CSEC Geography · May/June 2006 · Paper 2 · Question 2(e)
Explain how fold mountains are formed with reference to the theory of plate tectonics.
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- 2(a)Draw a diagram of an anticline and label the limbs and bedding planes.[3 marks]
- 2(b)(i)Define the term 'crustal plate'.[2 marks]
- 2(b)(ii)Define the term 'fault'.[2 marks]
- 2(c)(i)State what is meant by the epicentre of an earthquake.[2 marks]
- 2(c)(ii)State what the Richter scale is.[1 mark]
- 2(d)Explain why earthquakes and volcanoes occur in the Caribbean region.[5 marks]
- 2(f)Explain how artesian basins are formed with the aid of a well-labelled diagram.[6 marks]
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