O-LevelGeographyPopulation and settlement2217/22 · Oct/Nov 2015 · Q58 Marks

Study Fig. 6, which shows an urban area and its surroundings.

(a)What does CBD stand for?[1]
(b)(i)Many people who live in the village, shown on Fig. 6, travel to the nearby CBD for work. Suggest why people work in the CBD and not the village.[1]
(b)(ii)Suggest why people live in the village and not the CBD.[2]
(c)(i)A new shopping area is to be built on the by-pass road, shown on Fig. 6. Some shop owners in the CBD will move to the new shopping area. Suggest two advantages for a shop owner of moving to the new shopping area.[2]
(c)(ii)Suggest one advantage of the new shopping area for people who live in the village.[1]
(c)(iii)Suggest one disadvantage of the new shopping area for a person living in the village who works in the CBD.[1]

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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] (a) Central Business District
[1] (b) (i) No jobs in the village/more employment in CBD
Higher paid jobs in the CBD
[2] (b) (ii) Village is quiet/less traffic/CBD is noisy/lots of traffic/congestion
Village has space for gardens/houses/CBD is crowded/only flats
No land available in CBD
Land value/rent is cheaper in village/land/rent more expensive in CBD
Family ties to village
[2] (c) (i) Cheaper land value/can afford bigger shop
Room for expansion
Passing trade from by-pass
Easier to receive deliveries/fewer delays
[1] (c) (ii) Job opportunities closer to the village
Shopping opportunities closer to the village
[1] (c) (iii) Route to work is more congested
Decline in shop trade in the CBD

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