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O-LevelGeographyPopulation and settlementOct/Nov 2020Paper 2 Q120 Marks

Study the map extract for Biancavilla, Italy. The scale is 1:50000. (a) Fig. 1.1 shows some of the features around the settlement at S. Maria di Licodia in the south east of the map extract. Study Fig. 1.1 and the map extract, and answer the questions below. Using the map extract, identify the following features shown in Fig. 1.1: [Figure 1.1] (b) Fig. 1.2 shows two areas, P in the south west of the map extract and Q, in the north east of the map extract. Study the two areas and answer the questions below. [Figure 1.2] (c) Fig. 1.3 is a cross section through the settlement of Biancavilla, from 840630 in the south west to 890670 in the north east. [Figure 1.3] (d) Find the junction of national main road 121 with another national main road in the west of the map extract.

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About This O-Level Geography Question

Topic

This structured question tests Population and settlement in O-Level Geography (syllabus code 2217). It is worth 20 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Geography Oct/Nov 2020 examination, Paper 2 Variant 2.

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