A Level H1 Geography Practice Paper 4

Answer Key – TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper Geography H1 A-Level (Version 4)

Topic: Resources & Sustainability
Total Marks: 60
Level: A-Level

Section A Answers (24 marks)

Q1 [2 marks]
Answer: Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (Brundtland Commission, 1987).
Teaching note: Define both present and future dimensions. 1 mark for present-needs meeting, 1 mark for future-generations caveat.
Common mistake: Stating only “environmental protection” – too narrow.

Q2 [2 marks]
Answer: City A (high-income) has higher consumption levels and more packaged goods/services, leading to greater waste per person; City C has lower consumption and more reuse.
Marking: 1 mark for income/consumption link, 1 mark for contrast with low-income context.

Q3 [5 marks]
Answer: From Resource 1, water connection rose 35%→88%, electricity 42%→91%, paved roads 20%→67%.

• Government upgrading programme drove utility extensions (2m).
• Population pressure and NGO partnerships increased paved access (2m).
• Use of council data shows sustained investment (1m).
  Teaching note: Account = explain causes, not just describe. Link each change to a driver.

Q4 [4 marks]
Answer: (1) Makeshift corrugated shelters → informal self-built housing due to lack of formal housing (2m). (2) Very narrow paths and open drains → high density and absent planning (2m).
Expected visual: Q4-fig1 shows close shelters, open drains.

Q5 [1 mark]
Answer: e.g., groundwater contamination from leachate / air pollution from open burning.

Q6 [7 marks]
Answer: Resource 3 (bar chart) useful: quantifies recycling by zone, shows industrial highest (58%) – clear pattern (2m). Limitation: self-reported, may overstate (1m). Resource 4 (map) useful: shows spatial context of zones (2m). Limitation: no rate data itself (1m). Overall useful jointly for land-use influence (1m).
Teaching note: Evaluate = judge utility + limits.

Q7 [3 marks]
Current = 900 t/day. Target diversion 70% → landfill = 30%.
Reduction = 900 × 0.70 = 630 t/day.
Answer: 630 tonnes/day reduction.
Marks: 1 formula, 1 calc, 1 final.

Q8 [2 marks]
Answer: e.g., Waste-to-Energy incineration at Tuas (1m) reducing landfill reliance (1m).

Section B Answers (18 marks)

Q9 [3 marks]
Answer: Reservoir level follows rainfall with lag; low rain Jan–Apr → 38–45%, high rain Oct → 81% (1m per described trend, max 3).
Visual: Q9-fig1 lines show correlation.

Q10 [4 marks]
Answer: Reimaging attracts investment but may raise costs/gentrification (2m), displacing vulnerable groups → social sustainability tension (2m).

Q11 [5 marks]
Answer: Resource 6 shows solar 2%→18%. Causes: subsidies for solar (2m), tech cost fall (2m), coal drop 38%→12% from policy (1m).

Q12 [2 marks]
Answer: Any two: accessibility, healthcare proximity, safety, affordability. (1m each)

Q13 [4 marks]
Answer: Useful: shows harassment 63% women vs 12% men (2m). Limit: self-report, only Metro Manila (2m).

Q14 [2 marks]
Not recycled = 1200 × (1 – 0.30) = 840 tonnes.
Marks: 1 calc, 1 answer.

Section C Answers (18 marks)

Q15 [3 marks]
Answer: Infrastructure (water, roads) needed (1m); tenure security prevents eviction and encourages investment (1m); examples e.g., Rio favela upgrades (1m).

Q16 [4 marks]
Answer: Success: reduces landfill, generates power (2m); limits: emissions, high cost (2m). Use descriptor: balanced eval.

Q17 [3 marks]
Answer: Elderly need walkability (1m); women face safety issues (1m); both show subjective liveability (1m).

Q18 [4 marks]
Answer: Res 8 table useful for output/distribution (2m); Res 9 pie useful for source share (1m); together show local limits (1m).
Visual: Q18 figs show data.

Q19 [2 marks]
Answer: Circular economy reuses materials, cutting extraction (1m); extent limited by tech/behaviour (1m).

Q20 [2 marks]
Target = 180 × (1 – 0.25) = 135 L/person/day.
Marks: 1 calc, 1 answer.