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O-LevelGeographyEconomic development2217/22 · Oct/Nov 2020 · Q68 Marks

The island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean has an important tourist industry. Table 6.1 shows the ten places with the most visitors to Mauritius in six months in 2016. [Table 6.1] (b) Fig. 6.1 shows the location of Mauritius and the places named in Table 6.1. [Figure 6.1] (c) Fig. 6.2 shows the average monthly temperatures for a place in Mauritius and a place in France, the country with most visitors to Mauritius. [Figure 6.2]

  1. (a)What type of graph would be best to use to show the information in Table 6.1?[1]
  2. (b)Using Table 6.1 and Fig. 6.1, describe the distribution of the places with more than 45000 visitors to Mauritius.[2]
  3. (c)(i)Using Fig. 6.2, suggest why tourists visit Mauritius all year.[1]
  4. (c)(ii)Using evidence from Figs. 6.1 and 6.2 only, suggest why Mauritius is a popular destination for tourists from the countries listed in Table 6.1.[4]

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Mark scheme

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  1. [1] bar graph,
  2. [2] Europe, northern hemisphere/north, southern Africa/South Africa and Reunion/nearby countries,
  3. [1] hot/high temperatures (allow warm) all year/hotter than France all year,
  4. [4] Mauritius warm(er)/hot(ter)/other countries colder, winter in the north/named country, France colder September to March, (allow months within range) nearness to Mauritius, (South Africa and Reunion) coastal tourism/beaches (island location), people from landlocked country, (Switzerland)

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Topic
Economic development, O-Level Geography (syllabus 2217). Structured question, 8 marks.
Source
O-Level Geography, Oct/Nov 2020 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 6.

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