SECTION 1 - SHORT QUESTIONS
Sample answers from past papers SECTION 1 - SHORT QUESTIONS
Energy
The map shows part of the Middle-East. (i) Name the country labelled X. Saudi Arabia (ii) Name the source of energy with which country X is associated. Oil (iii) Is the type of energy associated with country X renewable or nonrenewable? Non-renewable
Rocks
Which of the following are all examples of sedimentary rocks? [Tick the correct answer.] (i) Granite, limestone and quartzite (ii) Granite, marble and quartzite (iii) Marble, coal and sandstone (iv) Sandstone, limestone and shale ✔
Limestone
The photograph shows limestone that has been weathered. Circle the correct option in each of the statements below: (i) This weathered limestone is called limestone footpath / limestone pavement. Answer: Limestone pavement (ii) This feature is formed by chemical weathering / mechanical weathering. Answer: Chemical weathering (iii) An example of this feature can be found in The Burren, Co Clare/Giant’s Causeway, Co Antrim. Answer: The Burren, Co Clare
River erosion and deposition
The diagram shows river meanders. The statements below refer to the diagram. One of the statements is correct. Tick the correct statement. The river is: (i) Eroding at B and
depositing at A (ii) Eroding at B and depositing at C (iii) Eroding at A and depositing at C ✔ (iv) Eroding at C and depositing at D
The work of moving ice Which of the following are all features of glacial erosion? (i) Fjord, moraine, pyramidal peak (ii) Arête, cirque, U-shaped valley ✔ (iii) Boulder clay, cirque, hanging valley (iv) Arête, cirque, drumlin
OR The work of the sea
Which of the following are all features of sea erosion? (i) Blow hole, headland, tombolo (ii) Blow hole, sea cliff, sea stack ✔ (iii) Beach, sea arch, sea cave, (iv) Beach, sand spit, tombolo
Climates
The map on the right shows the location of each of three climate types. Name the climate in each region shown in the spaces provided. (i) The climate in region A: Tundra (ii) The climate in region B: Hot desert (iii) The climate in region C: Equatorial
Settlement patterns
Examine the sketch maps labelled A, B and C. (i) The type of settlement pattern shown in sketch map A is nucleated. (ii) The type of settlement pattern shown in sketch map B is dispersed. (iii) The type of settlement pattern shown in sketch map C is linear.
Manufacturing industry
Industries sometimes do not move to new locations, even when changing locational factors suggest that they should do so. This is called: (i) Industrial inertia ✔ (ii) Industrial decline (iii) Industrial relocation (iv) Industrial infrastructure
OR Manufacturing industry
Indicate which three of the statements below are true by ticking the correct box. 1. Heavy industries are usually located in industrial estates at
the edges of cities or large towns. 2. Capital is the money required to set up and run a factory. 3. Factories are systems with inputs, processes and outputs. 4. Britain’s iron and steel industry migrated from coastal
locations to coalfield locations. 5. A footloose industry is one that can be situated equally
successfully in a wide variety of locations. (i)1, 2, 3 (ii) 2, 3, 4 (iii) 2,3, 5 ✔ (iv) 3, 4, 5