Climate & Natural Vegetation (CIE IGCSE Geography)

Figs. 4.1 and 4.2 show part of a desert in southern Africa.

Figure 4.1 

Figure 4.2

Fig. 4.2 shows a waste heap produced by the mining of copper ore. Suggest how this may pose a threat to the natural environment.

Fig. 4.1 shows the annual rainfall totals for ten years for a place with a hot desert climate and a place with an equatorial climate.

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Fig. 5.1 shows the world distribution of areas of equatorial climate.

Which two of the following statements describe the areas of equatorial climate shown on Fig. 5.1? Tick only two boxes below.

Fig. 5.2 shows the climate of area X shown in Fig. 5.1. Study Fig. 5.2 and answer the question below.

Which three of the following statements describe the climate of area X shown in Fig. 5.2?
Tick only three boxes below.

The vegetation of the areas of equatorial climate is tropical rainforest. Name each of the following features of the tropical rainforest:

Fig. 4.2 shows a desert area where there has been recent rainfall. 

Explain how the vegetation shown in Fig. 4.2 has been affected by this rainfall.

Fig. 3.1 shows the temperatures and rainfall of an area of equatorial climate.

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The equatorial climate is constant throughout the year. Table 3.1 shows a typical day’s weather.

Table 3.1

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Explain why the equatorial climate is constant throughout the year with little seasonal variation.

Two features of plants in the tropical rainforest are given below. Explain how each feature is adapted to the equatorial climate:

Fig. 5.1 shows a nutrient cycle in a tropical rainforest.

Fig. 5.1

Fig. 5.1 shows various processes which take place in a tropical rainforest. Identify each of the following processes:

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Suggest reasons why some local people are for deforestation and other local people are against it.

For ........................................................................................
Against .................................................................................

Fig. 5.1 shows the world distribution of areas of hot desert climate.

Fig. 5.1

Which two of the following statements describe the areas of hot desert climate shown in Fig. 5.1? Tick (✓) only two boxes below.

Fig. 5.1 shows a nutrient cycle in a tropical rainforest.

Using Fig. 5.1, identify two reasons why soil becomes more infertile when trees are removed due to deforestation.
1 ...........................................................................................
2 ...........................................................................................

Fig. 5.2 shows the climate of part of the Sahara Desert, shown in Fig. 5.1. Study Fig. 5.2 and answer the question below.

Which three of the following statements describe the climate of the area shown in Fig. 5.2?
Tick (✓) only three boxes below.

Fig. 5.3 (below) shows the vegetation of an area of hot desert climate.