EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF ZAMBIA Examination for School Certificate Ordinary Level NIE Geography 2218/2 Paper 2 2020 ‘Additional Matorial(s): ‘Answer Bookiot Time; 2 hours Marks: 48 Instructions to Candidates 1 Write the centre number and your examination number on every page of the separate Answer Booklet provided. 2. There are ten (10) questions in this paper. Answer only four (4) questions according to the instructions below: (i). Answer one question from Section A. (ii) _ Answer one question from Section B. (iii) Answer one question from Section C. (iv) You are free to choose the fourth question from any Section: A, B or C. 3 Write your answers in the separate Answer Booklet provided. Information for Candidates. 4 The number of marks is given in brackets [. ] at the end of each question or part of the question, 2. The Insert contains Figure 1 and Figure 2. 3 Sketch maps and diagrams should be drawn whenever they serve to illustrate an answer, 4 Cell phones and calculators are not allowed in the examination room. @eeCZ/SC72020/S1 This question paper consists of 4 printed pagesPage 2 of 4 SECTION A: ZAMBIA + Study Figure 1 (Insert) of Zambia. (a) Name, in the spaces provided below Figure 1, (i) the traditional ceremony that takes place at place A, (1 (ii) the waterfalls marked B, ty) iii) the national park labelled C. 0) (b) What is the significance of wildlife found in national park C to the local People and the nation as a whole? (5) (©) Explain government's efforts aimed at promoting tourism in Zambia. [4] [12] Regarding mining in Zambia; (a) Explain why the production and sales of minerals fluctuate from year to year and time to time. (6) (b) (i) State five land routes used by Zambia to export her minerals to the ‘sea ports for export. (5) Gii) State two overseas countries to which the Zambian minerals are ‘exported, Q) [12] ” With reference to Railway and Water transport in Zambia; (a) State two advantages and two disadvantages of using each mode of transport. (4 (b) Giving specific examples, explain the recent improvements in the road sector. [4] (¢) Choose any four means of communication used in Zambia and state the significance of each to the development of the country. (4] [12] (a) What positive contributions have processing and manufacturing industries made to the social and economic development of Zambia? [6] (b) Explain the factors which have limited the growth and development of processing and manufacturing in Zambia. [6] [12] ‘Goography2218/2/2020Page 3 of 4 SECTION B: SUB REGION 5 — Study Figure 2 (Insert) of South Africa. (a) (b) (©) (b) (©) (b) () Name, in the spaces provided below Figure 2, the iron ore mining centre X, the mineral produced at ¥ and port Z. B) Of what importance is mining to the economy of the country? (5) Explain some of the measures adopted by South Africa and other sub-region countries to overcome some of the problems related to mining. [4] [12] Draw a sketch map of Africa and on it; name and mark any two of the following hydroelectric power stations: Kariba, Cabora Bassa, Vaal or Inga. [3] State the factors which favoured the development of the Kariba Dam. [4] How did the development of the Kariba Hydro-Electric Power Station negatively affect the environment? (5) [12] State two types of tobacco produced in Malawi. fy) (i) Other than flue curing, state two other methods of processing tobacco. (1] (ii) Explain the environmental effects of flue Curing as a means of processing tobacco. . [6] Explain why Malawi does not manufacture cigarettes. - [4] (22)Page 4 of 4 SECTION 8 (a) (b) 9 (a) (b) 10 (a) | (b) C: SETTLEMENTS AND POPULATION STUDIES. (i) Drawa diagram of a scattered rural settlement. (21 (ii) What factors are associated with the growth and development of the scattered pattern? [5] How does the settlement pattern in (a)(i) differ from a nucleated settlement? (5] [12] (i) Explain why shanty compounds have grown and expanded in all the cities and towns of Zambia. BI (ii) Whats being done to improve the conditions of shanty compounds in Zambia? GB) Why is the population growth rate of the rural areas of Zambia lower than that of the urban areas? [6] [12] Regarding the population structure of Zambia, explain the main characteristics of: (i) _ the young population, [2] (ii) the middle aged population, [2] (iii) the elderly population. (2 Explain the problems faced by the young people in Zambia. [6] [22] Geography/2218/2/2020EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF ZAMBIA Examination for School Certificate Ordinary Level Geography 2218/2 Paper 2 2020 Insert Time 2 hours Instructions to Candidates 1 This Insert contains Figures 4 and 2. 2 Ifyou use figure 1, or both figures, remove them from this Insert and attach them to your Answer Booklet. 3 Write the centre number and your examination number in the spaces provided ‘on the figure you attach to your Answer Booklet. ‘eeczscr2n20's1 This Insert consists of 3 printed pagesPage 2 of 3 Centre Number ‘Examination Number Lit. Figure 4 for Question 4 Traditional Ceremony at A Waterfalls B National Park C Geography/2218/2/Insev2020Centre Number Examination Number U1 | Figure 2 for Question 5 Page 3 of 3 Key GB tron Ore Wport © Mining Town >—River W capital cry Iron Ore mining Town X Mineral produced at ¥ PortZ ‘Goography/2218/2Ineet/2020