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CARIBBEAN E XAM I NAT I O N S COUNCIL

CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION®

GEOGRAPHY

POPULATION GEOGRAPHY, GEOMORPHIC

PROCESSES AND HAZARDS

UNIT 1 – Paper 02

3 hours

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1. This paper consists of FOUR questions. Answer ALL questions.

2. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet.

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1. Study the map extract of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, on a scale of 1:20 000 (provided as an insert)
and answer the questions that follow.

(a) (i) Name and identify with grid reference, ONE main linear settlement pattern north
of northing 66 on the map extract.

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(ii) Using examples, discuss TWO impacts of relief on the location and distribution
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(iii) State ONE characteristic of EACH of the following for Moca (80 62)

• Site

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(b) Table 1 shows the population census data of selected districts for Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
for 2010 and 2019. Study the data and answer the question that follows.

TABLE 1: POPULATION DATA OF

SELECTED DISTRICTS, PUERTO RICO

Location Census 2010 Census 2019

Aguadilla 13 310 16 073

Source: https://www.citypopulation.de/PuertoRico-Towns.html.

Calculate the percentage population change for Aguadilla, for the period 2010 to 2019.
(Show all working)

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(c) Figure 1 shows a sketch of a river basin. Study the sketch and answer the questions that
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Direction of
flow

Figure 1. Sketch of river basin

(i) Label the stream orders. [2 marks]

(ii) Calculate the bifurcation ratio of the river basin illustrated in Figure 1. (Show all
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(iii) State ONE reason why the calculation of the bifurcation ratio is important.

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(d) Explain TWO factors that influence the drainage patterns of rivers.

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(e) Figure 2 illustrates a potential non-climatic coastal hazard. Study the figure and answer
the questions that follow.

Figure 2. Non-climatic coastal hazard

Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/
small-islands-may-make-tsunami-danger-worse-180953241/.

(i) Name the non-climatic coastal hazard illustrated in Figure 2.

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(ii) Explain TWO causes of the non-climatic coastal hazard named in (e) (i).

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(iii) Outline FOUR possible socio-economic impacts of flooding on settlements.

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MODULE 1

2. (a) (i) Name the type of map that is used to represent regional population density through
the use of various shading and colours.

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(ii) State ONE advantage and TWO disadvantages of the type of map named in a (i).

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(b) (i) Define the term ‘carrying capacity’ based on human population.

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(ii) Discuss how an increase and a decrease in EACH of the following may affect the
carrying capacity of a community.

• Human population size

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(c) Figure 3 is the model of urban land use. Study the model and answer the questions that
follow.

Figure 3. Model of urban land use

(i) Name the urban model shown in Figure 3.

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(ii) Indicate which number labelled on the model represents EACH of the following
areas.

• High-class residential ....................................................................................

• Wholesale/Light Manufacturing ...................................................................

• Central Business District ...............................................................................

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(iii) Write an essay discussing how the urban model in Figure 3 explains the segregation
of people based on economic status. In your response, include the following:

• A brief outline of the model (introduction)

• Where people live (that is, high and low-class residential neighbourhoods)
• Types of business activities in the Central Business District and neighbouring
zones
• The relevance of the model to urban land use in a named developing country
• A brief conclusion

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MODULE 2

3. (a) Identify TWO characteristics of a water table.

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(b) Figure 4 illustrates a cross-section through a water table. Study the figure and answer the
questions that follow.

Figure 4. Cross-section through a water table

(i) Name the features labelled X and Y in Figure 4.

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(ii) With the current increases in human population, regions that depend on
groundwater may over extract water from wells. Using the features identified in
(b) (i), describe how active pumping at well sites affects the water table.

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(c) (i) Outline ONE way in which a drainage basin will vary temporally (time) and ONE
way in which it will vary spatially (space).

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(ii) Discuss the TWO ways in which a stream hydrograph of an urban area differs from
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(d) Write an essay explaining THREE reasons why settlements and arable farming may be
difficult in an area that is predominantly limestone. Include in your introduction TWO
characteristics of limestone.

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4. (a) Distinguish between ‘natural hazards’ and ‘natural disasters’.

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(b) Figure 5 shows visible satellite images at a location before and after an event. Study the
images and answer the questions that follow.

Before After

Figure 5. Visible satellite images at a location before and after an event

Source: https://www.satimagingcorp.com/gallery/historical/before-after/.

(i) Name the disaster depicted in Figure 5.

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(ii) Explain ONE process that may have caused the disaster named in (b) (i). Indicate
whether the described process is climatic, geomorphic, or man-made.

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(iii) Explain THREE mitigation activities that governments could employ to reduce
the impact of disasters such as the one named in (b) (i).

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(c) ‘In recent decades, impacts associated with earthquakes have increased’. Write an essay
to discuss this statement. Include in your response THREE factors which may lead to an
increase in the impacts of earthquakes on communities.

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