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1 markFluvial and Coastal Processes

CSEC Geography · May/June 2006 · Paper 2 · Question 3(a)(iii)

Refer to Figure 2 showing a diagram of a river system.

State what the area enclosed by the dashed line is called.

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  1. 3(a)(i)Name the dashed line labelled A.[1 mark]
  2. 3(a)(ii)Name the point labelled B.[1 mark]
  3. 3(b)(i)Define the term 'corrasion'.[2 marks]
  4. 3(b)(ii)Define the term 'distributary'.[2 marks]
  5. 3(c)State THREE ways in which a river's energy is used up.[3 marks]
  6. 3(d)(i)Explain how trees cause mechanical or physical weathering.[2 marks]
  7. 3(d)(ii)a)Explain how frost shattering (freeze-thaw) is caused.[3 marks]
  8. 3(d)(ii)b)Explain how carbonation is caused.[3 marks]
  9. 3(e)(i)Explain how the presence of a wide beach helps to protect a coast from wave erosion.[2 marks]
  10. 3(e)(ii)Explain how bays and headlands develop along a coast.[4 marks]

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