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Holiday Homework 2025

GEOGRAPHY
Upper Form-III
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Holiday Homework: Form III

Assignment 1 (Geography)

Question 1
(a) Study Fig. 2.1, a map showing annual rainfall in southern and western
Pakistan.

Fig. 2.1

(i) Complete Fig. 2.1 by shading area Y using the information below and the
key.

Y = 126–250 mm of annual rainfall [1]

(ii) Study Fig. 2.2, a map showing temperature regions of southern and
western
Pakistan.

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Fig. 2.2
Identify temperature region Z shown on Fig. 2.2.

(iii) Using information from Figs. 2.1 and 2.2 only, complete the passage describing
the relationship between annual rainfall and temperature regions. Choose the
correct words from the list and place them in the spaces provided.

(b) (i) Describe how the Western Depressions affect the pattern of rainfall in
western Pakistan.

(ii) Explain two factors that affect temperature in Pakistan. You should develop
your answer.

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(c) (i) Define ‘drought’.

(ii) State two effects of drought on the natural environment of Pakistan.

1 ...........................

2 ..........................

(iii) Describe the benefits and problems of cold climates for people in Pakistan.

(d) Pakistan experiences extremes of climate which can have many effects on
people’s lives.
Read the following two views:

Which view do you agree with more? Give reasons to support your answer and
refer to examples you have studied. You should consider View A and View B in
your answer.

Question 2

a) i) Define the term ‘topography’.

ii) Describe the natural topography of the
northern regions.

b) i) State two reasons why deforestation has occurred in the

Northern Mountains.
ii) Explain two impacts of deforestation in the Northern
mountains on the natural environment. You should develop
your answer.
iii) Describe the importance of the Northern Mountains to Pakistan.

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c) Reducing the impacts of deforestation is more achievable in the

northern regions than in other areas of Pakistan.

To what extent can the problems caused by deforestation in the northern

regions of Pakistan be solved? Give reasons to support your judgment and
refer to examples you have studied. You should consider different points
of view in your answer.

d) Pakistan is an agricultural country, yet a recent United Nations

report placed Pakistan on a list of countries facing food shortage in
the future. Read the following two views about ways to prevent
future food shortages in Pakistan:

Which view do you agree with more? Give reasons to support your answer
and refer to examples you have studied. You should consider View A and
View B in your answer.

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Question 3
(a) (i) Study Fig. 3.1, a map showing gas producing regions and the natural
gas pipeline network in Pakistan.

Fig. 3.1

Name three gas producing regions in Pakistan.

(ii) Using Fig. 3.1 and your own knowledge, describe the distribution of the
natural gas pipeline network in Pakistan.

(iii) Explain one way of transporting natural gas to parts of Pakistan not served
by the pipelines and one limitation of this method. You should develop your
answer.

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(b) (i) Study Fig. 3.2, which shows the percentage share of natural gas used by
Selected sectors in Pakistan

Fig. 3.2

Complete Fig. 3.2 by drawing the bar for domestic use using the information
below.

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(ii) Name two other sectors that use natural gas which are not shown on Fig.
3.2.

(c) Complete the passage about generating electricity using natural gas.
Choose the correct words from the list and place them in the spaces provided.

(d) The natural gas field discovered at Sui is considered to be one of the
largest in the world. Additional smaller gas fields have since been discovered
and developed in Pakistan.
To what extent is further development of the natural gas industry possible in
Pakistan? Give reasons to support your judgement. You should consider
different points of view in your answer.

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Assignment 2 (Geography)

Question 1 a) Study Photograph below of a valley in the Hindu Kush.

i) Name this type of animal.

ii) Suggest why these animals were
taken here.
iii) What type of farming is this?

iv) Give two outputs of this farming system that can increase the income of the
farmer.
b) Study the line sketch, Fig. 1 of Photograph A.

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Fig. 1

i) Describe two differences between the vegetation in areas X and Y.

ii) What features in area Y suggest that it is not used for growing
crops?

iii) The slope in area X is terraced. Explain how this will help the farmer to
grow wheat.

iv) Study areas W and Z. What two features shown suggest that these areas will never be
cultivated?

c) Study the climate graph, Fig. 2, which shows the rainfall / snowfall and mean
monthly temperatures in the valley.

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Fig. 2
i) The wheat is harvested about 6 months after it is sown. In which month is the
wheat most likely to be sown here?

ii) Why is the climate in the months after it is sown good for the growth of
wheat?

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d) Fishing is an important and growing economic activity in Pakistan. Read the

following two views about ways to develop the fishing industry in Pakistan
sustainably:

Which view do you agree with more? Give reasons to support your answer and refer
to examples you have studied. You should consider View A and View B in your answer.

Question 2:

a) i) Study Fig. 9, a map showing forest types in Pakistan.

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Fig. 9

Name the forest types shown at A, B and C:

ii) Using Fig. 9, name two areas in Pakistan where mangroves grow.

b) i) Describe two natural characteristics of mangrove forests.

ii) Describe two functions of forests.

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iii) Suggest three physical factors which determine the

type and density of forests

c) Study Fig. 10, which shows a coniferous tree.

Fig. 10
i) Explain how this type of tree has adapted to the climatic
conditions it grows in. You should develop your answer.

ii) State three causes of deforestation in Pakistan.

d) Around 5 per cent of the land area of Pakistan is forested. To meet
sustainable development targets the amount of land covered by forest needs
to increase to 25 per cent by 2030. Read the following two views about
possible uses of land in Pakistan:

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Which view do you agree with more? Give reasons to support your answer and refer
to examples you have studied. You should consider both View A and View B in your
answer.

Question 3

a) Study Fig. 5 which is a diagram of an HEP (Hydel) power station.

Fig. 5
A. On the diagram place an arrow or arrows to indicate the direction of
movement of water through the power station.

B. Choose two terms from the list below and use them to label the diagram in
two of the spaces provided.
outflow turbine reservoir dam
ii) Name one multi-purpose dam in Pakistan.
iii) Give two uses for a dam such as the one you named in (ii).

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b) i) Name an irrigated forest grown in Pakistan

ii) Study Fig. 6 which gives information about different types of forested area in
Pakistan.

Fig. 6
Describe one main change in forested area over the period shown.

iii) State the main difference between natural forest and

plantations.

iv) In 2014 about 4.2% of the land area of Pakistan was covered in forest. Explain
why more forests need to be planted in the Indus Plain.

c) i) Name two fishing ports on the Makran Coast.

ii) Describe the methods used in commercial marine fishing.

d) To what extent is it possible for marine fishing to be developed sustainably in

Pakistan? Give reasons to support your answer.

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Holiday Homework: Form III

Assignment 3 (Geography)

Question 1

a) i) Describe two human inputs used in the cultivation of cotton.

ii) Study Fig. 2.1 which is a graph showing the production of raw cotton
in Pakistan over the period 1982–2014.

Fig. 2.1
A Describe the main changes in the production of raw cotton between 1982 and
2014

B Suggest three reasons for the production levels seen in the years 1991, 2004 or
2011.

b) Describe different ways in which governments can support farmers.

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c) Study Fig. 2.2, which is a table giving information about agriculture in

Pakistan over the period 1950–2010.

Fig. 2.2
i) Describe the relationship between agricultural labour force and cropped area.

ii) Suggest reasons for the change over the period 1950–2010 for either labour
force or cropped area, as shown in Fig. 2.2.

d) Read the following two views:

Which view do you agree with more? Give reasons to support your answer and refer
to examples you have studied.

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Question 2
a) i) Study Fig. 1, which is a flow diagram of the cement industry.

Fig. 1
On Fig. 1, insert the name of a raw material used to make cement in the space provided.

ii) Give one example of primary, secondary and tertiary employment in the cement
industry.

iii) The cement industry is an example of a formal industry. Mention characteristics of

employment in the formal sector of industry.

b) i) Name two fuels which are imported in large quantities by Pakistan.

ii) Explain the disadvantages to Pakistan of importing large amounts of natural

resources. You should develop your answer.

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c) Study Fig. 2, a graph showing cement production in Pakistan.

Fig. 2

i) By how much did production increase from 2000 to 2009?

ii) Name the two main raw materials used to make
cement.

iii) Give three reasons for the continuous increase in cement manufacture from 2000 to 2009

d) Chemical fertilisers to help increase agricultural production are one of Pakistan’s

main imports. These imports are expensive. Read the following two views:

A
Pakistan should manufacture more of its own chemical fertilisers to reduce the need for importing
them.

B
Pakistan should rely less on chemical fertilisers and reduce the need for importing them by using
natural alternatives
Which view do you agree with more? Give reasons to support your answer and explain why it is
important to reduce imports of chemical fertilisers.

Question 3

a) Study Fig. 7 which shows an irrigation system.

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Fig. 7
i) Name the irrigation system shown in Fig. 7.
ii) Name an area of Pakistan where it is used.
iii) Explain how this system provides water for agriculture in this
area.
iv) Name a fruit crop grown in this area.

b) Study Fig. 8 which shows the results of a land-use survey in Pakistan in 2008.

Fig. 8

i) What percentage of land is cultivated?

ii) What percentage of land is waste?

iii) Explain how soils are damaged by waterlogging and salinity.

c) Explain three reasons, other than waterlogging and salinity, why over half the land was not
cultivated when the survey was made.

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To what extent could government action increase agricultural production in

Pakistan?

oliday Homework: Form III

Assignment 4 (Geography)

Question 1

(a) Study Fig. 5, which shows cotton growing regions in Pakistan.

Fig. 5

(i) Name the regions A and B.

(ii) Why is cotton not grown further north?

(iii) Why is cotton not grown further west?

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(b) Study Fig. 6, a graph of cotton farming.

Fig. 6
(i) State the area used to grow cotton in 2005million hectares

(ii) State the production in 2005.

(iii) By how much has the area used to grow cotton increased from 1975 to 2005?

(iv) Which has increased faster, the area used or the cotton production?

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(c) (i) Explain three factors that have caused the yield of cotton to increase per

hectare.

(ii) Explain why cotton yields vary from year to year.

(d) There are many influences on industrial growth at the national level in Pakistan.
Read the following two views:

Which view do you agree with more? Give reasons to support your answer and refer to
examples you have studied. You should consider View A and View B in your answer.

Question 2:

(a) (i) Name the two main raw materials quarried in Pakistan that are used to make cement.

(ii) Name three other inputs used by a cement factory.

(b) QUARRYING CRUSHING PACKING DRIVER SALESMAN OFFICE

WORKER

(i) From the list above, state one example of:

A Primary employment

B Secondary employment

C Tertiary employment

(ii) Explain why a salesman should have a good education. (c)

(i) State three uses of limestone.

(ii)Using your answer to (c)(i), explain the importance of limestone to the development of
Pakistan.
(d) A huge area, 4–7 million hectares or one-fifth to one-third of the total agricultural area
of Pakistan, has seen yields decreased or crops lost completely due to waterlogging and
salinity.

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Evaluate whether it is possible to prevent agricultural land being damaged by waterlogging

and salinity. Give reasons to support your judgment and refer to examples you have
studied. You should consider different points of view in your answer. Question 3

(a) The sketch map, Fig. 1, gives some information about the Warsak Dam.

Fig.
1
i) Name the river across which Warsak Dam was built.
ii) Using Fig. 1 and your own knowledge, explain why this is a good site for a dam.

iii) Using Fig. 1 and your own knowledge, explain why it was so expensive to build the
dam and power station and to provide irrigation water.
iv) Name the farming area served by irrigation water from the
Warsak reservoir.

b) How is electricity produced in power stations such as Warsak and how is it

transmitted to cities like Peshawar?

c) Read the following extract from “Dawn – Economic and Business Review”, 1st April
2002. The reasons for the high cost of production which damage industry are many. They

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include the high cost of power, frequent break downs at the power stations and the
unsteady supply of electricity from them.

80 km2 of land will be cleared for the mill and new infrastructure will be provided to the site
by the local authorities. Large amounts of raw materials will be brought onto the site by
road or rail and it is planned to produce up to 3 million tonnes of finished steel per year.

i) Give three reasons for the high cost of power from thermal power stations.
ii) Suggest one reason why power stations
frequently break down.

iii) Other than the ‘frequent break downs at the power stations’, why is the supply of
power ‘unsteady’?

d) It has been proposed that a large integrated iron and steel mill should be built on
the outskirts of Rawalpindi, Punjab.

Evaluate how the new integrated iron and steel mill will affect the local people of
Rawalpindi. Give reasons to support your answer. You should consider both benefits and
problems in your answer.

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Holiday Homework: Form III

Assignment 5 (Geography)

Question 1:

(a) (i) Study Fig. 5, which shows the usage of natural gas in Pakistan in the year 2010–
11.

Fig. 5
In the key, name the activities A and B which are two of the main users of natural
gas in
Pakistan.

(ii) State two ways in which gas is transported to homes in Pakistan.

(b) Study Fig. 6, which is a graph showing usage of electricity in Gigawatt-hours by

three different sectors over a ten-year period.

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Fig. 6

(i) What was the industrial usage of electricity in 2004?

(ii) To what extent are the changes over the ten years similar for the three

sectors?

(iii) Load shedding is the deliberate, temporary reduction in supply of

electricity from a power station. Explain the effect of load shedding on
industry and business. (c) (i) A. From the list below, circle one place which
regularly experiences the highest temperatures in June in Pakistan.

Quetta Karachi Jacobabad Abbottabad Larkana Zhob

B. Which range best describes the highest temperatures recorded? Put a tick in
one of the boxes below.

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(ii) Explain why the place you have named in (i) is the hottest place in
Pakistan. (iii) Describe the effects on people of living in extremely hot
climates.

(d) It has been suggested that a power station to harness solar energy should
be built in Bahawalpur District, Punjab. The solar panels and associated access
roads and buildings will cover 25 km2.

Read the following two views about this proposal:

Which view do you agree with more? Give reasons to support your answer.

Question 2:

(a) Study Fig. 7, a map of deforestation in Pakistan.

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(b)

Fig. 7

(i) Name the areas of deforestation A and B.

(ii) Name the desert C.

(iii) State three reasons why deforestation occurs in one of the areas shown on
Fig.

(b) Study the article below from ‘Dawn’, November 4th, 2011.

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(i) By how much has forest cover decreased since independence?

(ii) By how much should it increase by 2015 to meet its commitment under
the UN Development Goal?
(iii) State and explain three effects of deforestation in mountainous areas.

(c) Explain how forests can become a source of income for the people of

rural areas.

(d) To what extent is it possible to save and even increase the area of forests
in Pakistan? Explain your answer.
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Question 3.
(a) Study Fig.
8 which is a
map of
northern
Pakistan.

(i) On the

map name

the following:

• Mountain
range

• City B

• River C

(ii) Explain the causes of high rainfall at city B.

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(b) Study Fig. 9, which shows the perennial canal system in Pakistan.

(i) Describe the distribution of the perennial canals.

(ii) Name three types of irrigation, other than perennial canals, used in
Pakistan. Explain briefly how each type works.

(c) Explain how a perennial supply of water can damage farmland.

(d) Read the following two statements.

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A. “The government should build more large dams and canals to improve access to
irrigation for farmers.”

B. “Farmers should be trained to build small-scale irrigation projects and use the
existing
supplies of water more efficiently.”

Which statement do you agree with more? Give reasons for your answer and
refer to places or examples you have studied in Pakistan to support your
answer.

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Assignment 6 (Geography)
Question 1:

(a) Read the extract below and using your own knowledge

(i) using your own knowledge State three features of infrastructure and
agree with what is said in the extract. [3]
(ii) Why is Quetta an important trading centre?

(b) (i) State two types of infrastructure.

(ii) Explain why these and other types of infrastructure are important to a
centre such as Quetta.

(c) (i) State three types of tertiary employment that may be taking place in a
city.

(ii) Why are very few primary jobs available in urban areas?

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Question 2:

(a) Study Fig. 3, which gives information for the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
of Pakistan in 1992 and 2012.

Fig. 3

(i) What is meant by the term Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

(ii) A. What percentage of GDP came from services in 2012?

B. What might be included in the category ‘other industry’?

C. State whether the share of GDP from the following has increased,
decreased, or stayed the same in the period from 1992 to 2012:

Agriculture.

Manufacturing industry

(b) Study Fig. 4, which shows the value of exports and imports in Pakistan in
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Fig. 4

(i) Name a textile product exported by Pakistan. ow much greater is the total value of

all imports than the total value of all exports?

(ii) Use Fig. 4 to describe three differences between goods Pakistan exports and

imports.

(iii) Explain two problems for Pakistan’s economy caused by the differences you have
described in your answer to part (iii)
(c) (i) State one main trading partner with Pakistan for each of exports and

imports.

(ii) Describe a method of transport that could be used for trade with one of the
countries stated in your answer to part (i). Suggest the benefits of using this
method of transport.
(d) ‘There are more factors that hinder trade between Pakistan and other
countries than factors that help trade.’

To what extent do you agree with this view? Give reasons and use examples you
have studied to support your answer.

Question 3:

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(a) Why is industrial development important for the economic development of

country?
(ii) Complete the table by classifying the jobs from the list below into the correct
categories. An example has been done for you.

Primary Secondary Tertiary

Farmer Factory worker Teacher

nurse train driver builder

chef miner

fisherman

(b) (i) Study Fig. 3.2, a world map. Shade and label two countries that are major
importers of products from Pakistan.
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Fig. 3.2

(ii) Name three major products that are imported into Pakistan

(c) (i) Define the term ‘trade deficit’.

(ii) Study Fig. 3.3, a bar graph showing the exports and imports of Pakistan in
millions of rupees.

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Fig. 3.3

A Calculate the trade deficit for 1979–1980. Circle one correct answer below.

+23519 –90114 –23519 +46929

B Identify how the trade deficit has changed from 1979 to 2003. Circle one correct
answer below.
increased stayed the same decreased

(iii) Explain why Pakistan has a trade deficit. You should develop your answer.

(d) The negative Balance of Payments needs to be corrected in order to ensure

future economic growth. Read the following two views about correcting the
Balance of Payments in Pakistan:

Which view do you agree with more? Give reasons to support your answer and refer
to examples you have studied. You should consider View A and View B in your answer.
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Holiday Homework 2024 – Geography Upper Form III