CJC_H2_GEO_P1_QP

1 GEOGRAPHY 9751/01 Paper 1 Structured Essay Questions 14 August 2018 3 hours Additional Materials: Answer Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your class 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 an HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Answer three questions. One from each section. You should make reference to appropriate examples studied in the field or the classroom, even where such examples are not specifically requested by the question. Diagram 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, you are to hand in each question separately. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. Start each question on a fresh sheet of paper. You will hand in each question separately. This document consists of 2 printed pages and 1 blank page. [Turn over Catholic Junior College JC2 Preliminary Examinations Higher 2

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3 Section A - Tropical Environments Answer one question from this section. 1(a) Explain the role of climate in affecting weathering processes in the humid and arid tropics. [12] (b) How far do you agree that human activities play a significant role in influencing the nature and occurrence of mass movements? [20] 2(a) Explain the climatic charac teristics of arid tropics. [12] (b) Discuss the role of wind er osion in the formation of aeolian landforms in the arid tropics [20] Section B – Development, Economy and Environment. Answer one question from this section. 3(a) Explain how different characteristics of TNCs would affect the ways in which they organise their intra-firm and inter-firm networks. [12] (b) "International institutions and regional trade blocs serve to weaken the power of the state." Discuss the validity of this statement. [20] 4(a) Explain how the core-periphery theory may be applied to the global and national scales. [12] (b) Discuss the challenges that countries may face in achieving the sustainable development goals. [20] Section C – Sustainable Development Answer one question from this section. 5(a) Explain why the effects of global warming may vary across the globe. [12] (b) To what extent are mitigati on strategies the best approach to deal with climate change? [20] 6(a) Explain how the occurrence of pluv ial floods may affect liveability of cities. [12] (b) Evaluate the role of climate in causing pluvial floods. [20] ****