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2.5 Climate & Natural Vegetation
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Course CIE IGCSE Geography
Section 2. The Natural Environment
Topic 2.5 Climate & Natural Vegetation
Difficulty Easy
Time Allowed 50
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Question 1
Study Fig 1, which shows climate data for an area of tropical rainforest
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
monthly
26 27 28 28 29 28 28 28 27 27 27 27
temperatures
(°C)
Total monthly
229 175 196 194 173 173 168 198 180 212 257 258
rainfall (mm)
Calculate the average temperature
[1 mark]
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Question 2
Study Fig. 4.1, which shows information about hot deserts and tropical rainforests.
Highest Lowest
monthly monthly Atmospheric
Latitude Annual rainfall
average average pressure
temperature temperature
Hot deserts 30-50 degrees 35 °C 18 °C Less than 250 mm High
Tropical
23.5 30 °C 27 °C Over 2000 mm Low
rainforests
Fig. 4.1
(i) Using Fig. 4.1, calculate the annual average temperature range in tropical rainforests.
.............................
18c °C
[1]
(ii) Complete the column labelled ‘Latitude’ in Fig. 4.1. You should choose the letters of the correct labels from the list
below.
– on and around the Arctic and Antarctic Circles (A)
– between the Tropic of Cancer and the Equator (B)
– on and around the Equator (C)
– only between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn (D)
– on and around the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn (E)
[2]
(iii) Explain how high atmospheric pressure influences the climate of hot deserts.
[3]
[6 marks]
high atmosperic pressure can cause lack of cloud
cover which causes very hot and dry conditions
with imense sunshine
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Question 3
Study Fig. 4.2, which shows information about deforestation of tropical rainforests in South America and South East Asia
between 1950 and 2010.
(i) Using Fig. 4.2, compare the change in annual deforestation in South America and South East Asia.
[3]
[3 marks]
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Question 4
Study Fig. 4.1, which is a diagram showing information about a tropical rainforest ecosystem in an area of equatorial
climate.
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(i) State the maximum height of the emergents shown in Fig. 4.1.
.................. metres
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[1]
(ii) Identify from Fig. 4.1, one example of:
– wildlife which lives in the canopy
– wildlife which lives in the ground cover.
[2]
(iii) Suggest reasons why some animals live in the canopy but others live in the ground cover in a tropical
rainforest.
[3]
[6 marks]
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Question 5
Study Fig. 4.2, a map of the Amazon Basin, an area of tropical rainforest.
Using Fig. 4.2 only, describe the distribution of the areas where deforestation has taken place in the Amazon Basin.
[3 marks]
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Question 6
Study Fig. 4.1, which is a cross-section showing the circulation of the atmosphere in tropical areas.
Fig. 4.1
(i) On Fig. 4.1, mark an X to show the position of one area of hot desert.
[1]
(ii) Explain why temperatures are high in areas of equatorial and hot desert climate.
[2]
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(iii) Many deserts are inland. Explain why this results in low amounts of rainfall.
[3]
[10 marks]
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Question 7
Study Fig. 4.2 (Insert), which is a photograph which was taken in an area of hot desert.
Fig. 4.2
Give three pieces of evidence to suggest that Fig. 4.2 was taken in an area of hot desert.
1 ...........................................
2 ...........................................
3 ...........................................
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[3 marks]
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Question 8
Study Fig. 3.1, which shows climate graphs for four places.
Fig. 3.1
(i) Estimate the average annual precipitation shown by climate graph C.
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Circle your answer below.
250mm 600mm 1050mm 1600mm
[1]
(ii) Identify the climate graph which shows:
- a place with an annual temperature range of 14°C
...............................................................
- a place with an annual average temperature of 23°C.
...............................................................
[2]
(iii) Identify the graph which shows a hot desert climate. Give two reasons for your choice.
Climate graph .......................
Reason 1 ......................................................
Reason 2 ......................................................
[3]
[6 marks]
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Question 9
Study Fig. 3.2, which shows information about the Awa-Guajá tribe who live in the Amazon rainforest.
The Awa-Guajá tribe are one of the most threatened cultures on Earth and one of the last two surviving nomadic
hunter-gatherer tribes in Brazil.
It was only recently that the tribe were first contacted in order to move them into a reserve intended to protect
them. Loggers in the area, however, have refused to retreat from their territory and the Awa-Guajá tribe face
extinction.
According to a recent report, 31% of the forest in the area has already been illegally logged. As the tribe come in
contact with outsiders, they are likely to suffer from diseases which could be fatal, like influenza, as they have no
resistance to them.
The tribe are also short of food due to the loss of their habitat, causing hunger and starvation. Loggers and ranchers
continue to destroy their forests, creating situations that result in violent conflict with the Awa-Guajá. Some
reports even suggest that plantation owners have offered money to those who kill a member of a local tribe.
Fig. 3.2
Using Fig. 3.2 only, give three reasons why the Awa-Guajá tribe face extinction.
1 ...........................................
2 ...........................................
3 ...........................................
[3 marks]
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