2023

Cambridge O Level ยท 2059 ยท Paper 2 ยท The environment of Pakistan

Pakistan Studies 2059/2 Oct/Nov 2023 past paper

Cambridge O Level Pakistan Studies (2059) Paper 2 (The environment of Pakistan), variant 1, Oct/Nov 2023: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 5 questions worth 125 marks. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
5
Marks
125

File names: 2059_w23_qp_2 ยท 2059_w23_ms_2

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 2059/2 Oct/Nov 2023 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Physical Geography and Landforms250
Climate and Weather125
Natural Resources, Industry and Energy125
Population and Settlement125

Questions in 2059/2 Oct/Nov 2023

  1. Question 1Physical Geography and Landforms Natural Resources, Industry and Energy ยท 25 marks

    (a) (i) Study Fig. 1.1, a map showing southern Pakistan and surrounding countries. โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Climate and Weather Agriculture ยท 25 marks

    (a) (i) Study Fig. 2.1 and Fig. 2.2, climate graphs showing rainfall and temperature for Multan and Lahore. โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Physical Geography and Landforms Agriculture ยท 25 marks

    (a) (i) Study Fig. 3.1 (Insert), a map showing natural vegetation types found in southern Pakistan. Using Fig. 3.1 only, describe the distribution of riverain forest / bela. (ii) Study Fig. 3.2 (Insert), a photograph showing a type of vegetation โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Natural Resources, Industry and Energy Physical Geography and Landforms ยท 25 marks

    (a) (i) Draw a labelled diagram to show how natural gas is extracted. (ii) State one way natural gas is transported in Pakistan. (iii) In 2020 Pakistan had approximately โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Population and Settlement Transport, Trade and Communications ยท 25 marks

    (a) (i) Define โ€˜tertiary industryโ€™. (ii) State two job types found in the formal sector and the informal sector of the tourism industry. formal sector informal sector โ€ฆ

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