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GCSE GEOGRAPHY A
A671/02 Extreme Environments (Higher Tier)
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Section A – Hot Deserts and Extreme Environments generally
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Study Figs 1A and 1B.
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Fig. 1A Average July temperatures in West Africa
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(a) Using only information from Figs 1A and 1B, describe two features of the climate at point X in
the north of Mali.
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(b) Some areas in West Africa have hot desert climates.
Explain why hot deserts do not have much rainfall.
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(c) Study Fig. 2.
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Fig. 2 Variation in rainfall in the north of Mali (1900 to 2007)
Briefly describe how the overall rainfall pattern changed in the north of Mali between
1900 and 2007. Support your answer with dates and figures.
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(d) Desertification is a major challenge in areas like the north of Mali.
Explain why desertification can create problems for people and the natural environment.
Refer to any area which you have studied.
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(a) Describe the ways in which indigenous tribes use hot deserts.
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(b) To what extent do other users of hot deserts conflict with the lifestyles of indigenous tribes?
You should include place specific information.
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Section B – Your chosen extreme environment
Answer all questions. Your answers in this section must refer to either a polar or a mountain
environment.
Circle the extreme environment which you have studied.
Polar
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(a) Study Photographs A, B, C and D which show polar and mountain environments.
Choose one of the photographs.
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Fully describe the features of the environment shown and suggest reasons why the area
shown in the photograph is considered extreme.
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(b) (i)
Name an area of polar or mountain environment you have studied.
Describe three different ways in which people use the natural environment in this area.
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Explain how climatic change may cause problems for people in the polar or mountain
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(a) Name and describe one landform or physical feature in a polar or mountain environment.
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(b) Name one physical process which shapes the landforms in a polar or mountain environment.
Describe this process and explain how it shapes the landforms.
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