FÖLDRAJZ ANGOL NYELVEN

ÉRETTSÉGI VIZSGA 2015. május 14. FÖLDRAJZ ANGOL NYELVEN EMELT SZINTŰ ÍRÁSBELI VIZSGA 2015. május 14. 14:00 Az írásbeli vizsga időtartama: 240 perc Pótlapok száma Tisztázati Piszkozati EMBERI ERŐFORRÁSOK MINISZTÉRIUMA Földrajz angol nyelven emelt szint írásbeli vizsga 1413

Important Information The time allowed for the Examination Paper is 240 minutes. The use of the Geography Atlas for Secondary Schools is not allowed. A calculator, a pair of compasses or a ruler may be used if necessary, but the steps of problem solving should also be presented. You can answer the questions in any order. First, read the questions carefully, think over your answer then write your answer in ink (with pen) in the appropriate place. You can correct your answer if necessary, but no points can be awarded for your answer in the cases of equivocal or unclear corrections, cancellations or corrections made with a pencil. Give the most adequate answers to the questions. More answers than required (e.g. naming three examples instead of the required two) are not awarded by extra points. The total number of points that can be awarded for tasks or subtotals are shown beside/below the tasks. Please leave the grey squares blank. írásbeli vizsga 1413 2 / 24 2015. május 14.

1. Solve the problems on astronomical geography. a) Arrange the milestones of the discovery of the cosmos in temporal sequence. Put the letters of the events in the relevant box of the timeline. Start with the earliest. A point can only be awarded if the sequence is complete and correct. A. Man stepped on the Moon for the first time. B. The birth of the Ptolemaic Model of the Universe. C. Kepler formulates the laws of planetary motion. D. The first flight of man into space. E. Copernicus formulates the Heliocentric Model of the Universe. 1 point a) Decide whether the following statements referring to Venus are true or false. Put letter T before the number of the true and letter F before the number of the false statements.... 1. It is further from the Sun than the Earth.... 2. It is closer to the Sun than the biggest planet of the Solar System.... 3. It is revolving with a higher speed when closer to the Sun (in perihelion) than when it is further from it (in aphelion).... 4. Its period of revolution is shorter than a terrestrial year.... 5. It has a dense atmosphere composed of CH 4.... 6. The Great Dark Spot is a typical formation of it.... 7. It has no moon.... 8. Owing to its own light it is a bright celestial body of the sky at dawn and in the evening. 8 points 9 points 2. It was exactly 12 o clock at noon by the clock on the wall on the 31 st of December in 2013 when a New Year greeting arrived in Budapest (47.5º N; 19º E) from a town (42º S; 175º E) in New Zealand. Answer the questions. a) What was the time shown by the clocks in the town in New Zealand when the text message (SMS) was sent? Do your calculations here:... o clock 3 points írásbeli vizsga 1413 3 / 24 2015. május 14.

b) The recipient of the message in Budapest read the message at exactly 15 hours (3:00 PM) and gave a prompt reply. Which data were shown on the screen of the mobile phone of the friend in New Zealand at that moment? Do your calculations here:... year... month... day... hour 2 points c) The meridian of 180 º E runs near New Zealand. What is the well-known name of this meridian?... Should we adjust our watches forward or back if we cross this line from West to East?... 7 points 2 points 3. Foreign investors are looking for a suitable location for a green-field investment. One of the requirements of the establishment of the plant is that the premises should not be more than 3 kilometres away from the motorway. The other requirement is that the available area should be at least 1.5 km 2. The investors received a map on a scale of 1:20000 of the business park from the local government of the chosen settlement. According to the map there is only one free site available, which is rectangular and lengths of its sides in the map are 5 centimetres and 6 centimetres, respectively. The distance from the motorway in the map is 10 centimetres. Does this site meet the requirements of the investor? Support your answer with the necessary calculations. Do your calculations here: The distance from the motorway:... km. The area of the site:... km 2. The answer supported by arguments:......... 7 points írásbeli vizsga 1413 4 / 24 2015. május 14.

4. Solve the problems using the figure. 1. Which crustal deformation (geologic) process created the deformation (geologic) structure shown in the figure?... 2. Name the parts of the deformation structure labelled by capital letters. A:... B:... 3. Describe the essence of the process using the appropriate terms of the word list. It is not possible to use all terms. vertical, horizontal, rigid rock layers, plastic rock layers, tensional (pulling) force...... 4. The structure of which mountains is the shown deformation structure typical of? Circle the names of the relevant mountains. Circling more names than required is penalized by point deduction. the Sudetes, the Alps, the Scandinavian Mts., the Caucasus, the Atlas Mts., the Ural Mts. 8 points 5. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Put letter T before the number of the true and letter F before the number of the false statements.... 1. The most common element in the crust of the Earth is oxygen.... 2. The density of the terrestrial crust is greater than that of the oceanic crust.... 3. The Tethys Ocean was located between Gondwana and Laurasia at the end of the Palaeozoic Era.... 4. The magnetic poles of the Earth have been reversed several times in the geologic history of the Earth.... 5. Below the Hungarian Great Plain the temperature increase per 100 meters downwards is greater than the average geothermic gradient of the Earth. 5 points írásbeli vizsga 1413 5 / 24 2015. május 14.

6. Which terms do the following statements refer to? Put the letters of the relevant terms on the lines before the statements. A. volcanic activity at divergent plate margins B. hot spot volcanism C. relevant to both D. relevant to neither... 1. The volcanoes of Iceland were created in this way.... 2. The volcanoes of Hawaii were created in this way.... 3. The lava ejected on the surface is of high viscosity.... 4. Basalt is a rock type typical of it.... 5. The volcano Mt. Pelée was created in this way.... 6. It can be accompanied by postvolcanic activities.... 7. Formation of stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes) composed of lava and tuff (piroclastic) layers are typical here.... 8. Pillow lava is a typical formation here. 8 points 7. Solve the problems related to the angle of incidence of solar rays. a) Which physical property of the atmosphere is fundamentally determined by the angle of incidence of solar rays?... What is the relationship between the two? Fill the gaps in the sentence. From the Equator to the poles the angle of incidence of solar rays... thus the... per area.... 4 points írásbeli vizsga 1413 6 / 24 2015. május 14.

b) What is the period of the cyclic change of the angle of incidence shown in the figure?... Name the two reasons why the angle of incidence of solar rays changes even on the same parallel over the given period. -... -... What is the consequence of the regular, periodic change of the angle of incidence illustrated above?... c) 4 points What is the period of the cyclic change of the angle of incidence shown in the figure?... What is the reason for this phenomenon?... 2 points írásbeli vizsga 1413 7 / 24 2015. május 14.

d) Which modifying factor of the angel of incidence is shown by the figure?... To which hemisphere is the situation shown in the figure relevant?... What led you to this conclusion?... How is this phenomenon utilized by agriculture in the temperate zone? Name one way of utilization.... 8. Answer the questions on hydrography. a) 4 points 14 points A írásbeli vizsga 1413 8 / 24 2015. május 14.

Which hydrographical term is illustrated by the area encircled by the line in the sketch map?... Define this term.......... Name the main stem (river) of the area shown in the sketch map.... What is labelled by the letter A in the sketch map?... 5 points b) Put the tributaries of the main stem highlighted in the sketch map of point a) in the relevant places of the table. Ipoly, Olt, Rába, Sava right side tributaries The main stem s left side tributaries Relative to what should the position of the tributaries be determined?... 5 points c) What is the river regime of the main stem shown in the sketch map of point a)?... In which period of the year and for what reasons do high waters (floods) occur on this river? period:... cause:... period:... cause:... 5 points 15 points írásbeli vizsga 1413 9 / 24 2015. május 14.

9. The sketch map below shows the typical air currents and atmospheric pressure values for January. Solve the problems after examining the sketch map. Source: http://elte.prompt.hu/sites/default/files/tananyagok/meteorologiaialapismeretek/ch08s02.html a) Which major winds are shown in the sketch map by arrows? Put the names of winds after the arrows on the dotted lines. :... :... :... :... 4 points b) What is indicated by the line C in the sketch map?... 1 point c) Which climates are the winds above associated with? Put the precise name of the climates in the box after the air movements. 2 points d) Which areas/regions labelled by numbers in the map can be associated with the climates? Put the numbers of the relevant areas/regions in the circles. 2 points írásbeli vizsga 1413 10 / 24 2015. május 14.

e) The centres of what atmospheric phenomena (weather systems) are labelled by letters in the map? L.... H.... 2 points f) The sets below represent the regions labelled by 1, 2 and 3 in the map. Which areas do the statements below refer to? Put the letters of the statements in the relevant sets of the Venn diagram. A) Rice and tea are the typical crops of the region. B) The angle if incidence of solar rays is greater in the wet season than in the dry season. C) There are four seasons in the region. D) There are three seasons in the region. E) There are two seasons in the region F) The natural vegetation is evergreen, laurel forest. G) The grasslands of the region are the habitats of large, hoofed mammals and predator mammals. H) The Sun culminates at a right angle in the region at least once a year. I) Chemical weathering is an important geomorphic process in the wet period of the year. region No. 1 region No. 2 region No. 3 9 points 20 points írásbeli vizsga 1413 11 / 24 2015. május 14.

10. Decide which type of cultivation technique do the statements below refer to. Put the relevant letters before the statements. A) slash-and-burn shifting agriculture B) plantation agriculture C) both of them D) neither of them... 1. Monoculture is typical of it.... 2. The purpose of it is the provision of food for the local population.... 3. It is a type of traditional cultivation technique.... 4. Cultivation of crops is for commercial purposes.... 5. Extensive animal husbandry is linked with it.... 6. Relies on intensive cultivation methods as well.... 7. It is typical to Tropical Africa.... 8. Its products are mostly marketed by multinational companies.... 9. It is sensitive to the fluctuations of the commodity prices of the world market.... 10. Fallowing of land for 2 or 3 years is an important element of it. 10 points 11. Which world religions can the cities below be associated with? Put the letter of the relevant religion after the name of the city on the dotted line. A city can be associated with more than one religion. It is not possible to associate all religions. Writing in more religions than required is penalized with point deduction. A. Buddhism B. Christianity C. Judaism (Jewish religion) D. Hinduism E. Islam Mecca:... Rome:... Jerusalem:... 5 points írásbeli vizsga 1413 12 / 24 2015. május 14.

12. Which financial or economic terms are described below? Put the relevant term on the dotted line after the description. 1. The price of loan.... 2. General increase of prices.... 3. Its operation is determined by the demand and supply of securities.... 4. It is the legal tender (means of payment) of a given country.... 5. Securities that also provide property rights to the owner.... 6. It is a type of assets that is also suitable to be the means of exchange and the measure of value.... 7. The process that leads to the inability of a country to repay its debts.... 8. Money invested in the running of the economy and in the establishment of companies.... 9. A country that offers a wide range of tax exemptions to companies that are registered in its territory.... 10. Investment aimed at the refurbishment and reutilization of old industrial premises and buildings.... 10 points írásbeli vizsga 1413 13 / 24 2015. május 14.

13. Solve the problems with the help of the sketch map. a) Name the cities and industrial regions labelled by capital letters. A....(city) B....(city) C....(city) D....(city) E....(industrial region) F....(city) G....(industrial region) H....(industrial region) 8 points írásbeli vizsga 1413 14 / 24 2015. május 14.

b) Name the topographic items labelled by numbers. 1....(channel) 2....(sea) 3....(river) 4.... Basin (region) c) Answer the questions 4 points 1. Name the two socio-economic factors that gave Great Britain a world power status in the 19 th century....... 2. Why is the region labelled by No. 2 a crucial economic region for Great Britain?...... 3. Answer by putting the relevant letter in the boxes. This letter labels the centre of the former Black Country in the sketch map. It used to be the centre of the English textile industry. 4. Name the settlement that is now part of the city of London that is the reference point for orientation in both space and time.... 5. The North Eastern part of the British Island is called Green England. Why was it named so?... 7 points 19 points írásbeli vizsga 1413 15 / 24 2015. május 14.

14. In the sketch map below the already functioning or planned Hungarian embassies are shown. Solve the problems after examining the sketch map. év: 2014 planned commercial agency planned embassy functioning embassy a) In which countries are the Hungarian embassies of the following cities located? Put the name of the relevant country after the name of the city. Rabat:... Tripoli:... Pretoria:... Nairobi:... 4 points b) In which country was an embassy opened recently? Put the name of the relevant country after the name of the city. Abuja:... 1 point írásbeli vizsga 1413 16 / 24 2015. május 14.

c) Let us suppose that you lose your passport while travelling as a tourist in a foreign country. In which city would the nearest help of a Hungarian embassy be available if this unfortunate incident would happen 1. on a boat trip on the Nile:... 2. while trekking in the Western part of the Atlas Mts.:... 3. while climbing one of the summits of Mt. Kilimanjaro:... 4. while being in the port of Cape Town:... 4 points 9 points 15. The questions below have only one correct answer from the choice of five. Put the letter of the only correct answer in the box after the question. 1. Which country is the member of NAFTA? A) Brazil B) Canada C) France D) Argentina E) Thailand 2. In which country is crude oil mining a key sector of the economy? A) Kenya B) Guinea C) Israel D) Liberia E) Malaysia 3. Which city is severely affected by the constant environmental problem of smog owing to rapidly increasing motorization and the use of coal fired power plants? A) Los Angeles B) Tokyo C) Beijing D) Singapore E) Istanbul 4. Which city lies near a river delta? A) Shanghai B) New Orleans C) Buenos Aires D) Abuja E) New York írásbeli vizsga 1413 17 / 24 2015. május 14.

5. To which country is the following statement relevant: Its capital is not the economicfinancial centre of the country? A) Iran B) Mexico C) Japan D) Turkey E) South Korea 6. Which town is the important centre of heavy industry in the Ural industrial region? A) Novosibirsk B) Volgograd C) Yekaterinburg D) Nizhny Novgorod E) Vladivostok 7. The formation of which region is connected to an orogeny (mountain formation) in the Palaeozoic Era? A) the Guiana Highlands B) the Atlas Mts. C) the Deccan Plateau D) the Appalachian Mountains E) the South China Highlands 8. In which peninsula are monsoon winds non-typical? A) Korean Peninsula B) Florida Peninsula C) (Baja) California Peninsula D) Hindustan Peninsula E) Indochinese Peninsula 8 points írásbeli vizsga 1413 18 / 24 2015. május 14.

16. Solve the problems after examining the sketch map. Put the number of the relevant town name or the statement relevant to the town in the circles in the sketch map. It is not possible the fill every circle. Filling in more circles than adequate is penalized by point deduction. 1. It is the most important river port in Bács-Kiskun County. 2. Gyula 3. The highest capacity power station in the Great Plain is operating in this centre of chemical industry. 4. Keszthely 5. This former centre of metallurgy and steel-making is nowadays renowned for the local electronics industry. 6. Székesfehérvár 7. The second most populous city of Hungary. 8. Szekszárd 9. A notable industrial plant of the town processes the limestone of the Cserhát (Naszály) Hills. 10. Komló 11. It is also called the town of fidelity. 12. Cegléd 13. A settlement located at the mouth of River Zagyva. 14. Kecskemét 15. The regional centre of the South Great Plain. 15 points írásbeli vizsga 1413 19 / 24 2015. május 14.

17. Match the statements with the relevant domestic branch of industry. Put the relevant letter before the statements. A) automobile industry B) chemical industry C) both of them D) neither of them...1. Its development accelerated after the change of the political system....2. One of its main headquarters in Hungary is based in Kecskemét....3. It is an R+D demanding sector of the economy....4. Some of its sectors and activities have high water requirement, hence the location of its most prominent headquarters by rivers....5. One of its sectors has an important headquarter in Debrecen....6. It is dominated by state-owned companies....7. It is dominated by German capital....8. One of its main headquarters is based in Szentgotthárd....9. Major centres of it have developed in the North Hungary region. 18. Solve the problem after examining the figure. 9 points The source of the figure: http://www.hamburger-hungaria.com/index_2.php?page_id=ueber_uns&lang_id=hu a) What is the chief raw material of paper production by the Hamburger Hungária Ltd. based in Dunaújváros?... 1 point írásbeli vizsga 1413 20 / 24 2015. május 14.

b) What direct and indirect benefits can the recycling of paper by the company Hamburger Recycling have for the environment? Name three possible benefits.......... 3 points c) The paper production capacity of Hamburger Hungária Ltd. is so big that the available quantity of domestic raw materials cannot meet its demand. 1. On the basis of the diagram, how would you account for the foreign import?...... 2. Why does the import of raw materials mean unnecessary pressure on the environment?...... 3. How could the ratio of domestically processed raw materials be increased in such plants? Phrase one viable proposal....... 3 points 7 points írásbeli vizsga 1413 21 / 24 2015. május 14.

19. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Put letter T before the number of the true and letter F before the number of the false statements....1. Nuclear energy is a type of renewable energy....2. Due to the energy crisis, today most of the electricity is already generated from alternative energy sources globally....3. In the period of the Industrial Revolution the most important energy resource was crude oil....4. In some countries geothermal energy is used for heating homes as well....5. The most extensively used renewable energy is hydropower....6. Biomass can be used as a renewable energy resource as well....7. The utilization of wind power is made difficult by the fact that the output of individual wind turbines is low and fluctuating....8. Currently solar energy can only be used for heating homes and making hot water....9. Nowadays, due to modern emission filters the use of coal as fuel does not pollute the environment at all....10. The oil crisis and rise of energy prices was entailed by the decline of energy efficiency....11. The advantage of hydrocarbons over coal is their versatility of utilization....12. The coal reserves of Earth will last for several centuries....13. Electric power is a type of secondary energy resource....14. Expanding production of bio fuels has negative effect on food cereal production and leads to rising food prices....15. Logging has ceased serving energy production purposes by now. 15 points The total score in the examination paper is 200. írásbeli vizsga 1413 22 / 24 2015. május 14.

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Number of task total score 1. 9 2. 7 3. 7 4. 8 5. 5 6. 8 7. 14 8. 15 9. 20 10. 10 11. 5 12. 10 13. 19 14. 9 15. 8 16. 15 17. 9 18. 7 19. 15 TOTAL 200 Total score in the written part of the examination TOTAL/2= 100 student s score examiner Date:... Tasks assessing geographical knowledge and skills Written part of examination/ Földrajzi ismeretek és képességek feladatsor Írásbeli vizsgarész student s score rounded to the nearest integer/ pontszáma egész számra kerekítve score rounded to the nearest integer entered in the program / programba beírt egész pontszám examiner/ javító tanár Registrar of the Board of Examiners/jegyző Date/Dátum:... Date/Dátum:... írásbeli vizsga 1413 24 / 24 2015. május 14.