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TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - Geography H2 A-Level (Version 3)

School: TuitionGoWhere Exam Practice (AI)
Subject: Geography H2
Level: A-Level
Paper: Practice Paper 3 of 5
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Marks: 70
Name: ___________________________
Class: ___________________________
Date: ___________________________

Instructions:

This paper contains three sections.
Answer all questions in Section A and Section B. Answer one of two essays in Section C.
Use the resources provided. For visual-dependent items, explicit diagram placeholders are given.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.

Section A: Resources and Sustainability (Structured Questions) [30 marks]

1. Source/Data-Based
Study Resource 1 below, which shows the renewable freshwater withdrawal as a percentage of total internal resources for four Southeast Asian countries in 2020.

Table for Q1 (ALEVEL Geography H2)

Generated table for Q1.

(a) Identify the country with the lowest withdrawal percentage. [1]
(b) Compare the scores for the four Southeast Asian countries shown in Resource 1. [5]
(c) Explain one economic challenge that limits progress towards sustainable water management in developing economies. [4]

2. Source/Data-Based
Study Resource 2 showing the mean above-ground biomass of a tropical rainforest plot in Sabah.

Graph for Q2 (ALEVEL Geography H2)

Generated graph for Q2.

(a) Describe the vegetation structure and mean biomass of the forest shown in Resource 2. [3]
(b) State one provisioning ecosystem service and explain how demand changes its classification over time. [4]
(c) Explain the processes by which extractive industries may compromise regulating ecosystem services. [5]

3. Source/Data-Based
Study Resource 3 showing proven and speculative oil reserves for two regions.

Table for Q3 (ALEVEL Geography H2)

Generated table for Q3.

(a) Define "proven reserves" and "speculative reserves". [2]
(b) Compare the reserve profiles of Region A and Region B. [4]
(c) To what extent can Boserup's views address the limits identified by Malthus regarding non-renewable resources? [6]

Section B: Data Interpretation and Application [20 marks]

4. Source/Data-Based
Study Resource 4, a map of a transboundary river basin shared by Countries X and Y.

Map for Q4 (ALEVEL Geography H2)

Generated map for Q4.

(a) Identify one potential conflict between Country X and Y over the river. [2]
(b) Explain how management of transboundary water resources may vary in success. [6]
(c) Suggest two strategies Country Y could adopt to improve water security. [4]

5. Calculation/Proof
A solar farm produces 500 MWh annually per km². A city requires 2,500 MWh per year.
(a) Calculate the area of solar farm needed. [2]
(b) If hydropower provides 40% of the city's need and solar the rest, calculate solar area required. [3]
(c) State one limitation of solar power for energy security. [3]

Section C: Essay [20 marks]

Answer ONE of the following:

6. Essay
"Renewable energy management can fully replace fossil fuels without trade-offs." How far do you agree? [20]

7. Essay
Evaluate the success of transboundary water resource management in achieving sustainable development goals. [20]

End of Paper
Total Marks: 30 + 20 + 20 = 70

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Answers

Answer Key – TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper Geography H2 A-Level (Version 3)

Total Marks: 70
Section A: 30 marks
Section B: 20 marks
Section C: 20 marks

Section A Answers

Q1(a) [1 mark]
Answer: Indonesia (9%).
Teaching note: Lowest withdrawal % means smallest share of internal renewable water used. From Resource 1, Indonesia = 9%, Malaysia = 11%, Vietnam = 28%, Thailand = 42%.

Q1(b) [5 marks]
Mark breakdown: compare across all 4 countries (1m), use comparative language (1m), identify highest/lowest (1m), note mid-range (1m), synthesize pattern (1m).
Answer: Thailand had the highest withdrawal at 42%, followed by Vietnam (28%), then Malaysia (11%), with Indonesia lowest at 9%. Thailand and Vietnam withdraw over a quarter of internal resources, indicating higher pressure on water, while Malaysia and Indonesia use less than 12%, showing greater unused capacity.
Common mistake: listing numbers without "higher/lower than".

Q1(c) [4 marks]
Answer: Developing economies may lack capital to build efficient treatment plants, leading to overexploitation; political priority on growth over environment also limits sustainability. (2 points × 2m)
Teaching: Economic challenge = scarcity of funds / short-term growth focus.

Q2(a) [3 marks]
Answer: Structure has emergent (60 t/ha), continuous canopy (180), understory (40), ground (20). Total mean biomass = 300 t/ha. Dense canopy dominates.
From Resource 2 bar graph.

Q2(b) [4 marks]
Provisioning service e.g., timber (1m). Demand/technology shift: as demand for biofuels rises, crop residues become energy source not waste (3m explanation).

Q2(c) [5 marks]
Extractive industries cause habitat destruction (1m), pollution (1m), invasive species introduction (1m); each reduces regulating services like flood control (2m).
Teaching: Regulating = climate, water flow control.

Q3(a) [2 marks]
Proven = discovered, recoverable under current tech/econ (1m). Speculative = suspected but undiscovered (1m).

Q3(b) [4 marks]
Region A proven-dominated (120 vs 10 spec). Region B more balanced/speculative-heavy (30 proven, 35 spec). A = developed extraction, B = uncertain. (Compare 2 regions × 2m)

Q3(c) [6 marks]
Boserup: tech expands resource base (2m). Malthus: fixed limits (2m). Extent: tech delays but non-renewable finite so partial (2m).
Descriptors: L3 balanced judgement.

Section B Answers

Q4(a) [2 marks]
Dam in X reduces flow to Y irrigation (1m + context 1m).

Q4(b) [6 marks]
Success varies by cooperation (treaties 2m), power asymmetry (2m), data sharing (2m).

Q4(c) [4 marks]
Strategies: rainwater harvesting, efficiency irrigation (2m each).

Q5(a) [2 marks]
Area = 2500 / 500 = 5 km². Working: MWh needed ÷ MWh per km².

Q5(b) [3 marks]
Solar need = 60% × 2500 = 1500 MWh. Area = 1500/500 = 3 km². Steps shown.

Q5(c) [3 marks]
Limitation: intermittent supply / land use conflict (explain 3m).

Section C Essay Answers

Q6 [20 marks]
Descriptors: Knowledge 4, Analysis 8, Eval 8.
Content: renewables reduce fossil dependence (solar/hydro potential 4m), trade-offs: land, social, intermittency (6m), conclusion partial agreement (4m).
Evidence points from syllabus.

Q7 [20 marks]
Success: SDG 6 progress via treaties (6m), challenges: unequal power (6m), conclusion varied (8m).
Marking: L3 evaluative.