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O-LevelGeographyEconomic development2217/12 · Oct/Nov 2018 · Q525 Marks

Study Fig. 5.1, which shows information about changes in employment in Vietnam (an LEDC). [Figure 5.1] Study Fig. 5.2 (Insert), which shows Danang City in Vietnam. [Figure 5.2]

  1. (a)(i)Using Fig. 5.1, identify a primary industry.[1]
  2. (a)(ii)Give one example of each of the following: – manufacturing – tertiary employment.[2]
  3. (a)(iii)Using Fig. 5.1 only, describe the changes in employment in Vietnam between 1990 and 2010.[3]
  4. (a)(iv)Explain why the employment structure of a country changes as it develops.[4]
  5. (b)(i)Describe the location of Hoa Khanh Industrial Park.[3]
  6. (b)(ii)Industries located at Hoa Khanh Industrial Park include agriculture and seafood processing factories, packaging manufacturers and the assembly of high technology equipment. Using information from Fig. 5.2, suggest why industries such as these have been located at Hoa Khanh Industrial Park.[5]
  7. (c)For a country or area which you have studied, describe the importance of different methods of energy supply. Name of country or area ..........................................................[7]

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Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2018). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] Agriculture/farming/mining 1 mark
  2. [2] Example of manufacturing such as: Car assembly/iron and steel/sugar refinery/toy making/any appropriate product, etc. Example of tertiary employment such as: Teaching/banker/shop assistant/office worker/cleaner/driver/hospital/airport/tourism/offices/office work, etc. 2 @ 1 mark
  3. [3] Ideas such as: Increase in tertiary sector; Increase in manufacturing; Decrease in agriculture; Quaternary employment in 2010/introduced/and none in 1990; 3 @ 1 mark
  4. [4] Ideas such as: Mechanisation/robots; Industrialisation/building of factories; Exhaustion of natural resources; Skills development/improved education; People can afford more/greater demand for services/examples; Import of food/manufactured products so agric/manufacturing became less important; TNCs established in country Etc. 4 @ 1 mark
  5. [3] Ideas such: Next to main road/by pass/national highway; Next to railway; Between railway and road/lake; West/NW of (Danang) City; 10-15 km (1) NW of Danang International airport (1); 5 km away from coast/Danang Bay/W of Danang Bay; 10 km (1) S/SW of Lien Chieu Seaport (1); 9–10 km (1) S/SW of Lien Chieu Industrial Park (1); Note: Do not credit near/close to as need 'next to' Note: The Industrial Park is the purple area indicated by the arrow and not the symbol for the industrial park. Note: Allow one mark for correct distance and one for correct direction from named feature. Allow some tolerance with distance. 3 1 mark
  6. [5] Ideas such as: Ease of importing raw materials/components for (high tech) industries; Ease of export of finished products by air/sea; Labour/workforce available from urban area; Road/rail transport links to move finished goods; Proximity to sea for seafood to process; Agricultural products available from hinterland; Market for packaging in nearby industries/port; Near farm area to get raw materials for processing; Large/flat/more than enough land area to build/expand factories; Sharing expertise helps hi tech industries; Close to university to help hi tech industries; Water from lake for food processing; Note: Candidates need to give reasons for location 5@1 mark or development
  7. [7] Levels marking Level 1 (1-3 marks) Statements including limited detail which name the different methods of energy supply. Level 2 (4-6 marks) Uses named example. More developed statements which describe the importance of different methods of energy supply. For this answer developed statements can be defined as follows : X% of the total energy is from ... An important source is ... (L2); A small amount of ... is used (L2); Locational reference e.g. HEP is found in the Rhone area of France (L2); There has been a change from x to y e.g. coal to renewable energy (L2); Note: Max one L2 for each energy type. E.g. coal is an important source of energy providing 70% of the energy (1 x L2) Max one for each way of achieving L2 (i.e. as listed above) E.g. small amounts of energy are obtained from HEP, wind power and nuclear power (1 x L2) (Note: Max 5 if no named or inappropriate example) Level 3 (7 marks) Uses named example. Comprehensive and accurate, including some place specific reference. Content Guide: Answers are likely to refer to: Fossil fuels and renewables Coal Oil Natural gas Solar power HEP Wind power Wave power Nuclear power, etc. Place specific reference is likely to consist of: Locational details/named locations within area/country Statistics, etc.

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Topic
Economic development, O-Level Geography (syllabus 2217). Structured question, 25 marks.
Source
O-Level Geography, Oct/Nov 2018 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 5.

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