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O-LevelGeographyEconomic development2217/22 · Oct/Nov 2012 · Q58 Marks

Study Fig. 5, which shows the world's top six international tourist destinations in 2008 and 2009. [Figure 5]

  1. (a)Complete Fig. 5 to show that China had 54 million tourists in 2008 and 51 million tourists in 2009.[2]
  2. (b)(i)How many tourists visited the UK in 2009? ..................................................... million[1]
  3. (b)(ii)By how much did tourist numbers in the USA decrease from 2008 to 2009? ..................................................... million[1]
  4. (c)Describe the overall change in total tourist numbers between 2008 and 2009.[2]
  5. (d)In 2009, 15 million, of the 75 million tourists to France, visited one of France's Disney resorts. Use this information to complete the pie chart in Fig. 6 below. [Figure 6][2]

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Mark scheme

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  1. [2] Bar at correct height for 2008 Bar at correct height for 2009
  2. [1] 27 - 28.5
  3. [1] 2.5-3.5
  4. [2] All decreased... ...except Italy stayed the same Rank order stays the same
  5. [2] Correct division of chart Correct key

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Topic
Economic development, O-Level Geography (syllabus 2217). Structured question, 8 marks.
Source
O-Level Geography, Oct/Nov 2012 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 5.

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