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Sp N ec e i w ca tio n Centre Number 71 Candidate Number ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY (AS) General Certificate of Education January 2009 Geography Assessment Unit AS 1 assessing Physical Geography [AG111] MONDAY 26 JANUARY, AFTERNOON 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. Section A: candidates must answer this section. Section B: answer all three questions in this section. You should write your answers for Section A and Section B in the spaces provided in this question paper. Section C: answer any two questions from this section. Write your answers to Section C on the lined paper at the end of this booklet. At the end of the examination your summary of fieldwork and table of data should be attached securely to this paper using the treasury tag supplied. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The total mark for this paper is 90. Quality of written communication will be assessed in all questions. Figures in brackets printed down the right-hand side of the pages indicate the marks awarded to each question or part question. For Examiner s use only Question Marks Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Marks 4977.02 BLANK PAGE 4977.02 2 [Turn over Section A Examiner Only Marks Remark Answer this section Submitted summary of fieldwork and table of data. At the end of the examination these should be attached securely to this paper using the treasury tag supplied. 1 (a) Representative data collection generally requires a consideration of both sampling method and sample size. Discuss this statement with reference to your fieldwork. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ [6] 4977.02 3 [Turn over (b) Describe one primary data collection method used in your fieldwork and comment on its usefulness in providing reliable data. Examiner Only Marks Remark _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ [4] 4977.02 4 [Turn over (c) Select one of the factors shown in Resource 1 and outline its precise purpose, and usefulness, within your fieldwork investigation. Examiner Only Marks Remark Resource 1 Internet Websites Published maps GIS GEOGRAPHICAL FACTORS ICT Applications Statistical Analysis (other than Word Processing) Source: Principal Examiner _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ [4] 4977.02 5 [Turn over (d) (i) Select an appropriate graphical technique and present some, or all, of the data from your table. Your graph must be relevant to the aim of your fieldwork. [7] Examiner Only Marks Remark Title of Graph: _______________________________________ 4977.02 4977.02 6 [Turn over (ii) Describe your graph in relation to the aim of your fieldwork. Examiner Only Marks Remark ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ [3] (iii) Explain what your graph shows with reference to relevant geographical theory. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ [6] 4977.02 7 [Turn over Section B Examiner Only Marks Remark Answer all three questions in this section. 2 (a) (i) In the box below, draw and annotate a diagram to show the formation of a waterfall. [4] (ii) Explain what happens to the position of this feature over time. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ [2] 4977.02 8 [Turn over (b) Study Resource 2 which shows storm hydrographs for two neighbouring streams over a 3 day period. Drainage basin A has agricultural land with fruit trees and drainage basin B is 40% urbanised. Resource 2 Drainage basin A area 0.9 km2 Agricultural land with fruit trees Drainage basin B Drainage basin B area 1.0 km2 40% of land already urbanised 2 2 Drainage basin A Precipitation 1 1 0 Precipitation (mm) Discharge (cumecs) 3 0 0 12 24 36 48 60 72 Hours from start of rain Rivers and Coasts by Bob Horden, 2006, ISBN 1844892042. Reproduced by permission of Philip Allan Updates Ltd. Using information from Resource 2, describe and explain the effects of the storm event on both streams. Examiner Only Marks Remark _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ [6] 4977.02 9 [Turn over 3 (a) In an ecosystem, describe how nutrients are cycled between soil, litter and biomass. Examiner Only Marks Remark _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ [4] (b) Describe the effects of leaching and capillary action on the soil profile of mollisols/chernozems in mid-latitude grasslands. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ [4] 4977.02 10 [Turn over (c) Study Resource 3 which shows grass height and annual rainfall in an area of mid-latitude grasslands. Examiner Only Marks Remark Resource 3 Annual rainfall (mm) 1020 mm Altitude Rocky Mountains 1000 690 mm 500 410 mm Maximum height of grasses 20 cm 10 cm 5 cm Kansas Missouri (Prairies) Earth, the living planet by Michael Bradshaw, 1977, ISBN 0340123753. Reproduced by permission of Hodder & Stoughton Ltd. Using Resource 3, describe the relationship between grass height and annual rainfall. _______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ [1] (d) Explain why grasses are the dominant plant species (climatic climax vegetation) in areas of mid-latitude grasslands. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ [3] 4977.02 11 [Turn over 4 (a) Explain one of the various causes of precipitation. Examiner Only Marks Remark _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ [3] (b) Study Resource 4 which shows the average annual amount of incoming solar radiation received at the earth s surface. Resource 4 N 80 100 120 140 160 220 280 260 240 180 220 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 18 0 200 80 Equator 220 200 240 260 220 220 240 200 180 180 160 0 14 120 200 220 220 200 180 160 140 120 240 100 S 140 Solar radiation at ground level (Wm-2) Atmospheric Processes and Human Influence by Paul Warburton,1995, ISBN 0003266850. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. http://harpercollins.co.uk 4977 12 [Turn over Describe the pattern shown on Resource 4 and explain one method of heat transfer which operates to maintain the global energy balance. Examiner Only Marks Remark _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ [6] (c) Evaluate the effectiveness of one protective measure used to reduce loss of life or damage to property in areas which experience tropical storms (hurricanes). _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ [3] 4977.02 13 [Turn over Section C Examiner Only Marks Remark Answer any two questions in this section. 5 The beneficial effects of flooding usually outweigh the detrimental effects. Discuss this statement with reference to the large scale drainage basin or delta you have studied. [12] 6 Describe the physical characteristics of a small scale ecosystem you have studied and discuss how energy moves through the ecosystem. [12] 7 With the aid of a diagram, describe the structure of a mid-latitude frontal depression. Explain the weather it produces and discuss its impact on people. 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