ACJC_GEOGRAPHY_Prelims Paper 1 2008 Questions

1 ANGLO-CHINESE JUNIOR COLLEGE JC 2 Preliminary Examinations 2008 GEOGRAPHY 9 7 3 0 / 0 1 Higher 2 Paper 1 Physical Geography Time: 3 hours 12 August 2008 (Tuesday) READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, index number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer all questions. Section B Answer two questions, each from a different topic. Insert 1 contains all the Figures and Photographs referred to in the question paper. Diagrams and sketch maps should be drawn whenever they serve to illustrate an answer. The world outline map may be annotated and handed in with relevant answers. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. The number of the marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. On the cover sheet provided, include: • Your name and index no. • The question numbers of the question you have a ttempted in the boxes provided, and place the cover sheet as the top page over your answers to Section A. • At the end of the examination, fasten your answers to Section A separate from that of Section B. This document consists of 5 printed pages, including this cover page. Insert 1 consists of 10 printed pages. Department of Geography Anglo-Chinese Junior College 25 Dover Close East Singapore 139745 [Turn Over © SM / ACJC 2008 H2/9730/01

2 Physical Geography (H2) Section A Answer all the questions in this section. Question 1, 2 and 3 carry 12 marks and Question 4 carries 14 marks. You should allocate your time accordingly. Lithospheric Processes, Hazards and Management 1 Photograph A shows a limestone la ndscape in Malham, UK, while Photograph B shows a limestone landscape at Guilin, China. (a) Identify the karst landforms in P hotographs A and B, and describe the morphology of each of the landforms. [3] (b) Explain the role of chemical w eathering, geology and climate in the formation of the landforms shown in Photographs A and B. [9] Atmospheric Processes, Hazards and Management 2 Figs. 2A and 2B show the climographs of two tropical stations. (a) Briefly explain the nature of the te mperature and rainfa ll data needed in order to produce such climographs as shown in Figs. 2A and 2B. [2] (b) (i) Identify the type of climate for eac h of the stations, and justify your answer using the data shown in Figs. 2A and 2B. (ii) Account for the seasonal variations in temperature and precipitation at each of the two stations. [10] [Turn Over © SM / ACJC 2008 H2/9730/01

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