1. 7 mark questions Year 10 Geography IGCSE 1

2. Level Marking 2

3. For a named country which you have studied, describe the problems caused by under- population. (NOV-11-2012) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 3

4. For a named town or city in an LEDC, describe what has been done to improve the quality of life for the people who live in squatter settlements. (NOV-12-2012) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 4

5. For an example of international migration, which you have studied, name the countries between which people moved. Explain why many people made the decision to migrate. You should refer both to pull and to push factors. (JUNE-11-2012) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 5

6. For a named country which you have studied, describe the problems caused by an increase in the percentage of the population over the age of 65. (JUNE-13-2012) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 6

7. For a named example of a town or city in an MEDC which you have studied, describe the problems which occur in the rural-urban fringe as a result of urban sprawl. (JUNE- 13-2012) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 7

8. For a named example of a country which you have studied, describe the policies used by the government to reduce natural population growth rates.(Q1-ON-12-2011) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 8

9. The size of the population in a country may change as a result of natural growth. For a named country which you have studied, explain why the rate of natural population growth is high. (Q1-ON-13-2011) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 9

10. For a named country you have studied, describe and explain the distribution of its population. (Q1-MJ-11-2011) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 10

11. For a named country which you have studied, describe the problems caused by overpopulation. (Q1-MJ-12-2011) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 11

12. Many settlements have grown over the years into large urban areas. For a named example of a large settlement, explain the reasons for its growth. (Q2-MJ-13-2011) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 12

13. For a country which you have studied, explain why the rate of natural population growth is low. (Q1-ON-13-2010) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 13

14. For a named urban area which you have studied, describe the main features of its CBD. (Q2-MJ-12-2010) 14

15. Name an urban area which you have studied where there is traffic congestion. Describe the causes of this problem and attempts which have been made to solve the problem. (Q2-MJ-12-2009) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 15

16. Explain the causes of an eruption of a named volcano which you have studied. You may use labelled diagrams in your answer. (NOV 2012 -12) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 16

17. For a named example which you have studied, explain why people live close to a volcano. (JUNE 2012 -11) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 17

18. For a named river which you have studied, explain what has been done to reduce flooding. Q1 - (O/N 2011 -11) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 18

19. 3C: An earthquake is an example of a natural hazard. Choose an example of one of the following: a) tropical storm or b) a drought. For a named area, describe the causes and effects of your chosen hazard. (7) (June 2011 -13) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 19

20. Explain how one of the following has formed in a named area which you have studied. [spit or an area of coastal sand dune] You should use labelled diagrams in your answer. (Q3-ON-11-2010) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 20

21. Explain how and why a delta is formed. You should refer to an example you have studied and include labelled diagrams. (Q3-ON-12-2010) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 21

22. For an area you have studied, describe the benefits and problems of living near the coast. (Q3- MJ-13-2010) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 22

23. For a named example of an earthquake which you have studied, describe its short and long term impacts. (Q3-ON-12-2009) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 23

24. For a named river which you have studied, explain the causes of flooding. (Q4-ON-01-2008) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 24