Geography · 2016 · May · Paper 2 · HL · Question paper

M16/3/GEOGR/HP2/ENG/TZ0/XX/Q Geography Higher level Paper 2 © International Baccalaureate Organization 2016 12 pages 2216 – 5202 Instructions to candidates y Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so. y Answer three questions. Each question is worth [20 marks]. y Each question must be selected from a different optional theme, A – G. y Do not answer two questions on the same optional theme. y Use case studies, examples, maps and/or diagrams where relevant. y A copy of the geography paper 2 resources booklet is required for this paper. y The maximum mark for this examination paper is [60 marks]. Option Questions Option A — Freshwater – issues and conflicts 1 – 2 Option B — Oceans and their coastal margins 3 – 4 Option C — Extreme environments 5 – 6 Option D — Hazards and disasters – risk assessment and response 7 – 8 Option E — Leisure, sport and tourism 9 – 10 Option F — The geography of food and health 11 – 12 Option G — Urban environments 13 – 14 2 hours Tuesday 17 May 2016 (morning) – 2 – Answer three questions. Each question must be selected from a different optional theme. (Do not answer two questions on the same optional theme.) Wherever possible, answers should include case studies and examples, and where relevant, large, well drawn maps and diagrams. Option A — Freshwater – issues and conflicts 1. If you choose to answer this question refer to the map on page 2 in the resources booklet. The map shows the Clutha River and the town Balclutha on the South Island of New Zealand. The scale of the map is 1:50 000 and the contour interval is 100 metres. (a) Identify and locate two natural river landforms found on the Clutha River’s floodplain. [2+2] (b) (i) Briefly explain how one human modification of the floodplain shown in area A (outlined in black) may reduce river flooding. [2] (ii) Suggest two ways in which the settlement of Balclutha may have led to increased river flooding. [2+2] (c) Examine how the environmental impacts of agriculture and irrigation on water quality vary from place to place. [10] 2. (a) Outline how water is transferred through a drainage basin by: (i) infiltration; [2] (ii) throughflow. [2] (b) Suggest how a