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3 marksWeather, Climate, Vegetation and Soil

CSEC Geography · May/June 2006 · Paper 2 · Question 4(a)

Draw FOUR isobars to show a hurricane, indicating the pressure on the isobars and inserting the symbol used to represent the eye of a hurricane.

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  1. 4(b)(i)State TWO conditions which favour the development of a hurricane.[2 marks]
  2. 4(b)(ii)State the general direction in which tropical (easterly) waves move as they cross the Caribbean.[1 mark]
  3. 4(b)(iii)Describe the weather associated with a tropical (easterly) wave as it moves across the Caribbean.[4 marks]
  4. 4(c)Explain how the amount of rainfall received in Caribbean countries is influenced by the presence of highland areas.[4 marks]
  5. 4(d)Explain why the Caribbean region experiences higher average temperatures than places such as the Prairie Provinces of Canada.[3 marks]
  6. 4(e)Explain why interior regions, such as the Canadian Prairies and Great Plains of USA, experience extremes of temperature.[3 marks]
  7. 4(f)(i)Determine which station is MOST likely to experience rainfall.[1 mark]
  8. 4(f)(ii)Explain your answer in (f)(i).[3 marks]

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