Component

Component: Geographical Tools and Skills

Question 1

Written Paper Section I Question 1 - 2002 HSC

Percentage of Sao Paulo’s population that were females between the ages of 30 and 39, calculated from the source

Question 1

Written Paper Section I Question 1 - 2001 HSC

Change (1987–1997) in the percentage of the Top 200 New Zealand-owned companies in Auckland, calculated using the source

Question 2

Written Paper Section I Question 2 - 2002 HSC

Number of people living in Sao Paulo in 2000 in the 5–9 age group, calculated from the source

Question 2

Written Paper Section I Question 2 - 2001 HSC

Approximate number of people employed in manufacturing in 1996, calculated using the source

Question 3

Written Paper Section I Question 3 - 2011 HSC

Use of geographical information systems

Question 3

Written Paper Section I Question 3 - 2002 HSC

Two geographical concepts illustrated by the population changes recorded in the source table

Question 4

Written Paper Section I Question 4 - 2002 HSC

Percentage increase in total population in Brazil between 1990 and 2000, calculated using source material

Question 5

Written Paper Section I Question 5 - 2002 HSC

Type of housing shown in a source photograph

Question 5

Written Paper Section I Question 5 - 2001 HSC

Approximate gradient between two points on a topographical map given their grid reference

Question 6

Written Paper Section I Question 6 - 2011 HSC

Direction from one point to another point on a topographical map

Question 6

Written Paper Section I Question 6 - 2002 HSC

General direction of flow for a river located using a grid reference on a map

Question 6

Written Paper Section I Question 6 - 2001 HSC

Calculation of the time taken to travel between two points on a map given the traveller's average speed

Question 7

Written Paper Section I Question 7 - 2011 HSC

Bearing from one point to another point on a topographical map

Question 7

Written Paper Section I Question 7 - 2002 HSC

Distance by road between two points identified by grid references on a source map

Question 7

Written Paper Section I Question 7 - 2001 HSC

Direction the photographer was facing to take a source photograph given the grid reference for the photographer's location on a source map

Question 8

Written Paper Section I Question 8 - 2011 HSC

Calculation of the length from one point to another point on a topographical map

Question 8

Written Paper Section I Question 8 - 2002 HSC

Direction the photographer was facing when a source photograph was taken

Question 8

Written Paper Section I Question 8 - 2001 HSC

Identification of a feature indicated on an isometric map used as a source

Question 9

Written Paper Section I Question 9 - 2011 HSC

Calculation of the area of a reservoir on a topographical map

Question 9

Written Paper Section I Question 9 - 2001 HSC

Three features indicated in the sources that best describe the weather conditions likely to have been experienced at Christchurch over a specified period

Question 10

Written Paper Section I Question 10 - 2011 HSC

Calculation of the time taken to walk between two points on a topographical map

Question 10

Written Paper Section I Question 10 - 2002 HSC

Precipitation pattern on Barrow Island that is indicated in the source

Question 10

Written Paper Section I Question 10 - 2001 HSC

Identification of the source that has the largest scale

Question 11

Written Paper Section I Question 11 - 2002 HSC

Explanation for the ecosystem evident in the sources

Question 11

Written Paper Section I Question 11 - 2001 HSC

Identification of urban area with the largest net internal in-migration, using the source

Question 12

Written Paper Section I Question 12 - 2011 HSC

Type of map showing ownership of land

Question 12

Written Paper Section I Question 12 - 2002 HSC

Quantity of oil produced by the African region in 2000, calculated using the source

Question 12

Written Paper Section I Question 12 - 2001 HSC

Four geographical concepts relevant to each of two sources

Question 13

Written Paper Section I Question 13 - 2011 HSC

Determine the direction a river flows between two grid references on a map

Question 13

Written Paper Section I Question 13 - 2001 HSC

Calculation of the number of black swans found in a nesting site identified in the source

Question 14

Written Paper Section I Question 14 - 2011 HSC

Latitude and longitude of a geographical location on a map

Question 14

Written Paper Section I Question 14 - 2002 HSC

World city with the greatest number of TNC headquarters

Question 14

Written Paper Section I Question 14 - 2001 HSC

Factor indicated in two sources, which had the greatest impact on an estuary's ecosystem

Question 15

Written Paper Section I Question 15 - 2011 HSC

Cross-section from one point to another point on a topographical map

Question 15

Written Paper Section I Question 15 - 2002 HSC

Feature illustrated in the source about global economic activities

Question 15

Written Paper Section I Question 15 - 2001 HSC

Three sources of secondary data used in geographical inquiry

Question 16

Written Paper Section I Question 16 - 2011 HSC

Use of a source to determine reason for forest reduction between 1943 and 1990

Question 17

Written Paper Section I Question 17 - 2011 HSC

Use of a source to determine age bands with the greatest proportion of population in the United States and Vietnam

Question 18

Written Paper Section I Question 18 - 2011 HSC

Use of a source to determine the reason for Vietnam having a higher population growth rate than the United States from 2010 to 2020

Question 19

Written Paper Section I Question 19 - 2011 HSC

Interpretion of data in a ternary graph to determine percentage of people by ethnicity

Question 20

Written Paper Section I Question 20 - 2011 HSC

Interpreting data in a ternary graph to determine the city by population percentage