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6 marksAtmosphere and Weather Systems

CAPE Geography Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2 · Question 1(a)(iii)

Based on Figure 1 depicting tropical weather systems X and Y.

Compare six weather elements between Station A and Station B.

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  1. 1(a)(i)Identify the weather systems labelled X and Y.[2 marks]
  2. 1(a)(ii)State the atmospheric pressure at the centre of Weather System Y.[1 mark]
  3. 1(a)(iv)Assuming Weather System Y travels from East to West, describe the changes in each of the six weather elements experienced at Station S during its passage.[6 marks]
  4. 1(b)(i)Identify and locate three distinct types of economic activities situated west of Easting 08.[6 marks]
  5. 1(b)(ii)State three reasons for the development of tourism in the coastal strip extending from Crab Point (063705) eastward to Alligator Head (141696).[3 marks]
  6. 1(b)(iii)Compare the distribution of banana plantations with that of mixed or scattered cultivation across the map extract.[6 marks]
  7. 1(b)(iv)Comment on three differences in economic development observed between the coastal region and the interior.[6 marks]
  8. 1(c)(i)State the null hypothesis regarding the relationship between income per capita and life expectancy.[1 mark]
  9. 1(c)(ii)Comment on the relationship between per capita income and adult literacy among the listed countries.[4 marks]
  10. 1(c)(iii)Briefly describe differences in the relationship between life expectancy and the poverty index across the listed nations.[4 marks]

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