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Cambridge International Examinations
Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level
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GEOGRAPHY
Paper 2 Advanced Physical Options
October/November 2014
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Fig. 1 for Question 1
Outline soil profiles
A Tropical Rainforest
B Savanna
tropical
rainforest
savanna
grassland
thick litter
thin humus
A
up to
30 m B
depth
C
thin dark brown
hard cemented layer humus
A Fe and Al sesquioxides
RED SOIL
hydrated oxides
of Fe and Al give
soil its red colour
E
2m
to 4 m
depth B
severe hydration
of oxides may
give yellow red
colour
C
Ca
horizons
merge
Ca
Si (redeposition)
weathered rock
clays
parent rock
parent rock
Key
Al –
Ca –
Fe –
Si –
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Si
Aluminium
Calcium
Iron
Silica
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Fig. 2 for Question 4
Percentage of coral reefs threatened by changes to the conditions
necessary for coral growth
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
coastal
development
marine
pollution
over
exploitation
land-based
pollution
other
Key
medium
high
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Photograph A for Question 6
Satellite image of a tropical storm, ‘hurricane Ivan’
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Main hot semi-arid environments of the world
Fig. 3 for Question 7
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Question 6 Photograph A
Question 7 Fig. 3
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