PJC_H1 Geo_JC2 H1 PRELIM P1 2008

Candidate Name: ________________________ CT Group / Index no: _____________________ PIONEER JUNIOR COLLEGE GEOGRAPHY 8812/01 Paper 1 Monday, 08 September 2008 3 hours Additional Materials: Writing Paper INSERT READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your 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. Section A Answer ALL questions. Section B Answer ONE question. Section C Answer ONE question. You are advised not to spend more than 90 minutes on Section A. All the Figures referred to in the questions are contained in the question paper. You should make reference to appropriate examples studied in the field or classroom, ever where such examples are not specifically requested by the question. Sketch maps should be drawn whenever they serve to illustrate an answer. 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. Questions Attempted Section A Marks 1 / 12 2 / 12 3 / 12 4 / 14 Section B / 25 Section C / 25 Total / 100 Grade This document consists of 5 printed pages.

2 2 Section A Answer all the questions in this section. Question 1, 2, 3 carries 12 marks and Question 4 carries 14 marks. You should allocate your time accordingly. Lithospheric Processes, Hazards and Management 1 Figure 1A shows the distribution of plate boundaries and Figure 1B shows the distribution of earthquake and volcanic hazards. (a) Using Figures 1A and 1B, describe the pattern and distribution of earthquake and volcanic hazards. [4] (b) Explain the distribution of earthquake and volcanic hazards and justify which areas you think are most at risk. [8] Globalisation of Economic Activity 2 Figure 2 shows the number of countries in different world regions where the average income per person was lower or higher in the period 1990 – 95 than it had before. (a) Describe the main features of the global pattern shown in Figure 2. [6] (b) Explain the main limitations of using income per person as a measure of inequality, and suggest other indicators that may be useful. [6] Hydrologic Processes, Hazards and Management 3 EITHER Photograph A shows the course of a river channel developed in an area of sand and gravel. (a) Draw a sketch diagram to represent a plan view of the channel, identifying channel features. [4] (b) Give an explanation of the patterns of discharge and the fluvial processes that have produced the channel shown in Photograph A. [8] Urban Geography OR Figure 3 shows the distribution of squatter settlements in Lima in 2004. Lima is the capital of Peru, an LDC in Latin America. In 2004, the city’s population