Paper 3 Geography Mock Exam
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DESMOND LENSMOCK EXAMINATIONS 2019
CENTRE NUMBER CANDIDATE NUMBER
NAMES SURNAME
BGCSE GEOGRAPHY 2019/09
PAPER 3 MARKS: 50
DURATION: 1 HOUR
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Write your examination number in the space provided.
2. Answer ALL questions.
3. All answers must be written in the spaces provided
Question 1
There is a problem of livestock theft in your local area. As a student of geography, you would like to
carry out a research on this issue.
(ai). Formulate a research topic based on livestock theft in your area. (1)
(ii). What are the aims of your research. (3)
(iii). Give the findings for your research. (3)
b. An interview method could be used to collect data about livestock theft.
i) Describe how you would use interview to collect data. (4)
ii) Give three advantages of interview method. (3)
ii) Name other three method that could be used to collect data. (3)
c. State four methods of data presentation that could be used. (4)
d. Give other four steps that you would follow to complete your research. (4)
Question 2
Study the figure below which shows data collected on types of crops and per hectare in a village
Types of crops Land per hactare
peas 5
sorghum 10
maize 25
Beans 5
millet 15
a. Which crop was grown in large quantity? (1)
b. Suggest 3 reasons why the crop you mentioned in (a) above was grown in large amount. (3)
c. Calculate the amount of millet as a percentage of the total hectares of land ploughed. Show your
working. (2)
d. Describe the measures that could be taken by the villagers to improve their yields. (4)
e. Construct a pie chart to show the information about the amount of crops per hectare. (5)
Question 3
The table below shows the climate data for Manaus in the Amazon Basin.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average 28 28 28 27 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 28
temperatur
e
Average rain 249 230 262 221 170 84 58 38 50 107 142 203
fall
a. calculate the annual range of temperature.(1)
b. Describe the distribution of rainfall during the year. (2)
c. Calculate the annual average rainfall. (2)
d. Draw a bar graph to present the annual rainfall received in Manaus. (5)
