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2 marksHydrology

CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2 · Question 4(a)(iii)

Figure 3 shows the average water budget for a location in South America (76.5W, 5.5S).

Outline what happens to the water budget during the period January to May.

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  1. 4(a)(i)Identify one month in which there is a negative water balance.[1 mark]
  2. 4(a)(ii)State one month in which recharge occurs.[1 mark]
  3. 4(b)(i)Outline two ways in which a fall in sea level would affect rivers in their longitudinal profile.[4 marks]
  4. 4(b)(ii)Outline two ways in which a fall in sea level would affect rivers in their cross-sectional profile.[4 marks]
  5. 4(c)For three of climate, size and shape of the basin, geology of the basin, and human land use, explain two ways in which each affects the volume of river…[12 marks]
  6. 4(d)(i)Explain one way in which coastal cliffs are changed by wave action.[3 marks]
  7. 4(d)(ii)Explain one way in which coastal cliffs are changed by weathering.[3 marks]

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