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CSEC Geography · May/June 2016 · Paper 2 · Question 4(a)(ii)

Based on Table 1 showing the number and cost of floods, droughts and hurricanes worldwide (1960–1999).

Between which TWO periods was there the HIGHEST increase in the number of events?

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  1. 4(a)(i)Identify the period which had the HIGHEST cost per event.[1 mark]
  2. 4(a)(iii)Outline TWO trends in the data presented in the table.[2 marks]
  3. 4(b)(i)State FOUR characteristics of the weather associated with the passage of a tropical wave.[4 marks]
  4. 4(b)(ii)For areas with a tropical marine climate, outline TWO characteristics of the rainfall and TWO characteristics of the temperature.[4 marks]
  5. 4(c)Compare THREE adaptations of vegetation to the climate in the equatorial and tropical continental regions, including reasons for EACH adaptation.[12 marks]

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