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St. Benedict College of 12

Mark KULLEĠĠ SAN BENEDITTU Skola Sekondarja, Ħal Kirkop

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION – 2014/2015

Levels 8-7-6-5

FORM 3 GEOGRAPHY (OPTION) TIME: 1HR 30 MIN

Name: Class:

Instructions to Candidates:

Answer all questions in the space provided. Write neatly and in good English. Credit will be given for relevant illustrations.

Examiner’s use only

Question No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total Mark

Max. Mark 17 11 14 11 8 15 8 6 10 100

Score

Question 1: Study carefully Map 1 (Pg. 2)

a. What would you actually find at the following map references?

Tick ( ) the correct answer.

32 5 12 1

b. What would you actually find at the following map references?

Tick ( ) the correct answer.

36 2 13 6

c. Give the four-figure grid reference of the following: (2 marks)

i. Lighthouse:

ii. Quarry:

Windmill

Parking

Lighthouse

Windmill

Parking

Lighthouse

(1 mark)

(1 mark)


d. Use the linear scale of the map and calculate the direct distance from Point A to Point B.

Show your working.Convert your answer to Km.

e. Use the linear scale of the map and calculate the actual distance from Point A to Point B.

Show your working. Convert your answer to Km.

f. Would you be walking uphill or downhill if you: (underline the correct answer)

i. walked north-east from 33 5 13 5 : (uphill, downhill).

ii. walked west from 34 7 16 7: (uphill, downhill).

(3 marks)

(3 marks)

(2 marks)

Map 1:


g. Suppose you are at the Caravan site . What is the compass direction from the Caravan site

to the Camp site.

h. On the map itself indicate areas by the use of the corresponding letter where you would find:

Y A steep slope

Z A gentle slope

i. Indicate with a letter ‘X’ on Map 1 where you would find the following landscape;

Question 2: Study the World Map (Map 2) on page 4 and answer the questions.

a. Name the countries marked by the letters A and B. Give the capital city of each country and

indicate the continent in which the country is found. Choose the countries from:

Canada, Argentina, Kenya, India, China, Japan, Braz il

Letter on Map Country Capital City Continent

A

B

b. Name the oceans currents marked by the letters C and D. Indicate in which ocean these currents circulate and whether it is a warm or cold current. Choose the ocean currents from the following:

Brazil Current, South Equatorial Current, Californi an Current, Labrador Current

Letter on Map Name of ocean current Ocean Cold or Warm Current

C

D

(1 mark)

Picture 1: A flat topped hill

(1/2 mark each = 3 marks)


(2 marks)

(2 marks)


A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H I

J

Map 2: World Map


c. Name the major seas marked by the letters E and F. Choose from:

Coral Sea, Caspain, Bay of Bengal, Caribbean Sea, G ulf of Mexico

Letter on Map Seas

E

F

d. Give the coordinates of the following places marked on the Map.

Letter on Map Coordinates

G

H

e. Name the countries marked by letters I and J and tick ( ) to show whether the country is part

of the European Union or not. . Choose from:

Poland, Germany, Turkey, Norway, Denmark

Letter on Map Country Part of EU Not part of EU

I

J

Question 3: Answer the following questions.

a. Name the weathering processes and for each give a location where it is taking place. Choose from the following: Onion-Skin weathering, Freeze-Thaw weathering, Biol ogical weathering, Chemical weathering.

Weathering Process Location

i. Living things moving into cracks into solid rock and widening them.

ii. Shattering of solid rock by frost.

iii. Carbon dioxide in rainwater dissolving limestone rock.

iv. Surface layers expand during the day and contract at night.

(1/2 mark each = 1 mark)

(1 mark each = 2 marks)




b. Look carefully at Picture 2 and Picture 3 here below:

i. What type of weathering is taking place in Picture 2?

ii. What type of weathering is taking place in Picture 3?

c. With the help of diagrams, show how freeze-thaw weathering breaks up rock.

i. Draw two other diagrams, to show the process.

ii. Write a brief description to explain each stage of the process of freeze-thaw weathering.

(2 marks)

Picture 2 Picture 3

A

B

C

A.

B.

C.

(8 marks)


Question 4: This photo (Picture 4) shows the volcanic island of Stromboli in the Mediterranean.

a. What type of igneous rock is being formed? Choose from intrusive or extrusive.

b. Name an example of such type of igneous rock.

c. Is the size of the crystals formed in the igneous rock of Picture 4 small or large? Explain why.

d. There are also sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Explain the difference in the formation

of these two types of rock and give an example of each.

(1 mark)

(1 mark)

(3 marks)

(6 marks)

Picture 4


Question 5: Refer to the photograph (Picture 5) here below. a. What type of rock does this photograph represent? Tick the correct answer.

Greensand Blue Clay Globigerina Limestone

b. Name and explain one use of this rock layer.

c. What type of landscape does this rock usually form?

d. Name a place in Malta or Gozo where this rock layer can be found.

e. Is this rock layer a permeable rock layer or an impermeable rock layer?

f. What is the difference between a permeable and an impermeable rock layer?

Picture 5

(1 mark)

(1 mark)

(2 marks)

(1 mark)

(1 mark)

(2 marks)


Question 6: Study the figure (Picture 6) which shows an area of limestone or karst landscape.

a. Insert the following letters on the diagram below to correspond with the following limestone

features.

A Dry Valley B Cavern / Cave C Limestone Pavement D Swallow hole E River Resurgence F Scree

b. Explain why surface stream disappears at X and reappears at Y. (4 marks)

c. Write the geographical term used to describe the following. Choose from the following:

Clint, Gryke, Doline

Meaning Term

i. These are joints that have been widened and deepened by solution to form grooves.

ii. These are flat-topped blocks between these ‘widened and deepened joints’.

X

Y

(6 marks)

(2 marks)

Picture 6


d. Look carefully at Picture 7 which is showing more underground features. Mark and label the

following next to the appropriate feature on the diagram.

Stalactite, Stalagmite, Pillar

Question 7: The figure (Picture 8) below shows how a wave cut platform forms.

a. Add the following labels to the diagram:

sea cliff retreat, wave-cut notch, wave-cut platfor m, waves

Picture 7

(3 marks)

Picture 8

(4 marks)


b. Now fill in the blanks with the following words. Only 4 are correct:

wave-cut notch wave-cut platform retreats

collapses enlarges wave-cut stump

The waves undercut the foot of a cliff to form a . Over a

period of time the notch is enlarged until the cliff above it . As this process

continues, the cliff . The area of rock in front of the cliff is

known as the .

Question 8: The following diagrams show the first two stages in the erosion of the headland.

a. Label the first two stages with the right geographical terms. Choose from:

cave, stack, arch, stump

b. In the space provided, draw a labelled diagram to show the next two stages if erosion of the

headland continues.

(4 marks)

3 4

(1 mark each = 2 marks)

(2 marks each = 4 marks)


Question 9: Answer briefly the following questions

a. Explain the difference between weather and climate? (4 marks)

b. Precipitation can take different forms such as rain and sleet. Name two more. (2 marks)

c. What do we call the place where a variety of instruments are used to record regular data on the weather? (2 marks)

d. What is the difference between a wind vane and an anemometer? (2 marks)

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