The 1:50 000 map is of Ceres, Zimbabwe.
- (a)(i)the features at A;[1]
- (a)(ii)the land-use at B;[1]
- (a)(iii)the type of land in area C;[1]
- (a)(iv)feature D.[1]
- (b)Give the six figure grid reference of the Pen in the north-east of the map.[1]
- (c)(i)Identify the type of road found in grid square 4374.[1]
- (c)(ii)Describe the route of this road from the western edge of grid square 4374 to the southern edge of the map. Use the following headings. Direction Distance along the road ........................................... metres Features of the physical landscape. Features of the human landscape.[7]
- (d)What is the height of the trigonometrical station on Masimbe hill (470734)?[1]
- (e)Describe the relief and drainage of this area[6]
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Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2014). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1] (a) (i) Huts
- [1] (ii) Cultivation
- [1] (iii) Smooth rock
- [1] (iv) Spot height
- [1] (b) 480760
- 479760
- 479759
- [1] (c) (i) Wide tarred
- [7] (ii) Goes SW
- Turns south
- 4700 - 5000 metres
- Crosses (medium) bush
- Avoids high / steep land / Chontsi
- Mainly between 1060m and 1080m
- Gentle slope / bottom of steep slope
- Crosses streams / small rivers
- Mainly on cultivated land
- Embankment
- Cutting
- Passes buildings / settlement
- Junctions with other roads / gravel / earth road / track
- Reserve 1 mark for each section
- [1] (d) 1573.2 m / 1573 m
- [6] (e) High in SE
- Up to 1280m
- Steep slopes in SE
- Slopes face NW
- Very gentle / flat in NW
- Small valleys descend from high land
- Rivers in hills / high land
- Rivers flow NW
- Tributaries
- Dendritic pattern
- Rivers vanish in cultivated area
- Only one river crosses cultivated area
- High(er) density on hill / low(er) density on cultivated land
- Springs on cultivated land
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