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O-LevelGeographyPopulation and settlement2217/22 · May/June 2010 · Q120 Marks

Study the 1:50000 map of Port Antonio, Jamaica.

  1. (a)(i)List four services found at Mount Pleasant, on the western edge of the map.[2]
  2. (a)(ii)Give the four-figure grid reference of the square that contains most of the services at Mount Pleasant.[1]
  3. (b)(i)Give the six-figure grid reference for the summit of Pumpkin Hill, which is in the south of the extract.[1]
  4. (b)(ii)Measure the bearing and straight line distance of the water tank at Cuffie Head (010696) from the water tank at Durham (005643). Bearing .................. degrees Distance .................. metres.[2]
  5. (c)(i)Study the mouth of the Rio Grande in grid square 0172. Name the coastal landform to the east of the river mouth in 0172.[1]
  6. (c)(ii)What is the direction of longshore drift as suggested by this coastal landform?[1]
  7. (d)West Harbour can be found in grid square 0769. Suggest why this is a good location for a port.[3]
  8. (e)(i)Study the Rio Grande river and its valley, from the bridge at Fellowship (070650) to the bridge at St Margaret's Bay (019718). Describe the river and its valley using the following headings: river features,[4]
  9. (e)(ii)vegetation and agriculture in valley,[3]
  10. (e)(iii)other evidence of human activity.[2]

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Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2010). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [2] (a)(i) Church
  2. [2] (a)(i) Health Centre
  3. [2] (a)(i) Postal Agency
  4. [2] (a)(i) School
  5. [2] (a)(i) Two services per mark
  6. [1] (a)(ii) 0069
  7. [1] (b)(i) 047620 or 048620
  8. [2] (b)(ii) Bearing = 5 – 7 degrees
  9. [2] (b)(ii) Distance = 5250 – 5350(m)
  10. [1] (c)(i) Spit
  11. [1] (c)(ii) East to west
  12. [3] (d) Protected by headland}
  13. [3] (d) alt. sheltered
  14. [3] (d) Protected by island }
  15. [3] (d) Gap in coral
  16. [3] (d) Lighthouse
  17. [3] (d) Flat land near the shore
  18. [4] (e)(i) Variable width
  19. [4] (e)(i) Meanders
  20. [4] (e)(i) Braiding/island
  21. [4] (e)(i) Tributaries
  22. [4] (e)(i) Sand/gravel
  23. [3] (e)(ii) Banana
  24. [3] (e)(ii) Trees and Scrub
  25. [3] (e)(ii) Mixed/scattered cultivation
  26. [3] (e)(ii) Woodland
  27. [2] (e)(iii) Buildings
  28. [2] (e)(iii) Road
  29. [2] (e)(iii) Church
  30. [2] (e)(iii) Post Office
  31. [2] (e)(iii) Factory

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Topic
Population and settlement, O-Level Geography (syllabus 2217). Structured question, 20 marks.
Source
O-Level Geography, May/June 2010 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 1.

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