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O-LevelGeographyEconomic development2217/22 · May/June 2010 · Q58 Marks

Study Fig. 5, which shows where tourists to Australia came from in 2005. [Figure 5]

  1. (a)(i)Complete the map to show that there were 1400000 visitors from Europe in 2005.[2]
  2. (a)(ii)How many tourists came from the Americas region in 2005?[1]
  3. (a)(iii)Suggest two reasons for the pattern shown.[2]
  4. (a)(iv)Many visitors from the northern hemisphere arrive in January or February. Suggest a reason for this.[1]
  5. (b)(i)The Great Barrier Reef is a tourist destination in Australia. On which coastline is it located?[1]
  6. (b)(ii)Use only evidence from the map to explain why the sea temperature is suitable for coral growth in this part of the sea.[1]

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  1. [2] (a)(i) Arrow width of 7mm
  2. [2] (a)(i) Correct start and end points and direction
  3. [1] (a)(ii) 600 000
  4. [2] (a)(iii) More from shorter distances
  5. [2] (a)(iii) More from MEDCs/less from LEDCS
  6. [2] (a)(iii) Family/historical/cultural/language connections to Europe
  7. [1] (a)(iv) Northern hemisphere winter
  8. [1] (a)(iv) Southern hemisphere/Australia summer
  9. [1] (a)(iv) Northern hemisphere low temps./cold
  10. [1] (a)(iv) Southern hemisphere/Australia high temps./hot
  11. [1] (b)(i) NE coast
  12. [1] (b)(i) N part of Pacific coast
  13. [1] (b)(ii) Warm seas in tropics
  14. [1] (b)(ii) Warm ocean current

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Topic
Economic development, O-Level Geography (syllabus 2217). Structured question, 8 marks.
Source
O-Level Geography, May/June 2010 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 5.

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