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Natural Events, Hazards and Disasters · CAPE Geography Unit 1

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

Practise Natural Events, Hazards and Disasters
  1. 7(a)7 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1Explain the difference between a 'natural hazard' and a 'technological hazard', including TWO examples of EACH.
  2. 7(b)2 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1State a reason why the term 'technological hazard' is generally considered inappropriate.
  3. 1(c)(i)8 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2Identify four areas on the map extract that may be susceptible to different types of hazards.
  4. 7(a)5 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1Complete Table 2 by classifying each of the five given hazard events based on its causal process (climatic, geological/tectonic, or geomorphological).
  5. 7(a)3 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2With reference to Figure 5, describe the concept of risk or hazard.
  6. 1(d)(i)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 2Identify THREE areas which might experience THREE different types of natural OR technological hazards.
  7. 1(d)(ii)9 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 2Give an account of the nature of EACH of the hazards identified in (d)(i).
  8. 1(d)(i)3 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2011 · Paper 2Identify THREE types of geological hazards that may affect the area.
  9. 1(c)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2Define the term 'tsunami'.
  10. 1(c)(i)3 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2Identify TWO types of technological hazards and ONE type of natural hazard to which this area may be vulnerable.
  11. 1(c)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2Locate, using a six-figure grid reference, ONE example of a technological hazard site and ONE example of a natural hazard site.
  12. 1(d)(i)3 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2Identify three possible hazards that could be experienced in this area.
  13. 7(a)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2Describe the cycle of waste generated as a result of distribution and consumption of manufactured products as illustrated in Figure 6.
  14. 1(a)(iv)9 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Using appropriate map evidence, suggest how THREE natural and/or technological hazards are LIKELY to affect the area covered by the map extract.
  15. 6(a)(i)1 mark· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Identify the TYPE of hazard shown in the figure.
  16. 1(d)(i)1 mark· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Identify a site on the map extract that could experience the effects of a tsunami.
  17. 1(d)(iii)1 mark· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Identify a separate site on the map extract that could experience a chemical spill.
  18. 1(e)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2For EACH site selected in (d), outline the reason for your choice.
  19. 1(c)(i)4 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2017 · Paper 2Outline two possible hazards of the site of Westbury (353994).
  20. 1(c)(i)3 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2019 · Paper 2Discuss the effect which ONE hazard associated with sugar cane cultivation and processing may have on surrounding residential communities.
  21. 1(c)(ii)6 marks· CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2019 · Paper 2Discuss TWO types of natural hazards to which the residents of a coastal town in a Caribbean territory may be susceptible.

Related topics in Module 3: Natural Events and Hazards