ATARMAxxing
VCE GeographyPractice Examination 17
| Reading time | 15 minutes |
| Writing time | 2 hours |
| Total marks | 80 |
| Questions | 15 |
| Structure | Section B — 15 Q, 80 marks |
This paper covers
- Unit 3 AOS1 Land cover change - melting glaciers and ice sheets (Columbia Glacier, Alaska) and deforestation (Madagascar): global distribution, ice/forest characteristics, ice-albedo and feedbacks, remote sensing, and evaluating a global response - ~32 marks
- Unit 3 AOS2 Land use change - a Ballarat former railway goods-yard brownfield-to-mixed-use fieldwork investigation: interconnection with the region, processes, reasons, impacts, GIS and the value of primary vs secondary data - ~14 marks
- Unit 4 AOS1 & AOS2 Population dynamics and issues - global distribution and characteristics, the Demographic Transition Model, Malthusian theory, contrasting Uganda (growing) and Germany (ageing) including population movement and evaluating strategies - ~34 marks
Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
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