CSEC Geography · May/June 2007 · Paper 2 · Question 3(c)(ii)
Explain how stalactites and stalagmites are formed in limestone areas.
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- 3(a)(i)Name the type of mass movement shown in Figure 3.[1 mark]
- 3(a)(ii)State two indicators visible in Figure 3 to support the identification made in (a)(i).[2 marks]
- 3(a)(iii)Identify one factor that influences the type of mass movement shown.[1 mark]
- 3(b)(i)a)Define denudation.[2 marks]
- 3(b)(i)b)Define weathering.[2 marks]
- 3(b)(ii)Describe the physical weathering process of freeze-thaw.[4 marks]
- 3(c)(i)Give one reason why limestone is susceptible to chemical weathering.[2 marks]
- 3(c)(iii)Explain how cockpit (karst) landscapes developed in the Caribbean.[5 marks]
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