Industry: past paper questions
Real questions on industry
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- 0976/12 · May/June 2026 · Q5a(i)[1]
How does the value of production from manufacturing industry in Japan change between 2004 and 2020? Tick (“) one answer. tick (V) The value of production from manufacturing industry increases every year. The value of production from manufacturing industry decreases every year. The value of production from manufacturing...
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · May/June 2026 · Q5a(ii)[2]
(ii) Complete following .......... The value of production from manufacturing industry was the same in China and Japan year .......... In that year, the value of production from manufacturing industry in both China Japan .......... trillion.
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · May/June 2026 · Q5a(iii)[3]
Compare the changes in the value of production from manufacturing industry in China and the USA between 2004 and 2020. You should use statistics to support your answer.
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · May/June 2026 · Q5a(iv)[4]
Manufacturing is an example of an industrial system. Explain what is meant by an industrial system.
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · May/June 2026 · Q5b(i)[3]
State three differences between the features of the factories shown in Figures 5.2 and 5.3.
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · May/June 2026 · Q5b(ii)[5]
Explain how manufacturing industries change as a country develops.
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · May/June 2026 · Q5c[7]
(c) Describe and explain the location of a named example of a factory or industrial zone you have studied. name factory industrial ZONE ..........
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · October/November 2024 · Q6a(i)[1]
What is meant by a transnational corporation?
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · October/November 2024 · Q6a(ii)[2]
Using Fig. 6.1, name the two countries with the largest number of factories.
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · October/November 2024 · Q6a(iii)[3]
Describe the global distribution of factories.
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · October/November 2024 · Q6a(iv)[4]
In 2017, opened a new factory producing sports shoes at Zapopan in Mexico (an LEDC). Suggest two advantages and two disadvantages of the factory for the people living in Zapopan. advantages disadvantages
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · October/November 2024 · Q6b(i)[3]
Using Fig. 6.2, identify each of the three factors described below. easier for workers to move from country to country shipping raw materials or finished products in large sealed containers reduced taxes and customs duties on imported goods
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · October/November 2024 · Q6c[7]
Describe and explain the location of a named factory or industrial area you have studied. Name of factory or industrial area
See it on the paper → - 0976/22 · October/November 2024 · Q3c(ii)[2]
Suggest reasons for the distribution of settlements shown in Fig. 3.1.
See it on the paper → - 0976/22 · October/November 2024 · Q6c(ii)[2]
Suggest two reasons why the countries shown in Table 6.1 and Fig. 6.2 have low incomes.
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · May/June 2023 · Q6a(i)[1]
What percentage of the working population was employed in industry in Italy in 1990? %
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · May/June 2023 · Q6a(ii)[2]
Identify one similarity and one difference between the employment structures of Italy and Nigeria in 2020. similarity difference
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · May/June 2023 · Q6a(iii)[3]
Compare the changes which have taken place in the employment structure of Italy and Nigeria between 1990 and 2020. Do not use statistics in your answer.
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · May/June 2023 · Q6b(i)[3]
Complete the table below by inserting the following words to show examples of inputs, processes and outputs of the brick manufacturing industry shown in Fig. 6.2. cutting bricks electricity bricks rolling the clay Inputs Processes smoke/fumes sand Outputs
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · May/June 2023 · Q6c[7]
For a named example of a factory or industrial zone you have studied, explain the factors which influence its location. Name of factory or industrial zone
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What examiners said
Most candidates identified the similarity that service employment was the largest sector, although some candidates answered that ‘more’ or ‘many’ people were in this sector, which was too vague for credit. Many candidates were also able to identify a difference, with correct ideas often referring to one specific sector such as agriculture. An error made by some candidates was to refer to change ra...
— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 0976/12 Q6(a)(ii) (Cambridge)
This question was more challenging and discriminated well. Good answers clearly compared changes in the three sectors, including industry. Some candidates described the change in the two countries separately; others, however, did not describe the change at all but just the situation in the two countries in 1990 and 2020, which was not creditable.
— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 0976/12 Q6(a)(iii) (Cambridge)
Many candidates scored all three marks by accurately completing the table. Where errors were made, however, it was usually due to confusing inputs and outputs.
— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 0976/12 Q6(b)(i) (Cambridge)
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