Industry (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Geography)

Use Fig. 5.1 to explain why a country with no bauxite deposits usually imports alumina rather than bauxite to manufacture aluminium.

Figs. 2.1 and 2.2 show the tonnage (total weight) of ships built by the top five shipbuilding countries in 1968 and 2013.

(i)

Complete Fig. 2.1 to show that Japan built 6800 thousand tonnes of ships in 1968.

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(ii)

Describe how the location of the top five shipbuilding countries changed between 1968 and 2013. Refer to continents in your answer.

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(iii)

Suggest reasons for the change in the location of the top five shipbuilding countries.

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Fig. 5.2 shows information about countries producing aluminium and mining bauxite for 2014.

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Name the country with the same ranks for bauxite mining and aluminium production.

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(ii)

State the quantity of bauxite mined in Guinea in 2014.

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(iii)

Suggest one reason why Guinea, an LEDC, does not manufacture aluminium.

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Identify one physical input and one human input of the agricultural system which can be seen in Fig. 5.2.

Fig. 5.2

Physical input Human input

Fig. 5.1 shows the two stages in the production of aluminium from bauxite.

(i)

How many tonnes of bauxite are needed to make one tonne of aluminium?
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(ii)

Name one output of refining bauxite, apart from alumina.

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(iii)

What is mixed with bauxite in the refinery?

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(iv)

Which substance on Fig. 5.1 is both an output of the refinery and an input of the smelter?

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