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Flooding · CAPE Geography Unit 1

28 past-paper questions on Flooding, part of Module 3: Natural Events and Hazards, from every CAPE Geography Unit 1 paper on Quelpr.

Practise Flooding
  1. 6(a)12 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2Explain why the build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere may increase the risk of flooding.
  2. 6(b)18 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2Discuss the view that flood magnitude is determined by a combination of drainage basin characteristics and climatic factors, including at least four drainage basin characteristics and three climatic factors.
  3. 6(b)(ii)3 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1Explain ONE of the likely consequences of the 'Gap' shown in Figure 2.
  4. 1(c)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Outline TWO different environmental risks associated with severe flooding.
  5. 6(b)(i)a)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Write a report outlining the vulnerability of the community at the present time.
  6. 6(b)(i)b)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Write a report outlining the vulnerability of the community as predicted for the short term.
  7. 6(b)(i)c)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Write a report outlining the vulnerability of the community as predicted for the long term.
  8. 1(d)(i)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2Describe TWO pieces of evidence which indicate that the stream's bank is unstable.
  9. 1(d)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2Describe the type of hazard represented in the photograph.
  10. 6(a)12 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2008 (second paper) · Paper 2Explain how human activity can contribute to flood imbalances in the hydrological system, including TWO major ways in your response.
  11. 6(c)20 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 2Explain how climate, the characteristics of the river basin, and human activities might cause rivers to flood.
  12. 1(c)(i)1 mark· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2Identify the hazard which is responsible for the damage depicted in BOTH photographs (Figures 1 and 2).
  13. 1(c)(ii)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2Outline THREE conditions which increase the vulnerability of the community to the hazard named in (c)(i).
  14. 1(c)(iii)a)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2For the hazard identified in (c)(i), state TWO negative and TWO positive impacts on the physical environment.
  15. 1(c)(iii)b)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2For the hazard identified in (c)(i), state TWO negative and TWO positive impacts on the human environment.
  16. 6(a)5 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2011 · Paper 2Calculate the area, in km², affected by the flooding of the River Roni.
  17. 6(a)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2Describe TWO types of flooding.
  18. 7(a)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2With reference to Figure 7 only, describe the relationship between urban development and flood events.
  19. 7(c)(i)12 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Explain how the magnitude of a flood is affected by FOUR characteristics of the drainage basin.
  20. 7(c)(ii)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Explain how the magnitude of a flood is affected by TWO drainage patterns.
  21. 1(d)(ii)1 mark· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Identify a separate site on the map extract that could experience flooding.
  22. 6(b)(i)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Describe how coastal flooding may be caused by sea level changes.
  23. 6(b)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Describe how coastal flooding may be caused by types of precipitation events.
  24. 7(a)(i)1 mark· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Identify the type of flood which caused the effect shown.
  25. 7(a)(ii)3 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2State THREE features of the landscape shown that influence this type of flooding.
  26. 4(a)(i)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2018 · Paper 2List FOUR factors that may have caused flooding on this highway.
  27. 4(b)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2018 · Paper 2Explain TWO ways in which the presence of vegetation may reduce the extent of flooding.
  28. 4(a)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2019 · Paper 2State TWO possible causes of riverine flooding and TWO possible causes of coastal flooding.

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