1 霹雳怡保培南独立中学 SM POI LAM (SUWA) IPOH MID-YEAR EXAMINATION 2022 GEOGRAPHY DATE: 13 th May 2022 (Friday) TIME: 1305 – 1505 (120 minutes) NAME: _________________________ REG. NO: ___________ CLASS: J2 XIN, J2PI, J2YI & J2ZI READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF THREE SECTIONS. YOU MAY USE A NON-PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATOR AND PROCTECTOR Read the questions carefully and answer ALL the following questions. SECTION A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (30%) SECTION B. SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (20%) SECTION C. INVESTIGATION SKILLS AND MAP READING (50%) Answer all the questions in this section. The total mark for this paper is 100. Do Not Turn Over This Page Until You Are Told To Do So This paper consists of 13 printed pages (including this page) Prepared by: Checked by: _SEAN DOMINIC WONG_ Ms LING SOON CHING ( Dominic ) ( )
2 SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (30 MARKS) CIRCLE THE BEST ANSWER 1. Which of the following is the correct definition of "Housing Shortage"? A. "Housing shortage refers to the lack of housing." B. "Housing shortage is when the supply of housing cannot meet the demand and results in slums and squatter settlements." C. "Housing shortage refers to the expensive housing options that cause people to be homeless. " D. "Housing shortage is present when there is sufficient and affordable housing to accommodate the population in an area when the supply of houses cannot meet the demand." 2. What is the basic service that is lacking in slums and squatter settlements that result in the phenomenon seen in the photo? PHOTO 1 A. Lack of proper sanitation and waste disposal B. Lack of electricity C. Lack of safe shelter D. Lack of clean water supply
3 3. Based on the photo, what are the materials used to build these slums and squatter settlements? PHOTO 2 A. Flimsy materials like stilts B. Flammable materials like cardboard C. Sturdy materials like concrete D. Flimsy materials like cardboard and cloth 4. Based on the map, where are slums and squatter settlements located? FIGURE 1 A. Edge of the city B. Near major transport routes C. Near to industrial areas D. All of the above
4 5. Which example below is not a pull factors that attract people to urban areas? A. Job opportunities B. Education opportunities C. Political instability D. War 6. What are the appropriate key phrases to describe these slums and squatter settlements shown in photo 3? A. Disorderly B. Orderly C. Located on a steep slope D. Densely packed PHOTO 3 7. What some of the characteristics of "slums and squatter settlements?" A. Urban areas which are heavily populated. B. Located in unsuitable areas. C. Materials used to build these houses are of good quality D. Are equipped with basic services.
5 8. Lines of longitude are called this. A. Meridian B. Parallel C. Equator D. longitude 9. What map feature can help you determine the approximate distance between two locations? A. Map scale B. Key C. Title D. Distance calculator 10. What is the special line of longitude that is an imaginary line that runs through the centre of the Earth vertically dividing the Eastern and Western hemispheres? A. Equator B. Prime Meridian C. Map Key D. Intermediate Directions 11. What are the four main cardinal direction? A. South, Southwest, West, Northwest B. North, Northeast, East, Southeast C. North, South, East, West D. Southwest, Southeast, Northwest, Northeast
6 REFER TO THE FIGURE 2 BELOW TO ANSWER QUESTION 12 TO 15 FIGURE 2 12. The school is ____ of the pet store. A. North B. South C. East D. West 13. Lemon Street runs _____________. A. East and West B. North and South C. South and West D. North and East 14. The fire dept. is ______ of the school. A. North B. South C. East D. West 15. The bank is ____ of the pet store. A. North B. South C. East D. West
7 SECTION B: SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (20 MARKS) 1. Define the following: (3) True North: _______________________________________________________ Grid North: ________________________________________________________ Magnetic North: ____________________________________________________ 2. Define the term “Housing Shortage”. (2) _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 3. Briefly explain how rural urban migration contribute to housing shortages. (4) _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 4. State another reason that contribute to housing shortages. (1) _________________________________________________________________ 5. What are slums? (2) _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 6. Where are slums usually located? Why? (4) _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________
8 7. Below are two types are primary data. State the difference between the two types of data. (4) . Data A Data B Data A Data B
9 SECTION C: GEOGRAPHY SKILLS (50 MARKS) 1. Use the world map below to answer question 1.a and 1.b WORLD MAP a. Calculate the time and date of A, B, C, D and E. (10) A.___________________ D._______________________ B.___________________ E._______________________ C.___________________ b. Name the countries of A, B, C, D and E. (10) A.___________________ D._______________________ B.___________________ E._______________________ C.___________________ Time 00:00 Date 25th May A B C D E
10 2. Study the map below to answer 2.a to 2.f a. How many parking bays are there on the map? (2) ___________________________________________________________________ b. The scale of the map is 1:50,000. Measure the distance in a straight line between Fletcher hill and Aldridge Hill. Give your answer in metres. (2) ___________________________________________________________________ c. Draw in the map, North arrow which has declination of 15 ° towards East. (2) d. State the 4-figure grid of Queen Bower. (2) ___________________________________________________________________ e. State the 6-figure grid of Ober Heath. (2) ___________________________________________________________________ 23 24 25 12 13 11
11 f. What is the bearing of Fletcher hill from Aldridge Hill? (2) ___________________________________________________________________ The table below shows the number of people lining in urban areas for Country W, X, Y AND Z. Study the table carefully to answer question 3.a to 3.e Number of people living in Urban areas COUNTRY 2000 2005 2010 2015 W 15% 27% 40% 51% X 40% 43% 46% 55% Y 60% 67% 74% 77% Z 57% 60% 69% 74% Table 1 3 a. Referring to table 1, suggest which country is most developed. Why? (2) _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ b. Which country has the highest increase in the number of people living in urban area from 2000 to 2015? (2) ______________________________________________________________________ c. Which country has lowest percentage of people living in urban area in 2000. (2) _______________________________________________________________________ d. If Country X has a population of 17.5 million people, calculate the number of people who are living in urban area in year 2015. (2) ______________________________________________________________________ e. What is the population density of Country X in 2015, if she has a land area of 9,543Km². (2) _____________________________________________________________________
12 Study table 2 to answer question 4 Australian map population Table State capital population 2014 (estimate) New South Wales Sydney 7,410,399 Victoria Melbourne 5,739,341 Queensland Brisbane 4,656,803 South Australia Adelaide 1,670,827 Western Australia Perth 2,519,321 Tasmania Hobart 513,159 Northern Territory Darwin 240,759 Australia Capital Territory Canberra 381,488 Other Territories – 3,184 total Table 2 4a. Complete table 2, calculate the total number of Australia. (2)
13 (b) In the space provided below, draw a pie-chart to show the percentage of people in each state. (8) Title:_________________________________
