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HKUGAC

S3 Humanities

2012 - 2013

Unit Test 3

Class: ____________ ( ) Name: _________________________

Section A Multi-choice questions (10 marks)

Write the letter of CORRECT answer into the box provided.

1. Which of the following is NOT the factor causing the American Revolution?

A. Colonists wanted representation in the British Parliament

B. Influence of Enlightenment ideals

C. The trade policy forcing colonists to build ships to transport their goods was seen as

unfair

D. Shared power between governors and councils caused tension

2. The system adopted by government in the United States after the American Revolution

contained which three branches?

A. Legislative, Constitutional and Executive

B. Judiciary, Executive and Legislative

C. Executive, Constitutional and Judiciary

D. Constitutional, Judiciary and Legislative

3. Which of the following statements is NOT something the American and French

Revolution shared?

A. They were both influenced by the Enlightenment

B. They both resulted in documents proclaiming the independence of their government

C. They were both triggered in part by economic discontent

D. Both were fighting the excessive spending by the ruling government

4. Which of the following is NOT an event marking the beginning of the French

Revolution?

A. The Tennis Court Oath

B. The rise of Napoleon

C. The calling of the Estates General

D. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

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D

D

C

B

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5. Which of the following is NOT an impact of draught in China?

A. Fire hazard increase

B. Desertification

C. Increasing supply of farm land

D. Disrupted power supply

6. Which of the major rivers in China is nearest to Hong Kong?

A. Yellow River

B. Yangtze River

C. Pearl River

D. Heilongjian River

7. Which of the following is NOT a result of the Three Gorges Dam project?

A. It controls levels of pollution

B. People living in the area have to be resettled

C. Floods can be prevented even during heavy rainfall

D. Decrease dependency on coal for energy generation

8. Which of the following are policies that the Singapore government has adopted to

address water-related problems in Singapore?

(i) Get more water from Malaysia

(ii) Educate the public about water consumption

(iii) Rely on new technologies to recycle water

(iv) Build expensive desalination plants

A. (i), (ii)

B. (i), (ii) and (iii)

C. (ii), (iii) and (iv)

D. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

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C

A

D

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9. Which of the following rules of double entry are INCORRECT?

Types of account To record Entry in the account

(i) Assets An increase

A decrease

Debit

Credit

(ii) Capital An increase

A decrease

Debit

Credit

(iii) Liabilities An increase

A decrease

Debit

Credit

A. (i) and (ii) only

B. (i) and (iii) only

C. (ii) and (iii) only

D. (i), (ii) and (iii)

10. The double entry required for receiving rental revenue by cheque is:

Accounts to be debited Accounts to be credited

(i) Rent revenue Bank

(ii) Bank Rent revenue

(iii) Rent Bank

(iv) Bank Rent

A. (i)

B. (ii)

C. (iii)

D. (iv)

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Section B Map-reading questions (8 marks)

Question 1

Study Figure 1 below and answer the following questions.

Figure 1

(a) What is the scale shown in Figure 1? _______________ (1 mark)

(b) What is the direction of Olympic Station from Police station in Cheung Sha Wan?

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(c) What is the grid reference of this police station? __________ (1 mark)

(d) You’re at Olympic MTR station and you need to go to the police station in Cheung Sha

Wan. You decide to take the bus that goes along the West Kowloon Corridor. How far,

in km, does the bus have to travel? Show your work.

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(e) There are three different facilities in grid reference 0872. What are they?

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1:25000

South East (SE)

0671

Correct measurement = 11.6cm (+/- 5mm) 11.6 * 0.25 = 2.96

Correct calculation = 2.96km (range from 3.025km to 2.77km)

Clinic (allow hospital), Church, post office

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Section C Data / skill-based structured questions (8 marks)

Read the following information and answer the question.

Question 2

(a) What infrastructure project is the map showing? (1 mark)

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(b) What problem is this project intending to solve? (1 mark)

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(c) How many routes does the project propose? (1 mark)

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(d) Explain how this project will solve the problem mentioned in question (b)? (2 marks)

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(e) Suggest what potential economic/social/environmental problems may this infrastructure

project generate? (3 marks)

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Three

South-North Water transfer project (allow North-South Water transfer project)

Drought

By transferring water from South to north.

Environmental: destruction of habitats, pollution, landslides, desertification

in the south, drought in the south

Social: resettlement, loss of family land, social unrest

Economic: expensive to build, expensive to maintain and repair

(any three)

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Question 3

Source 1

Americans throwing cargoes of tea into the river

Source 2

Fighting between the American colonial militia

and British troops at Lexington, 1775

a) To which incident does Source I refer? Cite one clue from the source to support your

answer. (2 marks)

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b) According to your own knowledge, how did the British government respond to the

incident you identified in Question a)? (2 marks)

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c) With reference to the sources and your personal knowledge, suggest and explain TWO

causes of American Revolution (4 marks)

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Boston Tea Party – the painting shows colonists dressed as native Americans and

also shows them throwing the cargo of tea into the sea.

The British responded by imposing more restrictions on the colonists through the

Intolerable Acts.

Causes:

- Taxation without representation + elaboration

- Enlightenment influence + elaboration

- Accept other reasonable answers

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Question 4

Source 1

Fall of Bastille 14 July 1789

Source 2

Women’s March on Versailles,

a) Sources 1 and 2 share a common characteristic present in many events of the French

Revolution. What is it? (1 mark)

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b) Suggest and explain any THREE similarities or differences of American and French

Revolution. (6 marks)

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Violence / Chaos

Similarities:

- Both influenced by Enlightenment ideas + elaboration

- Both caused by unfavorable economic conditions + elaboration

- Both resulted in documents claiming independence from the previous dominant

party + elaboration

Differences:

- Situation of France and UK different (i.e. UK parliamentary monarchy, France

absolutist government) + elaboration

- American Revolution revolt of colonies against ruling King, French Revolution

revolt of lower classes + elaboration

- Apart from war clashes, AR did not show as many violent clashes as the FR.

During FR there war clashes between revolutionary and counter-revolutionary

forces, but the new governments also exercised a lot of violence over the general

population, in particular those opposing the regime.

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Question 5

a) State the “accounting equation”. (1 mark)

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b) Mr Ip has started a business. Before actually selling anything, the business has bought a

motor vehicle for $30000 and has kept $40000 cash in hand. Mr Chan has made a loan of

$10000 to Mr Ip’s business and Mr Ip’s business has also borrowed $20000 from a bank.

Calculate the amount of Mr Ip’s business capital. (Show your workings). (1 mark)

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c) Write up the correct accounts in the books of Ms Chen’s business to record the following

transactions:

2013

Mar 1 Put additional capital of $70 000 into the bank account of the business. (2 marks)

Mar 2 Bought machinery on credit from A Chan for $60 000. (2 marks)

2013

Mar 2

Mar 3 Paid wages of $50 000 in cash. (2 marks)