O-LevelGeographyPopulation and settlement2217/12 · May/June 2017 · Q225 Marks

(a) Study Fig. 3 (Insert), a map showing selected land uses in Ipswich, an urban area in the UK (MEDC). (b) Study Photographs A, B and C (Insert), which show three different types of land use in the rural-urban fringe of cities. (c) For a named urban area you have studied, describe the problems which are caused by urban sprawl. Name of urban area

(a)(i)Identify the main land use in Ipswich.[1]
(a)(ii)Suggest why area X is likely to have a higher building density than area Y.[2]
(a)(iii)Using Fig. 3 only, describe the distribution of industry in Ipswich.[3]
(a)(iv)Suggest reasons for the location of the industry labelled Z.[4]
(b)(i)Identify the main land use in each of Photographs A, B and C. Photograph A Photograph B Photograph C[3]
(b)(ii)Explain why land uses such as those shown in Photographs A, B and C are located in the rural-urban fringe.[5]
(c)For a named urban area you have studied, describe the problems which are caused by urban sprawl. Name of urban area[7]

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Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2017). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

[1] Housing/houses/residential/places to live
[2] In X: Cost of land is likely to be high(er);
[2] High(er) demand for land /lots of people want to live there;
[2] Lack of space;
[2] Terraced/high rise/Victorian/semi-detached in Y;
[3] Uneven/clustered;
[3] Close to river/estuary;
[3] Close to railway line;
[3] Close to road;
[3] Close to edge of city/rural-urban fringe/outskirts;
[3] NW/SE/South;
[3] Sectors/wedges/goes from CBD to edge of urban area;
[4] Transport of materials/products;
[4] Transport of workers;
[4] Low transport cost;
[4] Import of raw materials/export;
[4] Water supply/cooling/for power;
[4] Flat land;
[4] Grants/enterprise zones;
[3] A = Shopping Mall/shopping centre/shops/Mall/retail park/shopping park;
[3] B = Airport
[3] C = Golf course
[5] large amount of space available/open space;
[5] e.g. For parking/storage (dev.)
[5] Low cost land;
[5] Easy road access/accessible/less congested/good transport;
[5] near both rural and urban customers;
[5] Close to customers/close enough to areas which provide demand for products/services;
[5] Airport/shopping centre is away from residential areas to avoid noise/air pollution;
[7] Favelas - but not problems for the residents there
[7] Loss of agricultural land
[7] Deforestation
[7] Loss of habitats
[7] Atmospheric pollution
[7] Water pollution
[7] Noise pollution
[7] Need for more road transport/congestion on routes into centre
[7] Loss of recreational areas
[7] Visual impact etc.

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