (b) Suggest why TNCs operate in a wide variety of countries. [5] (c) Explain two ways in which TNCs help LDCs in the process of economic development? [3] Population Issues and Challengers 2. Fig. 2a shows life expectancy, total fertility rate and natural increase rate for 25 large LDCs during the period 1950–55. Fig. 2b shows the same variables and countries during the period 1995–2000. (a) Using Fig. 2a, for the period 1950-1955 identify the country with the (ai) highest life expectancy and lowest fertility rate (aii) lowest life expectancy and highest fertility rate [2] (b) Describe the overall relationship between life expectancy and total fertility rate supporting your response with information from Fig. 2a and Fig. 2b [4] (c) Compare the changes in total fertility rate and natural increase experienced by Ethiopia and China between1950-2000. Suggest reasons for these differences? [6]

3    Urban Issues and Challenges 3. Fig. 3 shows a map of land