VJC Prelim_H2_GEO_P2_QP

VICTORIA JUNIOR COLLEGE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION GEOGRAPHY Higher 2 9730/2 Monday 19th September 2016 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. Question 4 carries 14 marks. Questions 1, 2 and 3 carry 12 marks. You should allocate your time accordingly. The Globalisation of Economic Activity 1. Fig. 1 shows Human Development Index (HDI) data for selected countries in 2014. a) With reference to Fig. 1, explain why HDI is a better measure of development than Gross National Income per capita. b) Explain the limitations of HDI as a measure of development. [3] [4] c) With reference to Fig . 1, a ccount for the differences in the values for the HDI components of Norway and India. [5] Population Issues and Challenges 2. Fig. 2 shows the median age among immigrants by region in 2000 and 2015. a) With reference to Fig . 2, describe the change s in the median age of immigrants from 2000 to 2015. [4] b) Suggest why the median age of immigrants in Oceania is higher than in Africa. [4