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O-LevelPakistan StudiesThe environment of PakistanOct/Nov 2016Paper 0 Q525 Marks

(a) (i) Study Fig. 8 which is a bar graph giving information about infrastructure spending in Pakistan for 2014-15. [Figure 8] A What is meant by the term ‘infrastructure’? B Using information from Fig. 8 only, describe problems for infrastructure spending in 2014-15. (ii) Spending on infrastructure projects is lower in some years than others. Suggest reasons why this might be. (b) Read the following article: People move to towns and cities from the countryside for many reasons and often in large numbers. Some people return but most stay. As well as changing the lives of the migrants in many different ways, this rural-urban migration also brings change to the urban areas. The effects can be positive or negative. (i) State two pull factors for the movement of population described in the article. (ii) Describe the effects on urban areas of the movement of large numbers of people into them. (c) (i) Name a fishing port on the Sindh coast. (ii) Describe activities that are involved in the secondary sector of the fishing industry. (d) To what extent is it possible to develop the fish processing industry further in Pakistan? Give reasons to support your answer and refer to places or examples you have studied.

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This structured question tests The environment of Pakistan in O-Level Pakistan Studies (syllabus code 2059). It is worth 25 marks.

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This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Pakistan Studies Oct/Nov 2016 examination, Paper 0 Variant 2.

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