AS GEOGRAPHY

GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS

REVISION BOOKLET

EXAM TIPS


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through al
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River
s and Populat
ion
notes making sur…

Question 1

Thi
s quest
ion coul
d test
your
know l
edge and ski
l
ls
o n dat
a
presentat
ion,
anal
ysi
s and
int
erpret
a t
ion
fr
om
anyt
hing
that
w e
ha ve
don e
in
eit
her t
he River
s…

3) Compl
ete
the
fol
lowi
ng
tabl
e,
then
add
the
dat
a t
o t
he
graph
above:


Year
I
mmi
grat
ion Emi
grat
ion Net
Mi
grat
ion

2003 510
000 365
000

2004 590
000 245
000
(
8 mar
ks)


4) What
f
act…

5) What
i
s t
he
popul
ati
on densi
ty
of
Eali
ng?
Choose
from t
he opt
ions
bel
ow:
a.4 881
b.6 431 ______________________
(
1 mar
k)
c.7 623

6) Descr
ibe
and
tr
y t
o account
f
or
the
pat
ter
n shown
on…

(a) (i)




Calculate the peak flow: before urbanisation after urbanisation (2)

(ii) Determine the time lag in days: before urbanisation after urbanisation (2)

(iii) Describe the changes in the hydrograph that have resulted from urbanisation. (3)

(b) Suggest reasons to explain the changes you have noted in (a)(iii). (9)

(c)…

(a) Define the following terms:
(i) Cross sectional area (2) (ii) Wetted perimeter(2)

(iii) What does the term hydraulic radius measure?(2)

(iv) Using the formula CSA/WP calculate the hydraulic radius for Figure A. Show your workings. (2)

(b) (i) From figures A to C, what can be deduced about the…

(a) (i) Describe the work of a river which flows at 10cm /second in terms of transport and deposition.
Transport of particles: Deposition of particles: (2)

(ii) What velocity is required to erode particles 10mm in size?(1)

(b) (i) Describe the relationship between river velocity and erosion. (3)

(ii) Suggest…

(i) Annotate the above figure to show the main features of a deltaic environment. (6)