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Answer ALL questions from section A and TWO questions from section B
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Section A
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Student number 3
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Place number
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Room 6
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Section B
Examiner
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(b) Construct a cross section through the map from X to Y with the horizontal scale
500m = 25mm and vertical scale 50m = 10mm on graph paper.
(15 marks)
(c) Determine at what depth a vertical borehole at point Z would encounter the
boundary between strata D and E.
(4 marks)
(d) Determine the strike, dip and dip direction of the Permian strata.
(5 marks)
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X
A
C
Z
T
Y
Map Key
Permian Triassic
A S
B T
D
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Question 2
Multiple choice – please circle the letter of the correct answer
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Question 3
Explain briefly why increasing urbanisation can be responsible for increased risk of
flooding.
(6 marks)
Question 4
Briefly explain the term ‘ice wedging’; you may use sketches for illustration.
(6 marks)
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Question 5
Briefly describe the following types of tectonic plate boundaries (you may use
sketches for illustration in addition to your description).
(9 marks)
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Question 6
Discuss the various modes of sediment transport in flowing water; you may use a
sketch for illustration.
(8 marks)
Question 7
Indicate true or false to each of the following statements by circling “T” or “F”:
a) Beach sediments are normally even-graded. T F
b) Limestone is the parent rock for marble. T F
c) The San Andreas Fault in California is a famous example of a divergent T F
plate boundary.
d) Increased frequency of storms is likely to build up large beaches on the T F
UK coast.
e) Coral reefs are formed in warm, shallow water. T F
(5 marks)
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Section B:
Answer TWO questions from this section.
Write the answers on the provided sheets.
Write your student number on each sheet of paper.
You may use sketches for illustration additional to your explanations.
Question 8
Taking into account the role of joints in the rock, describe in detail the stages of
weathering from fresh rock to disintegrated material (i.e. residual soil).
(15 marks)
Question 9
Discuss different types of volcanic eruption and the types of volcanoes created by
them.
(15 marks)
Question 10
Explain the term ‘lithostratigraphy’. Discuss the limitations of lithostratigraphy and the
additional information that can be used to overcome these limitations.
(15 marks)
Question 11
Explain how headlands are first created and then eroded by coastal erosion.
Describe the most common erosional features of headlands.
(15 marks)
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