UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

PAKISTAN STUDIES 2059/02

Paper 2 May/June 2010
1 hour 30 minutes
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1 (a) Study Fig. 1 which shows a map of forest types in Pakistan.

A
Key
B
forest
international boundary
disputed international
boundary
coastline
D 0 km 400
C E

Fig. 1

(i) Name the forest types found in each of the areas A, B and C. [3]
(ii) Name the sea D and the line of latitude E. [2]
(iii) Explain why the forest type A grows naturally in cool, hilly areas. [3]
(iv) Why is it important that forests by the coast are protected? [4]

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(b) Study Fig. 2.

leaves and branches

intercept the rainfall

leaves fall, decompose

seeds grow
and mix with the soil
into young trees
water flows on
the surface and
through the soil

roots grow down

through the soil and into
the rocks below
water moves
through the ground
Before deforestation

tree stump
more water flows on
tree stump the surface

tree stump

less water moves

through the ground

After deforestation

Fig. 2

With reference to Fig. 2, explain how deforestation can cause soil erosion. [5]

(c) There has been development of forests in lowland areas of Punjab and Sindh using irrigation.
(i) Why is irrigation necessary for new plantations of trees? [2]
(ii) Explain the advantages and disadvantages of developing more irrigated plantations of
trees in lowland areas of Punjab and Sindh. [6]
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2 (a) Study Fig. 3, which shows the areas of cultivation for four main crops in Pakistan.

10,000

8,000

6,000
Area of crop
(1000 hectares)

4,000

2,000

0
wheat rice maize sugar cane
Fig. 3

(i) Which crop covers the greatest area? [1]

(ii) What is the area covered by this crop? [1]
(iii) Name two other food crops grown in Pakistan not shown on the graph. [2]

(b) (i) Describe the methods of cultivation of wheat on barani (rain-fed) lands. [5]
(ii) Explain the advantages and disadvantages to wheat farmers of modern irrigation
methods such as perennial canals and tubewells. [5]

(c) Waste products from food crops such as straw from cereals and bagasse from sugar cane
have some uses.
Explain the importance of waste products such as these. You may refer to those crops shown
in Fig. 3 or others. [3]

(d) Read the extract below.

The farming land in barani areas such as the Potwar Plateau is subjected to soil erosion,
overgrazing, and desertification due to poor farm management.
This leads to low crop productivity, poor quality livestock and low farm incomes.

(i) What reasons does the writer give for the low farm incomes in barani areas? [3]
(ii) Explain these and other causes of low farm incomes in Pakistan. [5]

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3 (a) (i) Name three ways by which coal is mined. [3]

(ii) Why is coal produced in Pakistan described as low quality? [3]

(b) Study Photograph A (Insert), which shows a brickworks near Kanai, Balochistan Plateau.
Describe the main features of the brickworks shown in the photograph. [4]

(c) Study Fig. 4, which shows the location of Pipri steelworks.

N
Site for township

road
Main

Kotri
Main line Karachi–

Raw
Steel materials Slag
mill
Widened
Port Qasim channel

Ber ths

o Cree
h ar k
G

Key
road
railway
0 1 2 conveyor belt
km

Fig. 4

(i) Name three raw materials used in production of steel. [3]

(ii) With reference to Fig. 4, explain why the steel mill was located here. [6]

(d) Read the extract below.

Imports of steel increased by 37% from 2004 to 2005 as a growing amount of

machinery and industrial steel products flowed in.
This amount is higher than any government predictions.

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of increasing steel production in Pakistan. [6]

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4 (a) Study Fig. 5, which shows the exports of Pakistan in 1997 and 2007 by percentage (each
dash on the circumference represents 10%).

sports others
goods others
sports
goods

synthetic cotton cotton

textiles rice synthetic rice
her textiles
at

r
he
le

at
le
1997 2007
Fig. 5

(i) In 2007, what percentage of the exports was cotton? [1]

(ii) Suggest reasons why cotton makes up a large percentage of Pakistan’s exports. [3]
(iii) From Fig. 5, state:
A one export that has increased in percentage,
B two exports that have decreased in percentage. [3]

(b) Study Photograph B (Insert), showing Landhi Export Processing Zone, Karachi.
(i) What features show that this is a modern, developed industrial estate? [4]
(ii) Explain the importance of Export Processing Zones. [4]

(c) Study Fig. 6.

Fig. 6

(i) Give two advantages of transporting goods by:

A bullock cart,
B lorry. [4]

(ii) To what extent would the building of more motorways, such as that between Lahore and
Islamabad, help the development of industry in Pakistan? [6]

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5 (a) Study Fig. 7, which shows the desert climate of Nok Kundi.

40 200

30 150

temperature rainfall
(°C) 20 100 (mms)

10 50

0 0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Months

Fig. 7

(i) With reference to Fig. 7, describe the yearly distribution of temperature and rainfall in a
desert climate. [5]
(ii) Explain how the climate of desert areas affects agricultural and industrial development.
[6]

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(b) Study Fig. 8, which shows a population pyramid for Pakistan for 2006.

age
male female
60 and
over
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
percentage of percentage of
total population total population

Fig. 8

(i) What percentage of the total population is aged 4 years and under? [1]
(ii) Which age group has the largest percentage? [1]
(iii) What is the percentage of the total population aged 60 years and over? [1]
(iv) Which age groups are called ‘the dependent population’? [2]

(c) Study Fig. 8 again.

(i) How is the shape of the population pyramid for Pakistan likely to change from 2006 to
2026? [3]
(ii) The changing shape of the population pyramid affects Pakistan’s workforce both now
and for the future.
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the changes. [6]

[Total: 25]

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Question 1 © Oxford School Atlas for Pakistan ; Oxford University Press; 2008.
Question 3 © H N Sethi; The Environment of Pakistan ; Peak Publishing; 2003.
Questions 3 & 4 Photographs; Estate of Roland Strutt; © UCLES.

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