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Date May 2022 Marks available 1 Reference code 22M.1.bp.13
Level SL and HL Paper 1 Time zone
Command term State Question number 13 Adapted from N/A

Question

The topographic map shows the small town of Queenstown in New Zealand. Founded in the 1860s this town has experienced rapid growth since then. The scale of the map is 1:50 000.

[Source: NZTopo Database. Crown Copyright Reserved. This work is based on/includes Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand data which are licensed by Toitū Te
Whenua Land Information New Zealand (https://www.linz.govt.nz/) for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution
4.0 International licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Available at: https://www.topomap.co.nz/
NZTopoMap/nz17896/Queenstown/ [Accessed 6 May 2020]. Source adapted.]

Identify the state highway located in grid reference 6105.

[1]
a.i.

State one physical reason for the location of the airport to the east of Frankton (Queenstown Airport).

[1]
a.ii.

Outline one reason why land values are higher in some parts of an urban area.

[2]
b.

Explain two challenges associated with making infrastructure improvements in urban settlements such as Queenstown.

[6]
c.

Markscheme

6A

a.i.

Accept any possible physical reason such as:

Flat land [1] / prevailing winds [1] / orientation of valleys [1]

a.ii.

Award [1] for the reason and [1] for development/explanation.

For example: many people want to live by the coast due to the nice view [1] so demand drives up prices [1].

Other possible factors (these may or may not relate to the map) include:

b.

For each one, award [1] for the challenge, and up to [2] for explanation, development and/or exemplification.

For example: provision of a new airport runway may require the use of existing residential areas [1] involving the resettlement / out migration of residents [1] possibly leading to urban sprawl if new suburbs are to be built [1].

Other challenges include:

c.

Examiners report

Generally well answered.

a.i.

The word physical was either not understood or ignored.

a.ii.

This was well done with proximity to the CBD being the most used reason.

b.

Many correct answers here although some looked at consequences not challenges. The majority used the given map as a guide, for example, steep slopes, although this was not necessary as any urban settlement could have been used.

c.

Syllabus sections

Option G: Urban environments » G.1. The variety of urban environments » G.1.1. Characteristics of urban places
Option G: Urban environments » G.1. The variety of urban environments
Option G: Urban environments

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