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O-LevelGeographyPopulation and settlement2217/22 · Oct/Nov 2015 · Q120 Marks

Study the 1:50 000 map of Cross Keys, Jamaica.

  1. (a)(i)Identify six services in the settlement of Cross Keys in grid square 9638.[3]
  2. (a)(ii)Identify three types of land use in grid square 9835.[3]
  3. (b)(i)Give the compass direction from the trigonometrical station on Rose Hill to the crossroads at Cross Keys.[1]
  4. (b)(ii)What is the straight line distance between these two points? Give your answer in metres.[1]
  5. (b)(iii)Give the six figure grid reference of the trigonometrical station on Rose Hill.[1]
  6. (c)Study Fig. 1, which shows a cross section from 980400 to 980330. On Fig. 1, use arrows labelled with the given letters, to mark the position of the following features: • the area of pasture (P); • the Class B road (R); • the building by the coast (B); • the boundary of the mixed and scattered cultivation (C).[4]
  7. (d)Suggest reasons for the route of the Class C road along the coast.[3]
  8. (e)Look at the whole of the map extract. Suggest reasons for the distribution of settlement.[4]

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Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2015). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [3] (a) (i) Church
  2. Police Station
  3. Library
  4. Post Office
  5. Health Centre
  6. School
  7. 2 services = 1 mark
  8. [3] (a) (ii) Woodland
  9. Trees and scrub
  10. Pasture
  11. Mixed/scattered cultivation
  12. (Motorable) track/footpath
  13. Cut line
  14. [1] (b) (i) South-east
  15. [1] (b) (ii) 4400–4600
  16. [1] (b) (iii) 939421 / 2
  17. 940421 / 2
  18. [4] (c) Pasture 85–91 mm from left
  19. Class B road 31-33 mm from left
  20. Building at coast – between Class C road and edge of land
  21. Boundary of mixed or scattered cultivation – 80–83 mm from left
  22. [3] (d) Low(er) land/avoids hills
  23. Across slope
  24. Avoids mangrove/marsh or swamp
  25. Access to sea/bay
  26. Access to buildings/pasture
  27. Scenic route/tourist route
  28. [4] (e) In mixed and scattered cultivation areas
  29. Where there is road access/along roads
  30. Avoids woodland/trees and scrub/pasture
  31. Water catchment/wells available/water supply
  32. On gentle slopes/avoids steep slopes
  33. Avoids mountains/highest land

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About this question

Topic
Population and settlement, O-Level Geography (syllabus 2217). Structured question, 20 marks.
Source
O-Level Geography, Oct/Nov 2015 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 1.

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