GCSE Geography A Paper 1

What TWO processes are types of erosion in a glaciated landscape?

• Abrasion

• Hydraulic action

• plucking

• freeze thaw

Which of the following is a depositional landform in a glaciated area?

• Corrie

• Roche moutonnee

• Drumlin

• Glacial trough

Which of the following is not a process of transportation?

• Saltation

• Suspension

• Abrasion

• Traction

lateral moraine is

• ridges of debris deposited on the sides of glaciers

• ridges of debris deposited in the middle of glaciers

• ridges of debris deposited at the snout of a glacier

• the term for any glacial debris

With deforestation in Madagascar what is tavy?

• The money paid by the logging company

• Slash and burn clearance of the TRF

• A subsidence type of crop

• Types of trees that only grow in Madagascar

Which of the following is not an air circulatory cell?

• Ferrel

• Coriolis

• Hadley

• Polar

What is a natural cause of climate change?

• Industry

• Transport

• Volcanic eruption

• Farming

Which of the following is not an aspect of the Milankovitch Cycle?

• Precession

• Thermohaline

• Eccentricity

• Axial tilt

Which of the following factors influence the UK's climate?

• Latitude

• Maritime Influence

• Altitude

• North Atlantic Drift

What were the key facts of Hurricane Sandy? Choose 3

• Wind speed reached 306KMH

• Category 1 hurricane

• Made landfall in New Jersey

• Killed 150 people