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Jan 2012
QP MS |
Rivers
Questions on water balance
Draw a labelled sketch plan to show the characteristics of the Mississippi delta.
Explain the formation of deltas.
Assess the relative importance of physical and human causes of river flooding. |
Coasts
Describe the relationships between wind speed and wave height
Cause of tides
Draw a labelled sketch to show characteristics of a wave-cut platform and explain its
formation.
Discuss the impact(s) of rising sea levels on coastal environments. |
Population
4 areas, Choose two areas shown in Figures 9a – 9d. Using only the photographs, contrast
the characteristics of the two settlement areas
Suggest reasons for the contrasts described
Comment on the varying rates of natural change shownselected population indicators for countries at
different stages of development.Examine how population structure changes at different stages of the demographic
transition. |
Health
Distinguish between mortality and morbidity.
Comment on the data shown the ten best and ten worst parliamentary
constituencies for an index of limiting long-term illness for people under the age
of 65. The UK average is 63.3.
Summarise the impact of one non-communicable disease on the health and lifestyle
of the people affected.
Discuss causes and consequences of periodic famine. |
| June 2011 |
Rivers
Explain formation of waterfall
Human cause of flooding
Soft v hard eng as river flood management strategy
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Coasts
Def mass movement
Describe phy causes of coastal erosion
Role of beach management
Hard eng, case study explain how and comment on effectiveness |
Population
Contrast services in two studied urban areas
D and comment on cause of pop change in UK
Strengths and weaknesses of DTM |
Health
Comment on health care approaches in diff parts of world
Discuss impact of one non commun disease |
Jan 2011
QP, MS |
Rivers
Magnitude of flood; description of meander; role o0f flooding in formation of river landforms.
D&E how channel characteristics change downstream. |
Coasts
Pattern of material on beach, with reasons, description of dune changes, conditions for development
Causes and consequences of coastal flooding |
Population
Pattern of pop density in China, explain why density may change over time, China pop and sustainable development
Discuss how pop change can affect characteristics of rural and urban areas. |
Health
Describe pattern of poor heath in UK, reason for regional variation.
Pharma tncs, research, production and distribution |
June 2010
QP, MS |
Rivers
Describe long profile and contrast two cross profiles. Explain why cross profile changes down stream
Compare and comment on eco and social effects of flooding in two contrasting areas |
Coasts
Describe characteristics of constructive waves.
Explain role of sub aerial weathering
Explain formation of headlands and bays.
Discuss issues of soft engineering management |
Population
Complete diagram of DTM
Figures for Malaysia, to what extent fits DTM?
Describe structure of country in stage 2 and stage 4
Comment on impact of diff. pop .structures on balance between pop. and resources |
Health
Distinguish between morbidity and mortality
For one disease of affluence, summa rise features of its global distribution
Using info and own knowledge, comment on role of transnational tobacco corps. in influencing world health.
With ref. to a local case study, assess the relative importance of age, gender and wealth for the provision of health care. |
Jan 2010
QP, MS |
Rivers
Describe how water reaches a river channel
Sketch 2 hydrographs, suggest reasons for differences
Explain likely effects of decid forest on river discharge
Discuss the adv. and disadv of hard engineering as a flood management strategy. |
Coast
From photo outline evidence that suggests marine erosion is occurring
Suggest reasons why revetments were ineffective in protecting this coast
Describe processes of transportation on a beach
Explain causes of s/l change and the formation of resultant coastal landforms |
Population
Distinguish between birth rate and fertility rate
Outline usefulness of IMR as an indicator of development
Map of Pattern of life expectancy; describe and suggest reasons for pattern
For any 2 areas summarize contrasts between them and explain the implications of these contracts for social welfare |
Health
Describe from map pattern of TB
Examine relationship between TB and MMR
Outliner impact of one infectious diseases on the lifestyle of the people affected.
Discuss impact of obesity on people's health and the strategies adopted to care for these people. |
June 2009
QP, MS
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Rivers
Outline ways in which a river transports its load
Diag of hjulstrom, describe relationship between velocity and load size for the process of erosion
Photo of pothole, describe potholes and explain formation
D&E formation od landforms resulting from rejuvenation |
Coasts
Describe characteristics of a sediment cell
Explain contrasting locations of beach landforms shown in diag.
Describe characteristics os spits and explain their formation
Case study of coastal erosion, asses the relative importance of its physical and socio-econ consequences |
Population
Map of euro migration, describe pattern
Suggest reasons Describe pop structure shown(UK 2001) and outline impact of E Euro workers on pop structure.
Outline and comment on econ and political consequences of pop change |
Health
Map of malaria, describe pattern
Explain why pattern varies from data given
Assess econ impact of one disease of affluence
Describe and suggest reasons for regional variation in morbidity in UK |
