Geography Paper 2 November 2022

1. AIt only occurs in cold climates
2. BIt requires strong wind erosion
3. CIt alters the mineral composition of the rock, often producing softer material
4. DIt breaks rock into smaller pieces without changing its mineral composition

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1. AIt freezes and expands, exerting pressure on the crack
2. BIt simply warms up slightly and contracts back to its original size
3. CIt dissolves the surrounding minerals
4. DIt evaporates and leaves salt crystals behind

1. Aice forming in rock joints overnight and expanding as it freezes
2. Ba large daily temperature range causing repeated expansion and contraction of the rock's outer layer
3. Cwind-blown sand abrading and slowly wearing down the rock surface
4. Dacidic rainwater gradually dissolving limestone bedrock through weak carbonic acid over many centuries

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1. AIts coarse, weathered soils support market gardening and groundnut production
2. BIt completely prevents all soil erosion across the whole surrounding region every year
3. CIt entirely eliminates the need for any irrigation
4. DIt guarantees high crop yields regardless of rainfall

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1. Afault plane
2. Bepicentre
3. Cfocus
4. Dseismic gap

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1. Athe focus, where the earthquake originates
2. Ba seismic recording station located near the coast
3. Cthe ground surface
4. Dthe epicentre

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1. AArea X is built on softer rock that cracks more easily
2. BArea Y has much stricter building regulations that are consistently enforced by its local authorities
3. Cseismic waves lose energy with distance, so areas closer to the epicentre receive stronger shaking
4. DArea X simply experiences a higher number of minor aftershocks

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1. Acompressional forces push a central block sharply upward between two parallel faults
2. Blava cools and solidifies into a linear ridge
3. Ca river erodes a deep, straight-sided gorge
4. Dtensional forces cause a central block to subside between two parallel normal faults

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1. AConsumers store energy permanently
2. BDecomposers return all energy to producers instantly
3. CEnergy is lost as heat through respiration at each level
4. DProducers absorb all the energy first

1. AIt provides valuable timber revenue for the country
2. BIt allows easier access for mineral extraction
3. CIt creates large areas of new farmland for growing valuable cash crops
4. DIt absorbs carbon dioxide and helps regulate global climate

1. AFencing of nature reserves to control public access
2. BPlanting of woodlots to replace harvested trees
3. CUse of solar cookers instead of firewood for cooking
4. DIndiscriminate dumping of household refuse in open spaces

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1. Ahot and dry
2. Bcool and moist
3. Ccold and dry
4. Dwarm and moist

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1. Acold and dry
2. Bcool and dry
3. Cwarm/mild and moist
4. Dhot and dry, much like a desert climate

1. Aconvergence and uplift
2. Badvection fog formation
3. Canticyclonic descent
4. Dsubsidence

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1. Aavoid all weather monitoring and early-warning systems entirely
2. Bremove all lightning conductors from every tall building in thunderstorm-prone areas
3. Cactively encourage large outdoor gatherings during thunderstorms
4. Dinstall lightning conductors on buildings and educate communities on lightning safety

1. A64.1% rural, 95.2% urban
2. B92.9% rural, 16.2% urban
3. C20.1% rural, 82.2% urban
4. D38.1% rural, 91.4% urban

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1. Aelectricity supply is officially banned across all rural areas
2. Burban areas are compact and cheaper to connect to the grid than dispersed rural homesteads
3. Crural households generally prefer not to use electricity even when it is already fully available
4. Durban areas historically receive no government infrastructure investment

1. Areducing the size of the national electricity grid network
2. Bremoving rural clinics to cut government infrastructure spending
3. Cpromoting off-grid solar home systems suited to dispersed rural settlement
4. Dbanning wood as a fuel source without offering rural households any real alternative

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1. AMakoni
2. BMutasa
3. CChipinge
4. DMutare

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1. Athese five districts have no rivers at all suitable for any hydro-power development schemes
2. Balmost every household in these districts falls back on wood fuel regardless of exact district
3. Celectricity access is uniformly high across these districts
4. Dwood fuel use is officially banned across Manicaland province

1. Ait directly increases household access to grid electricity
2. Bit steadily reduces the district's rate of population growth
3. Cit noticeably improves the water quality of nearby rivers
4. Dcutting trees for fuel causes deforestation and exposes soil to erosion

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1. ASet out measures to minimise or enhance the impact
2. BAssess the potential impact, positive or negative
3. CDecide whether the project should or should not proceed
4. DIdentify aspects of the environment likely to be affected

1. AAssess potential impact, positive or negative
2. BIdentify aspects of the environment likely to be affected
3. CPredict how environmental aspects are affected
4. DMeasures to be taken to minimise impact/enhance impact

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1. AReduced dust levels recorded around the mine site
2. BSteadily improved air quality near the mine
3. CLower unemployment recorded across the whole country
4. DUnderground collapses and rock falls that injure workers

1. Acreates employment for miners and growth of local supporting businesses
2. Bguarantees the end of all poverty nationally
3. Cprovides complete environmental protection with absolutely no impact whatsoever
4. Deliminates the need for any infrastructure

1. ARural District Council
2. BZIMSTAT
3. CEnvironmental Management Agency (EMA)
4. DZimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority

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1. ARenewal of an existing local trade licence
2. BEnvironmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
3. CLand survey only
4. DPopulation census

1. ASell tourism packages before any land or wildlife has been secured
2. BCull all resident wildlife to make room for restocking later
3. CRemove all fencing immediately so people and animals can move freely across the whole reserve
4. DIdentify and secure a suitable area of land with the community's and local authority's support

1. Ashifting cultivation of grain in remote forest clearings
2. Blarge-scale monoculture farming grown purely for export
3. Csmall-scale, intensive cultivation of vegetables and fruit close to urban markets
4. Dextensive cattle ranching carried out far from any urban market or population centre

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1. AVery high year-round rainfall that makes any irrigation completely unnecessary anywhere in this area
2. BLow rainfall combined with fertile basaltic clay soils and nearby perennial rivers/dams
3. CSteep mountainous terrain that is ideal for building agricultural terraces
4. DThe complete absence of any rivers anywhere in the area

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1. Aremoves the need for any agricultural extension services or ongoing farmer training
2. Bincreases household food security through reliable irrigated crop production
3. Celiminates the need for a market for their crops
4. Dguarantees the end of all poverty nationally

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1. Aoperates and has investments in more than one country
2. Boperates only within its home country
3. Cis owned entirely by a single government
4. Dsells only agricultural produce grown locally by small farmers

1. Athey never have any effect at all on local businesses
2. Bthey are always legally required by government regulation to train and promote local staff
3. Cprofits are often repatriated to the TNC's home country rather than reinvested locally
4. Dthey always increase local employment with no drawbacks

1. Asecondary industry
2. Bprimary industry
3. Ctertiary industry
4. Dquaternary industry

1. Asecondary industry
2. Bquaternary industry
3. Cprimary industry
4. Dtertiary industry

1. Asecondary industry
2. Bquaternary industry
3. Ctertiary industry
4. Dprimary industry

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1. ATsetse fly
2. BHousefly
3. CBlackfly
4. DMosquito

1. Aa healthy workforce is more productive, boosting economic output
2. Bit has no measurable effect at all on workplace productivity
3. Cit increases absenteeism from work
4. Dit increases spending on treating preventable illness

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1. Arespiratory diseases linked mainly to indoor air pollution
2. Bdiarrhoeal diseases, due to poor sanitation coverage
3. Cskin diseases caused mainly by poor personal hygiene
4. Dmalaria only, spread by mosquitoes breeding in stagnant water

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1. Ahave no sanitation facilities of any kind whatsoever
2. Bthe lowest population density
3. Cinvested most in safe sanitation projects
4. Dinvested least in safe sanitation

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1. Aproduce significant air pollution through exhaust emissions
2. Bcan use narrow paths inaccessible to motor vehicles, at low cost
3. Crequire expensive fuel that many rural households cannot afford
4. Dneed a trained and officially licensed driver to operate

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1. AZambia
2. BAngola
3. CMalawi
4. DDemocratic Republic of Congo

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1. ATanzania
2. BNamibia
3. CMalawi
4. DZambia

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1. Arestrict and underfund transport infrastructure development across the region
2. Badd value to raw materials through local processing before export
3. Ccontinue to rely on a single primary export commodity
4. Ddeliberately avoid all preferential trade agreements