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CAPE Geography Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2 · Question 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 discharge.

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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(a)(iii)Outline what happens to the water budget during the period January to May.[2 marks]
  4. 4(b)(i)Outline two ways in which a fall in sea level would affect rivers in their longitudinal profile.[4 marks]
  5. 4(b)(ii)Outline two ways in which a fall in sea level would affect rivers in their cross-sectional profile.[4 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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