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O-LevelGeographyPopulation and settlement2217/23 · May/June 2011 · Q28 Marks

Study Fig. 4, a sketch map of an area showing four villages A, B, C and D. [Figure 4]

  1. (a)(i)Name the feature that surrounds village C.[1]
  2. (a)(ii)Suggest why water supply quality at village A will be purer than at village B.[1]
  3. (a)(iii)Name two difficulties in building a road from A to D.[2]
  4. (b)For villages A, B, C and D, state one advantage of each site. You should use a different advantage for each village. Advantage for A: Advantage for B: Advantage for C: Advantage for D:[4]

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Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2011). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] Oxbow (lake) / cut-off meander
  2. [1] A has water out of the ground / filtering effect of ground / springs B is downstream from grazing land / village A
  3. [2] Steep slopes Marshy ground River crossing
  4. [4] A - Water supply / flat land B - Water supply / south facing / facing sun / above floodplain C - Defensive / water supply D - Building materials / above floodplain

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Topic
Population and settlement, O-Level Geography (syllabus 2217). Structured question, 8 marks.
Source
O-Level Geography, May/June 2011 Paper 2 Variant 3, question 2.

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