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Exam Questions For Half Term

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The document outlines exam questions that will take half an hour each to complete. Question 1a involves reading a graph about hurricanes and their impact on erosion. Question 1b is about how other factors besides hazard magnitude can impact risk, and good examples to use would be earthquakes, volcanoes and hurricanes. Question 2a asks about why more companies are located in developed countries than newly industrialized countries or poor countries. Question 2b is about how transnational corporations make money and spread globalization, using examples like Primark and Tesco.

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Exam questions for half term, each one should take half an hourYou must be detailed and use examples (case studies)
For question 1a you need to read it like a graph and read figures off the axes and explain how the hurricanes have caused this change (waves and storm surge causing removal of the sand (erosion)).

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Exam Questions For Half Term

  • 1. Exam questions for half term, each one should take half an hourYou must be detailed and use examples (case studies)
  • 2. For question 1a you need to read it like a graph and read figures off the axes and explain how the hurricanes have caused this change (waves and storm surge causing removal of the sand (erosion)).
  • 3. Question 1b involves using different examples of hazards (it doesn’t specify a type so you can use any) to show why it is often other things that make the difference (prediction, landuse, management, etc). It would be a good idea to mention the risk formula! Good examples to use would be the different earthquakes, volcanoes and hurricanes.
  • 4. Question 2a calls for you to talk about why more companies are in the developed countries, less in NICs and none in poor countries. It’s all about being connected to the global economy and history. It would be a good idea to count up how many are in the different countries.
  • 5. Question 2b is all about how TNCs make money and have spread globalisation. Use examples like Primark and Tesco.Figure 1Study figure 1 which shows how Coconut Beach in Dominica was affected by hurricanes in 1995.
  • 6. Describe and suggest reasons for the changes shown(10)
  • 7. Explain why it is not always the magnitude (strength) of hazard events which determines risk(15)The Forbes List of the world’s largest companiesRank CountrySales ($bil)Profits ($bil)1General ElectricUnited States182.5217.412Royal Dutch ShellNetherlands458.3626.283Toyota MotorJapan263.4217.214ExxonMobilUnited States425.745.225BPUnited Kingdom361.1421.166HSBC HoldingsUnited Kingdom142.055.737AT&TUnited States124.0312.878Wal-Mart StoresUnited States405.6113.49Banco SantanderSpain96.2313.259ChevronUnited States255.1123.9311TotalFrance223.1514.7412ICBCChina53.611.1613GazpromRussia97.2926.7814PetroChinaChina114.3219.9415Volkswagen GroupGermany158.46.5216JPMorgan ChaseUnited States101.493.717GDF SuezFrance115.599.0518ENIItaly158.3212.9119Berkshire HathawayUnited States107.794.9920VodafoneUnited Kingdom70.3913.3Study figure 2 which shows the top 20 companies
  • 8. Suggest reasons for the location of the largest TNCs in the Forbes list above (10)
  • 9. Explain why TNCs play a crucial role in the development and spread of global business(15)