2010-2011 F.

3 Geography Final Examination

Map Reading (15)
1. a. a ridge b. a valley c. a knoll (3)
2. (28.5 x 200)m = 5700m (5600 – 5800m) (1)
3. A [529-120 / (6.3 x 200) = 409/ 1260 = 1 in 3.08] (2)
4. S34˚E (S32˚E - S36˚E) (1)
5. a. Refer to the graph paper. (3)
b. 1: 10,000 / 1:20,000 = 2 times (2)
6. I – North Lantau Highway, II – Yu Tung Court / Fu Tung Estate
III – fire station/ clinic/ police station/ hospital/ sportsground

Blanks (15)
1. 3 9. Mainland
2. roadside 10. 150
3. Central 11. Pacific
4. Environmental Protection 12. onshore / wet/ moist
5. API / Air Pollution Index 13. rise
6. 12.5 14. condensation
7. 5.9 15. relief
8. 46,900

MC (10)
1. A 6. C
2. C 7. D
3. D 8. D
4. D 9. A
5. A 10. B

LQ (40)
1a i. - 14% (1)
ii. - below 15 – decreased
- above 64 – increased (2)
iii.-ageing
- increase burden on health care system
- increase social security payments to the elderly
- financial burden on working population (2)
b.i. - decreasing / falling / reducing (1)
ii. (No mark for YES / NO ans, 4m)
No: - higher educational level of women > late marriages
- more females participate in labour force / are employed > high work pressure > not willing to give
birth
- prefer small families > not willing to give birth
- high cost of bringing up children
 - more exporting marriages & births to the mainland
- family planning / birth control
Yes: - higher birth rate
- stable economy / better job security encourages couples to give birth (any 2, 2m)

2 a. - rain with pH below 5.6

- rain with acidic pollutants (2)
b. - a large part of HK has acid rain (no mark for “yes” only)
- pH well below 5 (2)
c. - both local and regional emissions are responsible
- local power plants in Tuen Mun, local factories in Kwun Tong and Tseung Kwan O emit pollutants,
mainly SO2
- diesel-burning container ships at Kwai Chung Container Terminal also emit a lot of acidic pollutants
- pollutants released from power plants and factories in Pearl River Delta also has a significant role
- acid rain in winter is largely result of regional pollution due to N/NW monsoon
(Students are expected to write a more comprehensive answer, about 8-10 lines.
5-6 marks given if students mention both local and regional sources of pollution)

3.a. - B (1)
b. - reclamation (1)
c. - dredging & filling of waters near Shek Kwu Chau
- the marine ecosystem will become less productive / upset the marine ecosystem
- water pollution
- filling materials may be toxic
- once they enter the food chain, land-based animals are affected / food chain broken / marine habitat
destroyed
- e.g. Chinese White Dolphins (4)
d.i. - reclamation will pollute the water / water pollution
- reduce the fish stock
- less catch / less seafood to sell
- earn less income
- adversely affect their livelihood (2)
d.ii.- the incinerator will bring visual impact
- air pollution
- may endanger their health
- reduce their property values (2)

4ai. - yes, headquarter in Finland

- production plants in many other countries
- products sold all over the world (2)
b. - to lower the transport cost of finished products
- making use of cheap labour and land in LDCs
 - lower production cost
- to enjoy less tax payment by tariff or quota restriction of direct sales abroad
- to expand overseas market (4)
c. - more people can enjoy the convenience of using mobile phones
- better communication among people/countries
- higher profit for phone companies
- more jobs created in making and selling phones
- environmental pollution as the result of dumping of electronic waste
- electronic wastes are poisonous
- more natural resources would be depleted for making more mobile phones (4)
(at least 1 positive/negative point must be included in the answer)