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You are advised to spend one hour answering the questions in this booklet.
QUESTION ONE: Maps, Photographs, and Satellite Images
Refer to Resources A and B on page 2 of the resource booklet when answering (a) to (c).
(a)
(b)
What is the latitude AND longitude in degrees and minutes for Newcastle upon Tyne?
(c)
Refer to Resources C and D on page 3 of the resource booklet when answering (d) to (f).
(d)
Fully describe the pattern of airports and major roadways around London.
Include specific evidence from Resources C and D, and use geographic terminology within
your answer.
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(e)
(f)
Refer to Resources C, E, F, and G on pages 37 of the resource booklet when answering (g).
(g)
(i)
(ii)
Name the area of land marked B on Resource F where Fosters Estuary Airport is to
be located.
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Refer to Resource G on pages 6 and 7 of the resource booklet when answering (h) to (k).
(h)
Key:
Yantlet Creek
Grain
Nature reserve
Marsh
Area of Fosters Estuary Airport (see (i) on page 5)
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The two major options for the development of Londons airports are as
follows:
(1) Building a third runway at the present Heathrow Airport location in
west London.
(2) Building Fosters Estuary Airport as part of the proposed Thames
Hub on the Isle of Grain, at the mouth of the Thames River.
(i)
Use the information below to accurately locate and label on the prcis map on page 4, the
land area for the proposed Fosters Estuary Airport:
the area will be rectangular in shape
the area will be 7.5km by 4.5km
the airport will cover an area enclosed by the grid references:
820805
895805
820760
895760
the airport will be located north of the A228
the airport will be centred at the mouth of the Yantlet Creek (GR 857783).
(j)
Name TWO cultural features that will have to be removed for the airports construction.
(1)
(2)
(k)
Name TWO natural features that will be affected by the airports construction.
(1)
(2)
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2005
2011
Heathrow, UK
64.6
67.3
69.4
Amsterdam, Netherlands
39.6
44.2
49.7
Frankfurt, Germany
49.4
52.2
49.5
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24.8
50.2
32.8
40.3
52.7
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(b)
Which airport experienced the greatest increase in Total Passenger Movements from
2005 to 2011, and by what number did it increase?
Airport:
Number:
(c)
Which airport experienced the greatest decrease in Total Passenger Movements from
2005 to 2011, and by what number did it decrease?
Airport:
Number:
Fully describe the projected changes to weekly departures from Heathrow Airport from 2011
to 2030 if runway capacity was unlimited.
Include specific evidence from Resource H, and use geographic terminology within your
answer.
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Fully explain the global distribution of weekly flights from Heathrow in June 2011 using the
geographic concepts of location, distance, AND accessibility.
Include specific evidence from Resource I, and use geographic terminology within your
answer.
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Complete the table below by listing the advantages (positives) AND disadvantages
(negatives) of building Heathrows third runway and of building Fosters Estuary Airport.
Building Heathrows third runway
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
Disadvantages:
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Read the geographic concepts below, and refer to them, your table on page 10, as well as ALL of
the resources on pages 211 of the resource booklet when answering (b).
Geographic Concepts
Environments can be natural and cultural. They have particular characteristics and
features, which can be the result of natural and/or cultural processes.
Interaction involves elements of an environment affecting each other. Landscapes are
the visible outcome of interactions. Interaction can bring about environmental change.
Sustainability involves adopting ways of thinking and behaving that allow individuals,
groups, and societies to meet their needs and aspirations without preventing future
generations from meeting theirs.
(b)
As a geographer, you have been asked to recommend which airport option should be
constructed.
Circle ONE option in the box below.
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