Geography – Option – Year 11 – 2020 Page 1 of 12

DEPARTMENT FOR CURRICULUM,

LIFELONG LEARNING AND EMPLOYABILITY

Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes

Educational Assessment Unit

Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2020

Year 11 GEOGRAPHY (Option) TIME: 1h 45min

Name: _________________________________________ Class: _____

Instructions to Candidates

Answer all questions in the space provided. Write your answers neatly and in correct

English. Credit will be given for relevant illustrations. The marks for individual questions

are shown in round brackets: e.g. (4). There are 9 questions in all. The total mark for

this paper is 90. The use of blank paper, pieces of string and calculators is allowed.

Examiner’s use only

Question

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Written

Exam Fieldwork

Report

Total

Max.

Mark

12 8 12 10 10 10 10 8 10 90 10 100

Score

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1. Study carefully the OS map figure 1 on page 3 and then answer the following

questions. The scale of the map is 1:25000 or 4 cm:1 km.

a. What compass direction is Mġarr (marked by the letter A) from the Kunċizzjoni

chapel (marked by the letter B)?

____________________________ (1)

b. In which grid square (4 figure grid reference) is the Bronze age village marked by

the letter C?

____________________________ (1)

c. Give the 6 figure grid reference of the chapel on the outskirts of Manikata marked

D.

____________________________v (1)

d. Measure the straight line distance, in metres or kilometres, between Ras ir-Raħeb

at point E (395740) and point F (399749).

____________________________ (2)

e. What is the distance in kilometres along the coast between Ras ir-Raħeb and point

F?

____________________________ (2)

f. Draw a cross section from G to H.

(5)

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Figure 1

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Legend/Key to Figure 1

2. Look at figure 2 on page 5 showing the map of the world, and then name the

following.

a. Ice covered areas

(choose from: Bearing Sea, Greenland, Spitzbergen, Antartica)

A _____________________ B _____________________

C _____________________ D _____________________ (4)

b. Major ports

(choose from: Buenos Aires , Cape Town, New York, Singapore).

1 _____________________ 2 _____________________

3 _____________________ 4 _____________________ (4)

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Figure 2

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3. Study the climate graphs in figure 3.

Figure 3

a. Figure 3 shows the climate graph of the Mediterranean and of the Hot Desert.

Choose one of the above climates and with the help of figure 3 describe two

characteristics of the chosen climate.

Climate: ______________________________________

Characteristics: ____________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________ (4)

b. Figure 4 shows two biomes. Choose a biome. Name two examples of such a

biome and explain three ways by which plants and/or trees have adapted to live

in your chosen biome.

Biome: ______________________________________

Two examples of chosen biome: ____________________________________

_________________________________ (2)

Adaptations: _______________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

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_______________________________________________________________ (6)

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Figure 4

4. Study figure 5 and then answer the following questions.

Figure 5

a. Complete the paragraph by filling the blanks. Choose from the following list:

equinox North closest shortest Equator

solstice South furthest longest Tropics

The day that the Earth's _____________ Pole is tilted closest to the sun is

called the summer _____________. This is the _____________ day of the

year for people living in the northern hemisphere.

The winter solstice, or the _____________ day of the year, happens when the

Earth's North Pole is tilted _____________ from the Sun. Places on the

_____________ experience equal length of day and night throughout the year.

(6)

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b. Which pole has the midnight sun during the summer solstice?

______________________________________________________________ (2)

c. Twice a year the earth experiences an equinox. What is an equinox?

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________ (2)

5. Figure 6 shows a type of weathering common in glaciated areas.

Figure 6

a. What is this type of weathering called?

_____________________________________________________________ (1)

b. Under each section of the diagram write a sentence to explain what is happening

at each stage. (4)

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c. The two main processes of glacial erosion are abrasion and plucking. Describe

these two processes of glacial erosion.

Abrasion:__________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________ (2)

Plucking:__________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________ (2)

d. Name one feature found in glaciated areas that is the result of glacial erosion.

________________________________ (1)

6. Industrial location is determined by physical, human and/or economic factors.

a. Fill in the table below by giving two examples of physical factors and two

examples of human and/or economic factors which affect industrial location.

Physical factors Human and/or economic factors

(4)

b. Give one reason to explain why physical factors were more important than human

and economic factors in the location of nineteenth century industry.

_________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________ (2)

c. Briefly explain how government policies can encourage industrial development in

an area.

_________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________ (2)

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d. Many modern industries are said to be footloose. Why are today’s footloose

industries not tied to any particular location?

_________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________ (2)

7. Figure 7 shows the changes in employment in different types of industry in the UK

since 1871.

Figure 7

a. From figure 7 state the year when:

i. Primary employment fell below 10% for the first time. _______

ii. Secondary employment was at its highest. _______

iii. Tertiary employment started to exceed the 50% for the first time. _______

(3)

b. Why has the primary sector decreased in importance since 1871?

_________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________ (3)

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c. Using figure 7, describe changes in the employment structure of a country as it

develops.

_________________________________________________________________

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______________________________________________________________ (4)

8. a. Give three reasons for deforestation within the Amazon Rainforest.

_________________________________________________________________

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______________________________________________________________ (3)

b. Explain why deforestation can reduce soil fertility.

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______________________________________________________________ (2)

c. Mention three ways how forests can be managed sustainably.

_________________________________________________________________

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______________________________________________________________ (3)

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9. a. Label the food chain.

Choose from: decomposer, producer, secondary consumer, primary consumer.

Figure 8

(4)

b. Explain the role of producers in an ecosystem.

_________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________ (2)

c. What would happen to the food chain if all the herbivores died?

_________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________ (2)

d. What would happen if we remove the decomposers from the food chain?

_________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________ (2)