O-LevelGeographyPopulation and settlement2217/22 · May/June 2024 · Q38 Marks

Study Figs. 3.1 and 3.2 (Insert), which show settlements in two rural areas.

(a)Identify the type of settlement pattern shown in each photograph. Fig. 3.1 Fig. 3.2[2]
(b)Describe the houses shown in Fig. 3.1.[4]
(c)Using Figs. 3.1 and 3.2, give evidence which suggests that farming is taking place in areas of steep relief.[2]

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[2] (a) Fig. 3.1 linear. Fig. 3.2 dispersed/isolated/scattered.
[4] (b) 2/3/4/5 storeys/multiple stories/floors/more than one storey/tall/high; Apartments/flats; Similar (design or size); Concrete/cement; Different colours/bright/colourful/red/blue/white/yellow/ green/brown; Rectangular/cubic/square; Flat /pitched/slanting/terracotta/tiled/mixed types of roofs; Terraced houses/some detached; Balconies/terraces; Gardens; Many windows.
[2] (c) Contour ploughing; Terracing/(farming) in layers/different levels/steps; Grass strips/rows; Banks/walls to support plots/retain water/use of bunds.

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