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A-level GEOGRAPHY PAPER 1 MARK SCHEME FALL QTR 2020

GEOGRAPHY EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+GEOGRAPHY EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

TRUE or FALSE The unwise use of resources can threaten the survival of communities now and in the future. - ANS true Renewable resources include: - ANS water soil fish in the ocean TRUE or FALSE You as an individual are responsible for how you use the resources around you. - ANS true Minerals are (non-renewable/renewable) resources. - ANS non-renewable TRUE or FALSE Once renewable resources have been used up, they are finished forever. - ANS true Food is a non-renewable/renewable) reso...

A-LEVEL GEOGRAPHY PAPER 2 SPECIMEN ASSESSMENT MATERIAL PRIORITY EXAM VERIFIED 2023/2024

WAVE CREST This is the top of the wave as water in a wave rises causes crest WAVE TROUGH As water in a wave falls WAVE HEIGHT Distance between the wave crest and trough WAVE PERIOD Time between waves WAVE FREQUENCY Number of waves that break on a beach in a given period of time WAVE STEEPNESS WAVE HEIGHT/WAVE LENGTH cannot exceed 1:7(this is the point at which the wave breaks) WAVE ENERGY In deep water the energy of a wave is proportional to the wave length X by the wave height(squ...

People's activities__________the physical environment and the physical environment__________people. - ANS may affect may affect Which are physical processes? - ANS erosion physical weathering tornadoes volcanic eruptions Put an H next to the items that describe Human Systems. Put a P next to the items that describe Physical Systems. - ANS the Suez Canal - H the San Andreas Fault - P the Great Mississippi Flood - P the George Washington Bridge - H atlas - collection of maps GIS - be...

Islamic and Buddhist regions are examples of regions that are unified by _________. - ANS religion What language is the unifying force in Latin America? - ANS Spanish The Wheat Belt and the Rust Belt are examples of ____________ regions. - ANS economic Regions divided by state or national borders are known as ___________ regions. - ANS political Plants struggle to grow here because there's little sunlight - ANS forest floor A darker and more humid layer with plants that have large leaves t...

How is an arch formed? - ANS An arch is formed by erosion. What are clay pans? - ANS Clay pans are low-lying sections of ground that stay muddy and wet for some time. Why are there rippled surfaces on transverse dunes? - ANS There are rippled surfaces in transverse dunes as a result of a gentle breeze blowing in the one direction. What is an oasis? - ANS An oasis is a fertile spot in a desert which receives water from underground supplies. What is a mesa? - ANS A mesa is a plateau-like se...

GEOGRAPHY MARKING SCHEME UPDATED 2023 PAPER 2-CHALLENGES IN THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT Mark schemes are prepared by the Lead Assessment Writer and considered, together with the relevant questions, by a panel of subject teachers. This mark scheme includes any amendments made at the standardisation events which all associates participate in and is the scheme which was used by them in this examination. The standardisation process ensures that the mark scheme covers the students’ responses to q...

Which of the following are a part of the GPS "system"? (Mark all that apply) - The internet - Satellites - Radio Telescopes - GPS receivers - ANS The internet and GPS receivers Lines of latitude ____. - ANS are parallel to each other Indicate if the geographical coordinates below are lines of Latitude. (Mark all that apply). - E 10 25' 41.3" - S 18 09' 30.3" - N 34 08' 44.9" - W 118 07' 02.3" - ANS S 18 09' 30.3" N 34 08' 44.9" Who originally developed the GPS we use to...