Geography assignment
28/09/2023
(i) Estimate the average annual precipitation shown by climate graph C.
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(ii) Identify the climate graph which shows: -
a place with an annual temperature range of
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- a place with an annual average temperature of
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(iii) Identify the graph which shows a hot desert climate.
Give two reasons for your choice.
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(iv) Explain why some places have a hot desert
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(ii) Describe the attractions of the climate of the Maldives for
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(iii) Describe the characteristics of the physical landscape of small tropical islands, such
as the Maldives, which have encouraged the growth of the tourist
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(iv) (iv) Suggest ways in which the tourist industry is likely to benefit local communities in
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(v)
(i) Using Table 3.2 only, compare the conditions experienced at Damas between
January and March with those experienced between August and November. Do not
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(ii) Explain how information about relative humidity can be collected for a period of
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i) Describe the distribution of areas of tropical rainforest in
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.................... [2] (iii) Explain why hot deserts have a high diurnal (daily) range of
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....................................... [3] (iv) Explain why hot deserts receive less rainfall than
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Study Fig. 3.2 (Insert), which is a photograph of hot desert vegetation.
Using Fig. 3.2 only, describe three features of the vegetation shown.
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(ii) Explain how vegetation, such as that shown in Fig. 3.2, can survive in a hot
desert. ........................................................................................................................................
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with an equatorial climate, describe and explain the climatic characteristics.
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