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Map Reading
Year
Map area
2005
Tung Chung
River
2004
Eastern part of
Kowloon
2003
NE part of Hong
Kong
2002
Parts of Hong
Kong Island
(Wilson Trail
Section 1)
2001
Northeast New
Territories
(Ting Kok Road
and Bride’s
Pool Road)
Reduce/
Enlarge maps
Sketch
Draw a sketch
map to show
major landuse
Scale /
new scale
Distance/
Area
Direction of the
photo
Crosssection or alike
GIS
Draw a land use
transect
Draw a sketch
map to indicate
the land use.
Length of the
Cross-section of
trail section
the trail with a
( time of the trip VI of two times.
if walk at a
speed of
2km/hr)
Draw a line
Shared area
Draw cross
section with
vertical
exaggeration of
two times
Description &
explanation
1. New town
2. Ecotourism
3. Impact of the
illegal
excavation of
the stream
1. Describe the
dominant
function in Yau
Tong.
2.Locational
factor for the
concentration of
cargo handling.
3. Discuss the
favourable
condition for
becoming a
commercial &
residential area.
Value
judgement
1.Locational
advantages of
being a golf
course in Sha
Lo Tung.
2. Other
favourable
factors.
3.Unfavourable
factors being a
golf course.
4. Housing
conditions.
1. The
distribution of
woodland in the
Tai Tam Country
Park.
2. The impact of
constructing
reservoirs.
3. why Stanley
could
development
into a
low-residential
area and a
famous tourist
spot.
Location of the
marine parks
Physical
conditions of
the formation of
mud flats
Impact of
settlement
development on
mud flats
Should the
derelict houses
be preserved.
Weather and Climate
Year
2005
Energy (a)
I#3
Distribution of incoming and outgoing
radiation
II # 3
Process of heat transfer
Moisture (b)
Air circulation (c)
II # 3
Formation of low pressure belts
Impact on weather related to atm
circulation and the mvt of air masses
Interplay of a,b,c
Compare pros
& cons of 2
areas in Yau
Tong for
redevelopment.
Is the trail
section a
difficult hiking
trail?
2004
l#2
Compare heat balance between
urban & rural areas.
ll # 1
Relationship between air masses and
monsoons, seasonal variation of air
masses
2003
l#4
Plot climatic data using line graph.
ll # 2
Surface air temp with reference to
heat budget.
l#3
Rainfall pattern in Cape Town, South
Africa.
2002
2001
I#2
Conditions for formation of clouds
Latitudinal pattern of cloud
distribution and latitudinal variations
II #1
Air masses’ effects on the climate in
monsoon Asia
Different climatic characteristics of
the ITCZ and the polar Front
II#2
Monsoon Asia
Impacts of monsoon on weather and
farming
l#2
How air pollution affects
meteorological conditions in HK.
Impact of warming trend on natural &
human environments.
l#3
Describe climatic & planetary
characteristics in Cape Town.
Vegetation growth.
Ocean current.
ll # 2
Human modification to radiation
budget.
I #4
Explain the usual summer situation in
NE Australia
Unusual summer situation and the
climatic hazard brought.
Landform System
Year
2005
Plate tectonics
2004
l#3
Sea-floor spreading
2003
ll # 1
Formation of oceanic ridges,
mountain ranges & crustal
plates using Plate Tectonic
Theory
Water cycle
Weathering
II #
Water on weathering in the
TRF and TD
Weathering in shaping the
landform
Impact of wea on human
activities
2002
2001
Slope
Drainage basin & channel
I#2
Comparision of two basins :
Zhujiang and Huanghe
Human impact on the wo
basins
l#5
Human impact on slope
ll # 2
slope development in tropical
humid and tropical arid
regions.
l#5
Human impact on channel
development
I #3
Slope development,
relationship between slope
stability and
flooding/slumping
l#2
Compare 2 hydrographs.
Impact of urbanization on
flood frequency and
magnitude.
Measures to reduce the
damage.
l#6
Impact & advantages of 3
Gorges Project.
Describe discharge pattern of
Changjiang.
I #3
Relationship between
discharge of river and
flooding/slumping
II #2
State the polygenetic factors
include time that shape the
landform by the development
of fold plain
I#4
Draw diagram to explain
volcanic eruption
II#1
Marine landforms
Biotic System
Year
2005
2004
Ecosystem
I#4
Index of plant productivity of 4
ecosystems
Soil
II # 2
Soil affects veg in TD and TRF
ll # 3
Influence of climate on soil
characteristics in arid & humid areas.
Vegetation
II # 2
Factors affecting veg in TD and TRF
Biomes
l#5
Measure for maintaining the
sustainable development of the area
2003
2002
I #5
Difference in biological diversity in an
area before and after farm
abandonment.
2001
Constraints on farming.
l#4
Describe and explain soil order and
features
Relationship between climate & soil
types.
ll # 3
Factors influence soil fertility &
vegetation productivity in TRF.
I #2
Comparison between the soil
properties of two soil samples from
different climatic zone. Drawing of
soil profile
II#3
Salinization
Physical and human factors in
semi-arid regions
l#4
Vegetation characteristics
Measures to tackle the farming
constraints.
ll # 3
Importance of biodiversity
I #5
Secondary succession after farm
abandonment.
II #3
Environmental gradients of climatic
and soil conditions from the equator
to the temperate latitudes.
Human impacts on this ecological
balance.
I#3a
Draw transect
I#3
Characteristics of vegetation along
the transect
Adaptation of vegetation in desert
Influence of human activities on
vegetation
I#4
Plant succession after volcanic
eruption
Climax plant community
Man-Land Relationship
Year
2005
TRF
II # 4
Shifting cultivation is sustainable or not ?
2004
ll # 4
Discuss the environmental impact on biodiversity in TRF
2003
l#5
Relationship between population density and deforestation, explain higher
demand for the product in MDCs, measures to minimize.
II #4
Global problems caused by forest destruction. How the government in these
TRF regions can achieve a balance between economic growth and forest
conservation.
II#4
Sustainable livelihood in TRF
2002
2001
Desert
I#5
TD (Inner Mongolia)
Measures solving desertification are sustainability or not
l# 4
Climatic characteristics in Inner Mongolia.
Desertification in N. China & effectiveness of remedies
ll # 4
Desertification in semi-arid area by human and climatic factors.
I#5
Desertification in North China
Farming System
Year
2005
2004
2003
Farming system
I#6
Impacts of using chemical
and organic fertilizers
II # 5
Impact of monocultivation
and solutions
l#7
Impact of planting cotton on
production cost & profit.
ll # 6
Discuss the impact of urban
encroachment on rural land
use.
Role of government.
Land use model
II # 7
Eco factors in models of VT
and Sinclair
Application in MDCs
Useful to land-use planning
l#6
Applicability of Von Thunen
Model
l#7
Land use pattern using Von
Thunen Model.
ll # 5
Locational pattern of market
gardening with reference to
bid-rent curve.
Impact on farming
I#7
Farm outputs and the impact
of international trade
II # 5
Impact of WTO on farming in
China
l#6
Impact of other factors on
farming
ll # 5
Discuss impact of climatic &
economic fluctuation on
farming.
Evaluate the effectiveness of
farmers’ responses.
farming hazard
II # 6
Impacts of farmine
Impacts of adopting GM food
in LDCs
Skills & techniques
l#7
Effect of planting cotton on
natural & human
environment in China.
ll # 7
Famine in semi-arid areas.
Remedies in tackling the
problem in developing
countries.
l#6
Plot a graph to indicate the
locational rent of different
crops.
l#7
Governmental influences on
agricultural land use.
ll # 5
Technological impact on the
locational pattern of market
gardening.
ll # 6
Market & governmental
impacts on agriculture in
China.
ll # 7
Causes & remedies of
flooding.
2002
I #6
Why tractors are not widely
used in some countries’
farming systems
II #7
Sinclair’s model
Impacts of market demand
and town planning policy on
the agricultural land use
2001
I#6
Energy ratio
Ecologicaly efficiency
Sustainability in farming
II#5
Uneven distribution of food
supplies and famine in LDCs
II#7
Von Thunen model
Applicability of economic rent
I #5
Effects after a new railway
route cut through.
I #7
Farming problem after
salinization
II #5
Problems faced by
independent farmers with the
global food market by large
agricultural corporations.
II#6
Impact of Intensification of
farming
I #7
Environmental changes after
cultivation
Measures to alleviate
salinization on farming.
Explain why salinization is
not common in Hong Kong.
II #5
Positive impacts of large
scale cultivation and the role
of government .
I#6
Farming hazards by El Nino
II#2
Monsoons on farming
activities
I #6
Spearman’s rank correlation.
Population mobility
I#8
Pop changes of a tourist spot
Urban problems
I # 11
Impacts of devlopment of
transport route
I#8
Impacts of tourism
II # 11
Urbanization of the Zhujiang
Delta region related to smog
formation and cross-border
solutions
Skills & techniques
Spearman’s rank correlation
method
Urban Landscapes
Year
2005
Urban network
II # 10
CPT : range and threshold
Impacts of transport and
marketing affecting location
and trad area
Land use model
I#8
Characteristics of the tourist
spots
Diff between tourist spots
and CBDs
Bid-rent on retailing
2004
Relationship between land
rent, transport network and
land use pattern in Hong
Kong.
l # 10
Application of Christaller’s
Model to Australian city.
Describe and explain the
cities’ characteristics in terms
of order.
ll # 9
Burgess’s Model
Effect on the distribution of
population density.
Role of government.
l # 11
Describe & explain the air
quality in HK and
Guangzhou.
Cost & benefit in maintaining
high air quality in two cities.
l # 11
Calculate the percentage
change air pollutants in HK
and Guangzhou.
2003
l#9
compare commuting models
in the Chinese cities
ll # 9
Burgess’s Model
l # 11
Advantages of reclamation
proposal at Ex Kai Tai
Airport.
Assess the development
proposal using the concept of
sustainable development
l#9
measures for tackling traffic
congestion
l # 10
Redevelopment program in
western district of HK
ll # 11
Environmental impacts of
transport development; role
of government.
ll # 9 urban morphology
II #11
Problems faced by the
government and the private
sector in implementing urban
redevelopment plans.
Merits of urban rehabilitation
as an alternative to urban
redevelopment.
I#10
Impacts of particulate
matters emission and
measures
l#9
Calculate road density in the
Chinese cities.
ll # 11
Hoyt’s Model
2002
2001
II #10
Support the claim that urban
railway development is
conducive to suburbanization
ll # 10
Applicability of Central Place
Theory in modern time
I #9
Can the Christaller’s Central
Place theory applicable
Effect on the Christaller’s
theory for large tourist
development project is set up
I #10
Differences in population
density at city centre and
suburb between 2 cities.
Population density change
with transport improvement
in city centre.
II#11
Burgess’s and Hoyt’s model
I#9
Factors affecting the sphere
of influence
I #9
Draw a sketch map of k=4 in
the Christaller’s theory
I #10
A line graph to show
population density
I#9
Reilly’s break point equation
I#10
Draw a line graph
Advantages of using LPG
I#11
Income inequality
Gini coefficient
Social problems of income
inequality
I#11
Histogram showing income
pattern
Industrial Landuses
Year
2005
Industrial location model
Industrial location factors
I#9
Creative ind
Locational factors of IT ind
The role of HK govt on ind
II # 8
Using recycling raw materials and its impacts on
ind location
II # 9
Shifting of ind overseas
Agglo in IT industries
2004
ll # 8
Impact of globalization on manufacturing industry
particularly for developing countries.
ll # 10
Applicability of Weber’s Model on Pearl River Delta
and Hong Kong’s cases.
l#8
Positive & negative factors of Transnational
corporation with reference to car industry.
l#9
Employment structure trend and land use pattern
change in Hong Kong
l#8
Pro & cons of intra-firm linkage of transnational
corporation.
Importance of telecommunication for TNC.
Unfavourable conditions for TNCs in LDCs
ll # 8
labour characteristics in hi-tech and manufacturing
industries.
Favourable factors for the development of hi-tech
industries.
I #8
Main features of a suburban industrial estate.
Behavioral factors of relocating industry to suburb.
II #8
Impacts of globalization on the locations of
market-oriented industries.
I#8
Relationship between investment abroad and
socio-economic factors
Locational differences between regional head office
of a transnational firm and branch plants in LDCs
2003
2002
II #9
Effects on location by the agglomeration factor in
Weber’s model
Access the applicability of Weber’s model in
relocation of industries from HK to South China.
2001
II#8
Weber’s model and hi-tech industry
Impact on environmental quality
I # 10
Temp change and rising of sea level in Hong Kong
Impact of air pollution
II # 11
Industrialization of the Zhujiang Delta region related
to smog formation and cross-border solutions
I #8
Why do some residents in the suburbs oppose to
relocate industry to suburb
II#9
Impact of Heavy industry on atmospheric
environment
Greening city e.g. Hong Kong