(b) Within the area covered by the map, locate (i) a wool textile manufacturing district, (ii) a town engaged in the heavy steel industry, in each case suggesting the reasons for the growth of the industry. 6. Describe (i) the chief features of relief and drainage, (ii) the climate, (iii) the ways in which people gain a livelihood, in either Northern Ireland or Scotland north of the Central Lowlands. 7. (a) Draw a sketch-map of the basin of the river Thames: (i) shade and name the Cotswold Hills, the Chiltern Hills, the North Downs; (ii) indicate and name two tributaries; (iii) mark by dots and name Oxford, Reading, Rochester, Tilbury. (b) Describe farming activities in the basin, suggesting how they are influenced by geographical conditions. (c) Suggest reasons for the importance of either Oxford or Reading. 8. Choose three of the following cities: Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin, Dundee, Stoke-on-Trent. For each city chosen, (i) draw a sketch map to show its location; (ii) name one manufacturing industry for which it is important and suggest the factors which have aided the growth of the industry in that locality. Section 3. Answer at least ONE question from this section. 9. (Europe.) Give an account. of either Belgium or Denmark or Switzerland; emphasise (i) the main features of relief and drainage, using a sketchmap in illustration, (ii) the chief farming activities, (iii) manufacturing industries and the geographical factors which have favoured their development. 10. (Europe.) The map shows a division of Russia in Europe into regions of natural vegetation. (a) On the map (i) name the natural vegetation of the four regions numbered; (ii) shade the Ural Mountains and insert and name the rivers Don and Volga; (iii) mark by dots and name Archangel, Leningrad, Odessa. (b) Suggest which of the regions numbered on the map is of the greatest agricultural value to Russia and which the least. In each case give reasons for your choice. 11. (North America.) Give an account of either the Prairie Provinces of Canada or New England, emphasising the principal features of the natural landscape, climatic characteristics and chief industries. 12. (South America.) North Chile, Middle Chile and South Chile differ in climate and economic resources. Describe each region so as to illustrate these differences. (a) On the map (page 41) (i) insert and name the Hwang ho and Yang tse kiang; (ii) mark by dots and name Peking, Shanghai, Vladivostok; (iii) mark Korea (K) and Manchuria (M). (b) Write an account of the physical features of the Hwang ho basin. (c) Describe the climate of the North China Plain, giving reasons for the conditions you note. (d) Suggest reasons for the high density of population on the lowlands of China. 14. (Africa.) (a) On the map (i) name three lakes; (ii) insert and name the rivers Congo and Niger; (iii) indicate the rift valley. (b) (i) Describe the agricultural and mineral resources of the Belgian Congo. (ii) Show how the development of these resources has been retarded by geographical conditions. (c) Describe the climate of Ghana (Gold Coast) and name the cultivated products which it favours. |