Geography Practice Paper
Grade 9 & 10
1. (a) Study Fig. which shows information about three different shops in a city in an MEDC.
Results of pupil questionnaire comparing frequency of visits to shops
(% of customers interviewed)
(i) Identify the shop which is likely to have the smallest sphere of influence.
[1]
(ii) Compare the frequency of visits to the large supermarket with the frequency of visits to
the department store.
[2]
(iii) Suggest reasons for the difference in the frequency of visits to the three shops.
[3]
(iv) Explain why new retail outlets, like the supermarket in Fig. are located in the
rural-urban fringe.
[4]
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(b) Study Fig. which shows information about the population and number of shops in towns in
an MEDC.
(i) What relationship exists between the population of towns and the number of shops?
Use data from Fig. in your answer.
[3]
(ii) In what other ways will the shops and shopping areas in town X differ from those in
town Y?
[5]
(c) Describe the hierarchy of settlements in a named country or area which you have studied.
Country or area ........................................
[7]
2. (a) Study Fig.given below, which shows an area of rural settlement in an MEDC.
(i) What is meant by the term rural settlement?
[1]
(ii) Give one advantage and one disadvantage of the site of settlement Y on Fig.
Advantage ..........................................................................................................................
Disadvantage .....................................................................................................................[2]
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(iii) Suggest reasons why most settlements are in the area marked X on Fig.
[3]
(b) Study Fig, which shows the percentage of the population living in rural and urban areas of
Lesotho and Niger (LEDCs in Africa).
(i) Describe the differences in the growth of the urban populations between Lesotho and
Niger. Refer to figures and years in your answer.
[3]
(ii) Suggest how urban growth may have created problems for people in Maseru, the capital
city of Lesotho.
[4]
(iii) Describe the effects of rapid urban growth on the natural environment.
[5]
(c) Name a city in an LEDC and describe what has been done to improve the quality of life of
the people who live there.
Name of city .........................................................
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3. (a) Study Fig.which shows the number of shops and services in different sized
settlements in a rural region of France (an MEDC).
(i) Compare the average number of shops and services in settlements of less than 500
people with that in settlements where over 2000 people live.
[1]
(ii) Suggest two examples of shops or services which are likely to be found in a settlement
of less than 500 people.
[2]
(iii) Services in most rural settlements are low order services. Describe three characteristics
of low order services.
[3]
(b) Study Photographs A and B , which show services in an urban area in Nigeria (an LEDC).
photograph – A
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(i) Suggest reasons why the shop shown in Photograph A will have a small sphere of
influence.
[3]
(ii) Explain why services such as the one shown in Photograph B are only located in large
urban areas.
[4]
(iii) Describe the typical land uses and characteristics of the CBD of a city.
[5]
(c) Many settlements have grown over the years into large urban areas. For a named example
of a large settlement, explain the reasons for its growth.
Name of large settlement...................................................
[7]
Ref:- http://teachers.cie.org.uk/
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