Water: past paper questions
Real questions on water
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- 0976/12 · May/June 2025 · Q5a(i)[1]
What percentage of water was used for agriculture in Malawi? %
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · May/June 2025 · Q5a(ii)[2]
Complete the pie chart for the USA by using the following information. Industry 10%
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · May/June 2025 · Q5a(iii)[3]
Compare the use of water in Malawi and the UK. Do not use statistics.
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · May/June 2025 · Q5a(iv)[4]
Suggest reasons why few people have access to clean water in rural Malawi.
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · May/June 2025 · Q5b(i)[3]
Describe each of the methods of water supply shown in Figs. 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4. Fig. 5. Fig. 5. Fig. 5.
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · May/June 2025 · Q5b(ii)[5]
Explain why dams and reservoirs are used in many countries to supply water.
See it on the paper → - 0976/22 · May/June 2024 · Q6a(i)[2]
Which one of the four drainage basins has: the largest annual precipitation the smallest volume of annual runoff?
See it on the paper → - 0976/22 · May/June 2024 · Q6a(ii)[1]
Using information from Fig. 6.1, decide which one of the following statements is true. Tick (3) one box. tick (3) Irrigation will be most needed in the north. Surface water supply will be used most in the east. Irrigation will be most needed in the south. Groundwater will be used most in the north.
See it on the paper → - 0976/22 · May/June 2024 · Q6b(i)[1]
What was the population of California in 1990? million
See it on the paper → - 0976/22 · May/June 2024 · Q6c[1]
Fig. 6.3 provides more information about water supply in California. About 30% of California’s water supply comes from groundwater and the rest from surface water. Some groundwater is poor quality, and the cost of pumping is high. Landowners have the right to pump as much water as they want to. The authorities in some...
See it on the paper → - 0976/22 · May/June 2024 · Q6d[2]
Suggest two possible environmental impacts of uncontrolled pumping of groundwater for use in irrigation.
See it on the paper → - 0976/22 · October/November 2023 · Q3a(i)[4]
Fig. 3.1 (Insert) shows a new shopping centre. Using evidence from Fig. 3.1 only, suggest four advantages of shopping there.
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · May/June 2022 · Q6c[7]
For a named country you have studied, explain how water supply is being managed to meet present and future demand. Name of country
See it on the paper → - 0976/12 · May/June 2021 · Q6a(iv)[4]
Suggest how water supply can be managed in areas such as California to ensure that it is available all year round.
See it on the paper → - 0976/22 · October/November 2020 · Q5b(ii)[1]
Using information from Table 5.1, give a reason why a dam was built on the Blue Nile.
See it on the paper → - 0976/22 · October/November 2020 · Q5c(i)[1]
Which two countries shown on Fig. 5.1 were most worried about the building of the Renaissance Dam?
See it on the paper → - 0976/22 · October/November 2020 · Q5c(ii)[2]
Give reasons for your answer to (c)(i).
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What examiners said
This was well answered with most candidates stating the correct percentage.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0976/12 Q5(a)(i) (Cambridge)
A number of candidates did not attempt this question. Whilst there were a significant number of carefully constructed and fully correct pie charts which scored both marks, many candidates gained only one of the two marks. The most common reason for this was the two uses of water being in the wrong order. Other errors made were not drawing the dividing line in a sufficiently accurate position at 32...
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0976/12 Q5(a)(ii) (Cambridge)
This was generally well answered with candidates interpreting the pie charts accurately and comparing the use of water in Malawi and the UK. Many used comparative ideas, such as ‘a greater percentage of water is used for agriculture in Malawi than in the UK’, whilst others compared the greatest and least percentage use in the two countries. Both methods were acceptable although those who simply re...
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0976/12 Q5(a)(iii) (Cambridge)
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