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UK GCSE 2010 : Geography - Revised, Foundation Tier, Unit 1: Understanding our Natural World

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Sp N ec e if w ca tio n Centre Number 71 Candidate Number General Certificate of Secondary Education 2010 Unit 1: Understanding Our Natural World Foundation Tier GGG11 Geography [GGG11] MONDAY 14 JUNE, MORNING TIME 1 hour 30 minutes. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number in the spaces provided at the top of this page. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this question paper . Answer all questions. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The total mark for this paper is 100. Figures in brackets printed down the right-hand side of pages indicate the marks awarded to each question or part question. Quality of written communication will be assessed in questions requiring extended answers. For Examiner s use only Question Marks Number 1 2 110146 3 Total Marks 6264 Answer all questions Examiner Only Marks Remark Theme A: The Dynamic Landscape 1 (a) Study Fig. 1 which shows information about the drainage basin cycle. Answer the questions which follow. Key Input Storage Flow (transfer) Output B Evaporation Unsaturated soil and rock Surface storage Surface run-off (overland flow) River carrying water to the sea Infiltration Throughflow Percolation Saturated rock A Groundwater Geography for CCEA by Petula Henderson, Stephen Roulston, Peter Corr and editor Kay Clarke published by Hodder Education. Reproduced by permission of Hodder Education Fig. 1 (i) Complete Fig. 1 by naming the transfers at A and B. Choose your answers from the list below. groundwater flow watershed discharge precipitation (ii) [2] State the meaning of the term interception. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ [2] 6264 2 [Turn over (iii) Indicate with a how the situations stated in Table 1 might affect the amount of surface run-of f/overland flow. One has been completed for you. Examiner Only Marks Remark Table 1 Situation More surface run-off Less surface run-off Light rain falling on dry ground Lots of tarmac surfaces Heavy rain falling onto wet ground Lots of trees [3] (b) Study Fig. 2, which shows a photograph of a waterfall in England. Ian Britton/FreeFoto Fig. 2 Complete Table 2 by putting the statements into the correct order to explain how a waterfall such as the one shown in Fig. 2 was formed. Table 2 Statement Order number Hard rock overhang collapses. Soft rock erodes faster than hard rock so a step in the river bed forms. 1 A plunge pool begins to form at the base of the waterfall. The waterfall retreats to form a gorge. The hard rock is undercut. [4] 6264 3 [Turn over (c) On the list below, underline two transport processes carried out by a river. Abrasion Hydraulic action Suspension Examiner Only Marks Remark T raction [2] (d) Study Fig. 3 which shows some flood prevention strategies. Answer the questions which follow. LEVEE DAM AFFORESTATION Upper Colorado Bureau of Reclamation (DAM) Contains Environment Agency information Environment Agency and database right (LEVEE) Crown Copyright - Forestry Commission (AFFORESTATION) Fig. 3 (i) Choose one of the flood prevention strategies shown in Fig. 3 and explain one way in which it might help to reduce the flood risk on a river. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ [3] 6264 4 [Turn over (ii) Describe one impact flooding might have on people. Examiner Only Marks Remark ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ [2] (iii) For a named river within the British Isles, explain why it flooded giving two reasons. Name Why of river ______________________________________ [1] it flooded ________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ [6] 6264 5 [Turn over (e) Study Fig. 4 which shows a destructive wave. Answer the questions which follow. Examiner Only Marks Remark wave beach Source: Principal Examiner Fig. 4 (i) Describe how destructive waves erode coasts. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ [3] (ii) Describe one of the coastal processes given in the list below . 1 attrition 2 abrasion 3 hydraulic Name Description pressure of process ______________________________________ __________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ [2] 6264 6 [Turn over (f) Study Fig. 5, a photograph of a spit in Devon. Answer the questions which follow. Examiner Only Marks Remark Dawlish Warren Tourism Fig. 5 (i) Explain how a spit such as the one shown in Fig. 5 was formed. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ [6] 6264 7 [Turn over (ii) The sand on this spit creates a gentle beach. What material would make a steeper beach? Underline your answer from the list below. Silt soil shingle Examiner Only Marks Remark [1] (g) (i) Suggest two problems that might be caused by tourists visiting a coastal area. 1. _________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________ [2] (ii) State three reasons why a seaside area might need coastal defences. 1. _________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________ 3. _______________________________________________ [3] (h) Coastal management varies from place to place in how it looks and how well it works. Name one managed coastal area you have studied and discuss how well the management strategy has worked. (i) Name of area with coast _____________________________ [1] (ii) Describe its coastal management. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ [3] 6264 8 [Turn over (iii) Explain why this coastal management has or has not worked well. Examiner Only Marks Remark ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ [4] 6264 9 [Turn over Theme B: Our Changing Weather and Climate 2 (a) Examiner Only Marks Remark Study Table 3 which shows two weather recording instruments. Answer the questions which follow. Table 3 IMAGE OF INSTRUMENT NAME OF INSTRUMENT ELEMENT OF WEATHER RECORDED UNIT OF MEASUREMENT AIR PRESSURE CCEA KNOTS ANEMOMETER CCEA (i) Complete Table 3 by writing the correct answers in the blank boxes. [3] (ii) Describe how a maximum/minimum thermometer is used to measure temperature. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ [3] 6264 10 [Turn over (b) Study Fig. 6 which shows the different air masses that affect the British Isles. Answer the questions which follow. Examiner Only Marks Remark Polar____________________ Polar continental N Tropical maritime Tropical continental Source: Principal Examiner Fig. 6 (i) Complete Fig. 6 by completing the name of the polar air mass. [1] (ii) Underline the correct word in each sentence. 6264 A tropical maritime air mass comes from a southeast / southwestdirection. Polar continental air masses have hot / coldtemperatures. A tropical continental air mass usually occurs in the winter / summertime. The word maritime is associated with the land / sea . 11 [4] [Turn over (c) Study Fig. 7 which shows information about a weather system over the British Isles in December 2009. Answer the questions which follow. Examiner Only Marks Remark 1036 1028 1032 H 1024 N Wednesday 16th December 2009 1028 air pressure Forecasters have warned that the weather in Britain is set to turn cold this weekend. Temperatures will fall to as low as 5 C in London and 2 C in Edinburgh by Sunday. Over the next few days the country will experience dry, calm and cold conditions. Fig. 7 (i) Underline the type of weather system over the British Isles on Wednesday 16th December 2009. front 6264 depression anticyclone 12 [1] [Turn over (ii) Underline the term which means lines of equal air pressure on a weather map. contour isotherm isobar Examiner Only Marks Remark [1] (iii) State fully one reason why the weather system in Fig. 7 brings low temperatures. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ [3] (d) (i) State the meaning of the term global warming. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ [2] (ii) Complete Table 4 by drawing arrows to show some causes of climate change. Table 4 NATURAL CAUSE CAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE HUMAN CAUSE Vehicle emissions Cycles of climatic change Volcanic eruptions Burning fossil fuels 6264 13 [3] [Turn over (iii) Explain one negative effect of climate change in a country that you have studied. Examiner Only Marks Remark Name of country ____________________________________ [1] Negative effect ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ [3] 6264 14 [Turn over Theme C: Restless Earth 3 (a) Examiner Only Marks Remark Study Fig. 8 which shows the structure of the Earth. Answer the questions which follow. B A BBC Bitesize http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/aqa/oils/changesrev1.shtml l Fig. 8 (i) Two layers are not named in Fig. 8. Write the labels for A and B on the lines below. Choose your answer from the list below . volcano trench mantle island crust A _______________________ B _______________________ (ii) [1] [1] Classify the following statements as true or false by circling the correct answer. The inner core is the hottest layer of the earth. True / False The surface of our planet is split into plates. True / False Plates move due to ocean currents. True / False Continents are moving very slowly. True / False [3] 6264 15 [Turn over (b) Study Fig. 9 which shows the Giant s Causeway, an area with basalt columns. Answer the questions which follow. Examiner Only Marks Remark Source: Principal examiner Fig. 9 All rocks can be placed into one or other of the following categories. (i) Underline the category to which basalt belongs. igneous (ii) sedimentary metamorphic [1] Explain the formation of basalt columns. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ [4] 6264 16 [Turn over (c) Study Fig. 10 which shows the global distribution of earthquakes. Each red dot is the epicentre of an earthquake. Answer the questions which follow. Examiner Only Marks Remark Dr Anne E Egger/ Cornell University/Institute for the Study of the Continents (INST OC) Fig. 10 (i) State the meaning of the term epicentre. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ [2] (ii) Pacific Complete the following paragraph which describes Fig. 10. Choose your answers from the list below . few lines activity boundaries collision Earthquakes are mostly seen along the plate __________________ in belts or lines. There are three main belts; the ring of fire around the __________________ Ocean, through the Mediterranean sea and Asia, and down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The UK has __________________ earthquakes. 6264 [3] 17 [Turn over (d) (i) Explain the cause of an earthquake you have studied. Location Examiner Only Marks Remark of earthquake ______________________________ [1] Explanation _________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ [3] (ii) Describe three impacts the earthquake had. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ [6] THIS IS THE END OF THE QUESTION P APER 6264 18 [Turn over Permission to reproduce all copyright material has been applied for . In some cases, efforts to contact copyright holders may have been unsuccessful and CCEA will be happy to rectify any omissions of acknowledgement in future if notified. 110146

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