Download 6th March 2017 Physical Geography Exam Questions

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FROM 2010 - 6 (c) (ii) Moraine is a glacial landform.
Explain its formation. (3 marks)
FROM 2010 - 6 (d) Explain effects of unreliable snowfall on areas that depend on tourism.
(8 marks)
FROM 2011 - 6 (a) (ii) Study Figure 12 on the insert, a map of the Athabasca Glacier in
Canada.
Describe the changes in the Athabasca Glacier shown in Figure 12. (3 marks)
FROM 2011 - 6 (a) (iii) Suggest reasons for the retreat of the glacier shown in Figure 12. (4
marks)
FROM 2011 - 6 (c) Explain the formation of a glacial trough. (4 marks)
FROM 2012 - 6 (b) (iv) Explain the formation of a corrie. (4 marks)
FROM 2012 - 6a) Figure 16 shows stages in the process of freeze-thaw weathering.
Write a sentence in each box to describe the process of freeze-thaw weathering. (4 marks)
FROM 2012 - 6 (d) Use a case study to describe the impact of tourism on an Alpine area. (6
marks)
FROM 2013 - 6 (a) (ii) Explain the formation of a drumlin (4 marks)
FROM 2013 - 6 (b) (ii) Explain why glaciers advance and retreat. (6 marks)
FROM 2013 - 6 (d) Explain how tourism can damage fragile Alpine environments. (8 marks)
FROM 2014 - 6 (b) (iii) Explain the formation of a truncated spur. [4 marks]
FROM 2015 - 6 (c) ‘Distinctive landforms result from different glacial processes.’ Illustrate
this statement with reference to one landform of erosion and one landform of deposition.
[8 marks]
FROM 2014 - 6 (c) (ii) Figure 15 is a newspaper extract describing some issues in areas
that are covered in snow and ice.
With the help of Figure 15, discuss environmental and economic issues caused by tourism
in areas covered by snow and ice. [8 marks]
FROM 2010 - 1 (a) (ii) Draw a labelled diagram(s) to explain why earthquakes occur at
conservative plate boundaries. (4 marks)
FROM 2011 - 1 (a) Give two differences between continental crust and oceanic crust. (2
marks)
FROM 2010 - 1 (c) Use a case study to describe the responses to a tsunami. (9 marks)
FROM 2011 - 1 (b) (ii) Explain how volcanoes form at constructive plate margins. (4 marks)
FROM 2011 - 1 (c) (ii) Describe the likely worldwide effects of a supervolcano eruption. (6
marks)
FROM 2012 - Compare and/or contrast the characteristics of the two earthquakes. (4
marks)
FROM 2011 - 1 (d) Study Figure 2 below, photographs of how people use fold mountains.
With the help of Figure 2 and a case study of a fold mountain range, describe how people
use fold mountains. (8 marks)
FROM 2012 - 1 (e) Describe how the effects of an earthquake in a richer area of the world
are different from the effects of an earthquake in a poorer area of the world. (6 marks)
FROM 2013 - 1 (c) Explain the formation of a composite volcano. (4 marks)
FROM 2013 - 1 (f) Use a case study to describe the effects of a tsunami. (8 marks)
FROM 2014 - 1 (b) Draw an annotated diagram to explain why earthquakes occur at
destructive plate margins. (4 marks)
FROM 2014 - 1 (d) (ii) Use a case study to describe how people use fold mountains. (6
marks)
FROM 2015 - 1 (c) (ii) Use a case study to discuss the immediate and long-term responses
to a volcanic eruption. (8 marks)
FROM 2015 - 1 (c) Study Figure 2 below, a photograph of Eyjafjallajökull, a volcano in
Iceland.
1 (c) (i) Draw a labelled sketch cross section to show the characteristics of this volcano. (3
marks)
FROM 2015 - 1 (d) (iii) Describe the likely global consequences of a supervolcano eruption.
(4 marks)