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Centre Number 71 Candidate Number ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY (AS) General Certificate of Education 2008 Geography assessing Module 1: Themes in Physical Geography ASG11 Assessment Unit AS 1 [ASG11] FRIDAY 6 JUNE, MORNING TIME 1 hour. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number in the spaces provided at the top of this page. Answer all three questions in Section A and any two questions from Section B. Write your answers to Section B on the lined paper at the end of this booklet. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The total mark for this paper is 60. Quality of written communication will be assessed in all questions. Figures in brackets printed down the right-hand side of pages indicate the marks awarded to each question or part question. For Examiner s use only Question Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Marks ASG1S8 3480 Marks Section A Examiner Only Marks Remark Answer all three questions in this section 1 (a) Study Resource 1A, showing the hydrological cycle in a drainage basin. Resource 1A Precipitation Evaporation Interception Stemflow Overland flow Surface storage Channel storage Channel run-off Infiltration Soil storage Through flow 1 Groundwater storage 2 (i) Using Resource 1A, identify the transfers 1 and 2. (1) ___________________________________________________ (2) ________________________________________________ [2] (ii) Define the term infiltration. ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] ASG1S8 3480 2 [Turn over (iii) Explain one factor that influences the rate of infiltration. Examiner Only Marks Remark ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] (b) Study Resource 1B which shows the amount of rainwater in stores/ transfers at three stages (times) of a storm event. Resource 1B Store/transfer Start of storm Middle of storm End of storm interception store 45% 7% 4% surface storage 40% 4% 2% surface runoff 0% 5% 60% NB Totals are not 100% as not all stores and transfers are shown. Describe and explain the changes in the amount of rainwater in the three stores/transfers during the storm. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [6] ASG1S8 3480 3 [Turn over 2 (a) (i) In an ecosystem, give an example of an input and an example of a store of energy or matter. Examiner Only Marks Remark input _________________________________________________ store ______________________________________________ [2] (ii) Outline the role of autotrophs in an ecosystem. ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] (b) Study Resource 2 showing the annual temperature and rainfall for an area in the northern hemisphere where mollisols/chernozem soils are found. Resource 2 20 10 0 10 200 Annual precipitation 700 mm 100 J ASG1S8 3480 F M A M J J months A 4 S O N D Rainfall (mm) Temperature ( C) 30 0 [Turn over Using information from Resource 2, describe and explain one soil process which can be linked to the climate of this area. Examiner Only Marks Remark Soil process___________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _[no mark] _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ [4] (c) (i) Define the term monoculture. ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [1] (ii) Explain the effects of monoculture on soils in mid-latitude grasslands. ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [3] ASG1S8 3480 5 [Turn over 3 (a) (i) Explain what is meant by the term global energy balance. Examiner Only Marks Remark ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] (ii) Define the terms dew point temperature and air mass. dew point temperature ___________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] air mass ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] ASG1S8 3480 6 [Turn over (b) Study Resource 3 which shows a depression situated west of Ireland. Resource 3 1008 1000 1000 984 LOW 996 988 992 N Y 12 0 10 300km Examiner Only (i) On Resource 3 label: Marks 1. the warm sector [1] 2. the missing isobar value Remark [1] (ii) This depression is moving from west to east. Explain how this will affect temperature and precipitation at point Y as the first front passes over. Temperature ___________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] Precipitation __________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] ASG1S8 3480 7 [Turn over Section B Examiner Only Marks Remark Answer any two questions from this section 4 (a) Describe the processes by which a river erodes and deposits material. (b) Explain how some of these processes lead to the formation of any one river feature. [12] 5 A climatic climax vegetation is the most diverse and complex vegetation community for an environment, which is in balance with the climate and soils and has developed over a period of time. Discuss this statement with reference to your case study of a vegetation succession at a local/regional scale. [12] 6 Extreme weather events have a devastating effect on people and property. (a) Discuss this statement with reference to your case study of a named hurricane event. (b) Describe the protective measures which were or could have been used to limit the devastation. [12] ASG1S8 3480 8 [Turn over Question Number ASG1S8 3480 Number your answers clearly 9 [Turn over Number your answers clearly Question Number ASG1S8 3480 10 [Turn over Question Number ASG1S8 3480 Number your answers clearly 11 [Turn over Number your answers clearly Question Number ASG1S8 3480 12 [Turn over Question Number ASG1S8 3480 Number your answers clearly 13 [Turn over Number your answers clearly Question Number ASG1S8 3480 14 [Turn over Question Number ASG1S8 3480 Number your answers clearly 15 [Turn over Number your answers clearly Question Number ASG1S8 3480 16 [Turn over Question Number ASG1S8 3480 Number your answers clearly 17 [Turn over Number your answers clearly Question Number ASG1S8 3480 18 [Turn over THIS IS THE END OF THE QUESTION PAPER ASG1S8 3480 19 [Turn over Permission to reproduce all copyright material has been applied for. 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