Band

Band 2/3

Component: Ecosystems at Risk

Question 18

Written Paper Section II Question 18 - 2002 HSC

(a) From the sources, identify an ecosystem that could be placed at risk as a result of drilling for oil at a location specified by an area reference. (b) Outline two likely impacts that the drilling could have on this ecosystem.

Question 18

Written Paper Section II Question 18 - 2001 HSC

(a) Use the sources to identify two human activities that may place the Avon–Heathcote Estuary at risk. (b) Identify a management strategy currently used in this estuary and evaluate its likely success in terms of the ecological sustainability of this ecosystem. (c) State two important questions that a geographer could ask to determine the validity and reliability of the information in the ‘Selected Bird Numbers’ source.

Question 19

Written Paper Section III Question 19 - 2001 HSC

Analyse the human impacts affecting the nature and rate of change of two ecosystems at risk.

Question 20

Written Paper Section III Question 20 - 2002 HSC

With reference to at least one ecosystem you have studied, explain the biophysical interactions that lead to diverse ecosystems and their functioning.

Question 21

Written Paper Section II Question 21 - 2011 HSC

(a) Recommend one primary and one secondary geographical method in managing an ecosystem at risk. (b) Describe one natural and one human-induced change on an ecosystem at risk. (c) How could the park in the stimulus be managed.

Question 24

Written Paper Section III Question 24 - 2011 HSC

Discuss the factors that place ecosystems at risk, referring to an ecosystem studied and the ecosystem in the stimulus booklet.

Component: Geographical Tools and Skills

Question 16

Written Paper Section II Question 16 - 2001 HSC

(a) Use the sources to identify the land uses found along the transect from Auckland to Wellington. (b) Account for the distribution of agricultural land use in the South Island of New Zealand.

Component: People and Economic Activity

Question 18

Written Paper Section II Question 18 - 2001 HSC

(a) Use the sources to identify two human activities that may place the Avon–Heathcote Estuary at risk. (b) Identify a management strategy currently used in this estuary and evaluate its likely success in terms of the ecological sustainability of this ecosystem. (c) State two important questions that a geographer could ask to determine the validity and reliability of the information in the ‘Selected Bird Numbers’ source.

Question 19

Written Paper Section II Question 19 - 2002 HSC

(a) From the source, describe the spatial pattern of the global production of oil in 2000. (b) Describe two factors influencing the future direction of a global economic activity.

Question 21

Written Paper Section III Question 21 - 2001 HSC

Explain how global changes in the economic activity have affected an enterprise you have studied at a local scale.

Question 22

Written Paper Section III Question 22 - 2002 HSC

Account for the location of an economic enterprise you have studied at a local scale, and describe the ecological dimensions related to this enterprise.

Question 23

Written Paper Section II Question 23 - 2011 HSC

(a) Explain how changing use of technology has influenced an economic activity. (b) Discuss the statement 'Local economic enterprises can no longer operate in isolation. Linkages and flows change significantly over time', for a local economic enterprise.

Component: Urban Places

Question 16

Written Paper Section II Question 16 - 2002 HSC

Using photographic evidence in the source, identify one challenge of living in mega cities in the developing world and describe two responses to this challenge.

Question 17

Written Paper Section II Question 17 - 2002 HSC

(a) Using the sources, calculate the percentage of Brazil’s population living in Sao Paulo in the year 2000. (b) Identify two features of the population pyramid that make it typical of a mega city in the developing world. (c) Describe one health issue and one social issue that a mega city in the developing world could face in the next decade.

Question 17

Written Paper Section II Question 17 - 2001 HSC

(a) From the source, draw a simplified choropleth map to show the distribution of deprivation in Christchurch. (b) Use the sources to name two locations within Christchurch that demonstrate different urban dynamics, and account for these differences.

Question 18

Written Paper Section II Question 18 - 2001 HSC

(a) Use the sources to identify two human activities that may place the Avon–Heathcote Estuary at risk. (b) Identify a management strategy currently used in this estuary and evaluate its likely success in terms of the ecological sustainability of this ecosystem. (c) State two important questions that a geographer could ask to determine the validity and reliability of the information in the ‘Selected Bird Numbers’ source.

Question 20

Written Paper Section III Question 20 - 2001 HSC

Compare the results of the urban dynamics of a large city in the developed world with those in Christchurch evident in the stimulus booklet.

Question 21

Written Paper Section III Question 21 - 2002 HSC

Examine the role of world cities and the operation of these cities within global networks.

Question 22

Written Paper Section II Question 22 - 2011 HSC

(a) Describe what makes New York a world city. (b) Explain how the culture of place in a large city is influenced by large numbers of tourists. (c) Explain how population growth and associated urban sprawl affect the provision of both social services and infrastructure.