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A Level H2 Geography Practice Paper 3
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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.
Image pending generation: 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.
Image pending generation: 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.
Image pending generation: 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.
Image pending generation: 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
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.
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