CSEC Geography · May/June 2009 · Paper 2 · Question 4(c)(iii)
Explain why winds at the same elevation are warmer on the leeward side than on the windward side.
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- 4(a)(i)State the height at which condensation begins.[1 mark]
- 4(a)(ii)State the height of the top of the cloud.[1 mark]
- 4(a)(iii)Determine the temperature at the condensation level.[1 mark]
- 4(a)(iv)Determine the temperature at the top of the mountain.[1 mark]
- 4(b)(i)State TWO characteristics of the temperature and TWO characteristics of the rainfall of equatorial regions.[4 marks]
- 4(b)(ii)List FOUR characteristics of the trees of tropical continental regions.[4 marks]
- 4(c)(i)Account for the development of relief rainfall in the Caribbean.[6 marks]
- 4(c)(ii)Explain why air flows downhill at night in mountainous areas.[3 marks]
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