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O-LevelGeographyPopulation and settlement2217/23 · May/June 2014 · Q120 Marks

The 1:50 000 map is of Ceres, Zimbabwe.

  1. (a)(i)the features at A;[1]
  2. (a)(ii)the land-use at B;[1]
  3. (a)(iii)the type of land in area C;[1]
  4. (a)(iv)feature D.[1]
  5. (b)Give the six figure grid reference of the Pen in the north-east of the map.[1]
  6. (c)(i)Identify the type of road found in grid square 4374.[1]
  7. (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]
  8. (d)What is the height of the trigonometrical station on Masimbe hill (470734)?[1]
  9. (e)Describe the relief and drainage of this area[6]

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Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2014). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] (a) (i) Huts
  2. [1] (ii) Cultivation
  3. [1] (iii) Smooth rock
  4. [1] (iv) Spot height
  5. [1] (b) 480760
  6. 479760
  7. 479759
  8. [1] (c) (i) Wide tarred
  9. [7] (ii) Goes SW
  10. Turns south
  11. 4700 - 5000 metres
  12. Crosses (medium) bush
  13. Avoids high / steep land / Chontsi
  14. Mainly between 1060m and 1080m
  15. Gentle slope / bottom of steep slope
  16. Crosses streams / small rivers
  17. Mainly on cultivated land
  18. Embankment
  19. Cutting
  20. Passes buildings / settlement
  21. Junctions with other roads / gravel / earth road / track
  22. Reserve 1 mark for each section
  23. [1] (d) 1573.2 m / 1573 m
  24. [6] (e) High in SE
  25. Up to 1280m
  26. Steep slopes in SE
  27. Slopes face NW
  28. Very gentle / flat in NW
  29. Small valleys descend from high land
  30. Rivers in hills / high land
  31. Rivers flow NW
  32. Tributaries
  33. Dendritic pattern
  34. Rivers vanish in cultivated area
  35. Only one river crosses cultivated area
  36. High(er) density on hill / low(er) density on cultivated land
  37. Springs on cultivated land

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About this question

Topic
Population and settlement, O-Level Geography (syllabus 2217). Structured question, 20 marks.
Source
O-Level Geography, May/June 2014 Paper 2 Variant 3, question 1.

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