Senior Secondary Exploring Geography (Second Edition)

Part Test 5: Combating famine

Senior Secondary Geography Test

Name: _________________________ ( ) Class:_________ Date:_________________

Total marks: 40 marks

Time allowed: 1 hour 10 minutes
This paper consists of THREE sections. Answer all questions in Sections A, B and
C.
Write all your answers on the answer sheet provided.

SECTION A: Multiple-choice questions

(10 marks; suggested time: 10 minutes)

1 Which of the following countries has the lowest risk of food insecurity?

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2 Which of the following descriptions about the farming method(s) shown in the photograph below
is/are correct?

1 Sedentary farming
2 Mixed farming
3 Contour ploughing
A 1 only
B 1 and 2 only
C 1 and 3 only
D 2 and 3 only

3 Which of the following are the favourable factors for farming in Place X?

1 alluvial soil
2 flat land
3 adequate irrigation water
A 1 and 2 only
B 1 and 3 only
C 2 and 3 only
D 1, 2 and 3

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4 Which of the following descriptions about the Sahel are correct?

1 It is located in the Northern Hemisphere.
2 It is found in the Sahara Desert.
3 Grassland is the major type of natural vegetation.
A 1 and 2 only
B 1 and 3 only
C 2 and 3 only
D 1, 2 and 3

5 Which of the following are the physical constraints of setting up a widespread irrigation system
in the Sahel?
1 Low drainage density
2 Insufficient water resources
3 Hilly relief
4 Lack of capital
A 1 and 2 only
B 3 and 4 only
C 1, 2 and 4 only
D 2, 3 and 4 only

6 What is the land use of the shaded area shown in the map of California below?

A Scrubland
B Irrigated farmland
C Pasture land
D Woodland

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7 Which of the following farming technologies and their possible impact are correctly matched?
Farming technologies Possible impact
1 Use of machinery Eutrophication
2 Irrigation Salinization
3 Use of pesticides Reduction of biodiversity
A 1 and 2 only
B 1 and 3 only
C 2 and 3 only
D 1, 2 and 3

8 Which of the following statements about the effects of GM agriculture are correct?
1 It increases biodiversity.
2 Local famers may lose control over food production.
3 It may help solve the problem of malnutrition.
4 It may lead to the emergence of ‘superweeds’.
A 1 and 3 only
B 2 and 4 only
C 1, 2 and 3 only
D 2, 3 and 4 only

9 Which of the following ways of farming can achieve sustainable agriculture?

1 Intercropping
2 Monoculture
3 Water conservation
A 1 only
B 1 and 3 only
C 2 and 3 only
D 1, 2 and 3

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10 Why did some of the people in Somalia fail to access food during the 2011 famine?
1 They were poor.
2 They had a low social status.
3 The political situation was unstable.
A 1 and 2 only
B 1 and 3 only
C 2 and 3 only
D 1, 2 and 3

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SECTION B: Data/Skill-based structured question

(18 marks; suggested time: 30 minutes)

Photographs 1a and b shows the types of farming practised in southern California and the Sahel.
Figures 2a and b show the climatic graphs in these two regions.

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Photograph 1a Photograph 1b

Figure 2a Figure 2b

a i Which photograph, Photograph 1a or b, shows the type of farming practised in southern

California? (1 mark)
ii Match Figures 2a and b with southern California and the Sahel. (2 marks)
b Contrast the types of farming between the Sahel and southern California. Present your answers
in table form. (6 marks)
c i Refer to Figures 2a and b. What are the common physical farming constraints in the Sahel
and southern California? (2 marks)

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ii As the Sahel and southern California are facing similar physical constraints, explain why the
Sahel cannot develop the type of farming that is practised in southern California.(4 marks)
d i What is the cultural constraints that southern California faces but not found in the Sahel?
(1 mark)
ii How do the southern Californian farmers solve the problem? (2 marks)

SECTION C: Short essay question

(12 marks; suggested time: 30 minutes)

Explain how irrigation helps increase farmers’ income and profit in southern California. Discuss
whether irrigation is a sustainable way of farming.

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Senior Secondary Geography Test

Answer Sheet

SECTION A: Multiple-choice questions (10 marks)

1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10

SECTION B: Data/Skill-based structured question (18 marks)

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SECTION C: Short essay question (12 marks)

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