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Geography B
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Paper 1
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, SECTION A
Hazardous Earth
Answer ALL questions in this section. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
1 Study Figure 1 which shows a climate graph for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia located at
3°N of the equator.
Temperature (°C) Rainfall (mm)
35 350
30 300
25 250
20 200
15 150
10 100
5 50
0 0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean 210 174 268 300 246 174 183 219 243 308 350 284
monthly
rainfall (mm)
Mean 25.1 25.7 26 26.1 26.3 26.2 26.1 26 25.8 25.7 25.2 25.1
monthly
temperature
(°C)
Figure 1
(a) (i) Complete Figure 1 by plotting the mean monthly rainfall for April in Kuala
Lumpur.
Plot this data on Figure 1.
(1)
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, (ii) Identify when mean monthly rainfall is at its highest.
(1)
A June
B August
C September
D November
(iii) Calculate the range in mean monthly temperature.
(1)
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(b) Explain one reason why temperatures are higher at the equator than at the poles.
(2)
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(c) Explain one reason why volcanic activity can cause climate change.
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, (d) Study Figure 2 which shows the number of deaths (to the nearest thousand)
caused by five earthquakes in Asia, between 2001 and 2015.
Nepal 2015 9,000
China 2008 88,000
Indonesia 2006 6,000
Iran 2003 34,000
India 2001 20,000
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000
Number of deaths
Figure 2
(i) The total number of deaths was 157,000.
Calculate the mean number of deaths shown in Figure 2.
(1)
Mean number of deaths = ..............................................................
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Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
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reference 1GB0/01
Geography B
PAPER 1: Global Geographical Issues
Total Marks
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Instructions
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centre number and candidate number.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
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Pearson Edexcel GCSE In Geography (1GB0)
Paper 1
Turn over
, SECTION A
Hazardous Earth
Answer ALL questions in this section. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
1 Study Figure 1 which shows a climate graph for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia located at
3°N of the equator.
Temperature (°C) Rainfall (mm)
35 350
30 300
25 250
20 200
15 150
10 100
5 50
0 0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean 210 174 268 300 246 174 183 219 243 308 350 284
monthly
rainfall (mm)
Mean 25.1 25.7 26 26.1 26.3 26.2 26.1 26 25.8 25.7 25.2 25.1
monthly
temperature
(°C)
Figure 1
(a) (i) Complete Figure 1 by plotting the mean monthly rainfall for April in Kuala
Lumpur.
Plot this data on Figure 1.
(1)
2
■■■■
, (ii) Identify when mean monthly rainfall is at its highest.
(1)
A June
B August
C September
D November
(iii) Calculate the range in mean monthly temperature.
(1)
. ................................................... °C
(b) Explain one reason why temperatures are higher at the equator than at the poles.
(2)
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(c) Explain one reason why volcanic activity can cause climate change.
(2)
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, (d) Study Figure 2 which shows the number of deaths (to the nearest thousand)
caused by five earthquakes in Asia, between 2001 and 2015.
Nepal 2015 9,000
China 2008 88,000
Indonesia 2006 6,000
Iran 2003 34,000
India 2001 20,000
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000
Number of deaths
Figure 2
(i) The total number of deaths was 157,000.
Calculate the mean number of deaths shown in Figure 2.
(1)
Mean number of deaths = ..............................................................
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