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GEOGRAPHYWritten examination
Friday 15 November 2013 Reading time: 3.00 pm to 3.15 pm (15 minutes) Writing time: 3.15 pm to 5.15 pm (2 hours)
QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK
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InstructionsAnswer all questions in the spaces provided. Refer to the data book as indicated.
Use Figure 1 on pages 2–4 of the data book when responding to Question 1.
Question 1 (3 marks)Select the most appropriate answer (A.–E.) for each of the following questions and write your answers in the boxes.
a. In which direction does the Darling River mainly fl ow? 1 markA. northB. north-eastC. southD. south-westE. west
b. What is the amount of annual average rainfall that is received by the largest portion of the Murray-Darling Basin? 1 markA. more than 2000 millimetresB. between 1000 and 2000 millimetresC. between 500 and 1000 millimetresD. between 250 and 500 millimetresE. less than 250 millimetres
c. What is the agricultural product with the largest irrigated area in the Murray-Darling Basin? 1 markA. pastureB. cereals (wheat, barley, oats, rice)C. vegetablesD. fruit, including grapesE. cotton
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Use Figure 2 on pages 6 and 7 of the data book when responding to Question 2.
Question 2 (17 marks)a. Describe the spatial association between the distribution of water resources and the patterns of
land use in area A and in area B. 4 marks
area A
area B
b. Identify and describe a management policy or strategy that has been developed for water use in either one part of the Murray-Darling Basin or the whole Basin. 3 marks
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c. Explain why the management policy or strategy identifi ed in part b. has been developed. 5 marks
d. To what extent has this management policy or strategy been successful or to what extent is it likely to be successful? 5 marks
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Question 3 (10 marks)Identify a local resource for which you have collected data in the fi eld.
a. Justify one of the following classifi cations for your local resource. 2 marks• human• natural• renewable• non-renewable
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Question 3 – continued
b. In the space below, sketch a map of your local resource to show 4 marks• the distribution of major features• a major movement within or into the resource• orientation, legend and title.
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c. With reference to the movement that you have mapped, discuss the sustainability of this resource. 4 marks
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Question 4 – continued
Use Figure 3 on pages 8–11 of the data book when responding to Question 4.
Question 4 (15 marks)a. Identify and quantify one trend that is evident in the mid-year population for the world
from 1950 to 2050. 2 marks
b. i. At which stage of the Demographic Transition is the projected population of country A in 2050? 1 mark
ii. Justify your answer. 2 marks
c. Demographers have concluded that, in 1990, country B was at stage 2 of the Demographic Transition.
Suggest two reasons for their conclusion. 2 marks
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d. Compare the changes in country B’s population structure with those of one other country that you have studied. 4 marks
e. Evaluate the effectiveness of a response or a policy of either a government or an organisation that is designed to manage changes in a population. 4 marks
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Question 5 – continued
Question 5 (15 marks)Identify a global phenomenon that you have studied. Do not select the phenomenon of human population.
a. Describe the distribution of your selected global phenomenon, making reference to the spatial concept of ‘region’. 3 marks
b. Discuss the relative importance of factors explaining the distribution of your selected global phenomenon. 5 marks
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c. Outline how a government or non-government organisation has responded to the impacts of the global phenomenon that you have selected at a regional or global scale. 4 marks
d. ‘Responses of government or non-government organisations could make a considerable impact on the future distribution of global phenomena.’
Evaluate this statement with reference to the global distribution that you described in part a. 3 marks
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A script book is available from the supervisor if you need extra paper to complete your answer. Please ensure you write your student number in the space provided on the front cover of the script book. At the end of the examination, place the script book inside the front cover of this question and answer book.
Victorian Certificate of Education 2013
GEOGRAPHYWritten examination
Friday 15 November 2013 Reading time: 3.00 pm to 3.15 pm (15 minutes) Writing time: 3.15 pm to 5.15 pm (2 hours)
DATA BOOK
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• Aquestionandanswerbookisprovidedwiththisdatabook.
• Refertothedatainthisbookforeachquestionasindicatedinthequestionandanswerbook.
• Thedatacontainedinthisbookisdrawnfromcurrentrealworldcasestudies.
Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.
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Figure 1a: Australia’s average annual rainfall
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Perth
Adelaide
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Brisbane
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Mean annual rainfall (millimetres)
State/Territory boundary
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1000–2000 500–1000 250–500 Less than 250
Figure 1 Water as a resource
Source: Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology
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Figure 1b: The Murray-Darling Basin
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CANBERRA
MELBOURNE
ADELAIDE
Bourke
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SOUTHAUSTRALIA
ACT
QUEENSLAND
Murray-Darling Basin
State/Territory boundary
River, permanent
River, intermittent
Key
DARLING RIVER
Figure 1 Water as a resource
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Figure 1c: Irrigated areas of agricultural products in the Murray-Darling Basin
Figure 1 Water as a resource
Pasture
Key
Cereals (wheat, barley, oats, rice)
Cotton
Fruit
Grapes
Vegetables
Other
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Figure 1 Water as a resource
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Figure 2a: Satellite image of the area around BourkeSource: Google Earth 2013
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Figure 2 Murray-Darling Basin
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Figure 2b: Water resources of the area around Bourke
Figure 2c: Local region around Bourke
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Water courses0 5 km
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Figure 2 Murray-Darling Basin
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Figure 3a: Total mid-year population for the world, 1950–2050
Source of data: International Data Base, US Census Bureau, 2013
Year Population Annual growth rate, percentage
Annual population change
1950 2 557 628 654 1.458 37 291 003
1955 2 782 001 154 1.912 53 181 139
1960 3 042 828 380 1.346 40 971 588
1965 3 350 186 115 2.096 70 230 383
1970 3 712 338 708 2.090 77 602 517
1975 4 088 619 689 1.739 71 096 155
1980 4 450 924 299 1.862 82 883 615
1985 4 855 387 634 1.729 83 944 807
1990 5 287 166 778 1.569 82 975 918
1995 5 699 516 291 1.411 80 396 121
2000 6 089 810 661 1.261 76 772 319
2005 6 473 525 274 1.201 77 731 723
2010 6 863 770 931 1.121 76 941 424
2015 7 250 104 524 1.061 76 942 673
2020 7 628 361 509 0.959 73 142 322
2025 7 984 471 678 0.853 68 084 040
2030 8 314 556 118 0.756 62 841 608
2035 8 618 975 745 0.672 57 903 387
2040 8 898 921 851 0.596 53 017 698
2045 9 154 029 673 0.523 47 903 754
2050* 9 383 147 855 0.464 42 203 781
Figure 3 Human population
*projected figures
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Stage 1
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Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5
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Death rate
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Figure 3b: The Demographic Transition model
The Demographic Transition is a model of population change that is based on birth rates and death rates. Each stage has no specific time length and is linked to the social and economic development of a population.
Figure 3 Human population
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Figure 3c: Population age structures, country A, 2050
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Population (in thousands)
304 228 152 76 0 0
0–4
Age group
Country A – 2050
5–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+
76 152 228 304 380
Population (in thousands)
Male Female
Figure 3 Human population
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Figure 3d: Population age structures, country B
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Country B – 1990
5–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+
1.2 2.4 3.6 4.8 6Population (in millions)
Male Female
6Population (in millions)
4.8 3.6 2.4 1.2 0 0
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Age group
Country B – 2013
5–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+
1.2 2.4 3.6 4.8 6Population (in millions)
Male Female
5Population (in millions)
4 3 2 1 0 0
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Age group
Country B – 2050
5–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+
1 2 3 4 5Population (in millions)
Male Female
Source of data for Figures 3c and 3d: International Data Base, US Census Bureau, 2013
Figure 3 Human population