DP Geography Questionbank
A.1. Drainage basin hydrology and geomorphology
Description
[N/A]Directly related questions
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21M.1.bp.1a.i:
Identify which country has the most waterfalls between 780m and 860m in height.
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21M.1.bp.1a.ii:
State the mode for height from the table.
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21M.1.bp.1b:
Outline the main features of one landform, other than a waterfall, created by river erosion.
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21M.1.bp.1c:
Explain two reasons why rates of erosion could vary at different waterfalls, such as those shown in the table.
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21N.1.bp.1a.ii:
Estimate the percentage of the satellite image that is covered by dense vegetation.
- 21N.1.bp.1a.i: State the direction from point A to point B.
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21N.1.bp.1b:
Outline the relationship between river discharge and hydraulic radius.
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21N.1.bp.1c:
Suggest two landform changes that could be caused by river processes in an environment such as this.
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22M.1.bp.2a:
Examine why geographers use a systems approach in the study of drainage basins.
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19M.1.bp.1a:
Estimate the highest discharge of the river during the 1950s.
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19M.1.bp.2b:
Examine the relative importance of erosion and deposition in the formation of floodplains and meanders.
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19M.1.bp.1b:
State the number of times that river discharge reached 4 m3/s (cubic metres per second) during the 1990s.
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19N.1.bp.1a.i:
Estimate the percentage of rainfall shown as surface storage at the start of the rainfall event.
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19N.1.bp.1a.ii:
Estimate the number of hours during which overland flow is present in the drainage basin.
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19N.1.bp.1b:
Outline one reason why interception decreases over time during the rainfall event shown in the diagram.
Sub sections and their related questions
A.1.1. The drainage basin as an open system with inputs, outputs, flows and stores
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19N.1.bp.1a.i:
Estimate the percentage of rainfall shown as surface storage at the start of the rainfall event.
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19N.1.bp.1a.ii:
Estimate the number of hours during which overland flow is present in the drainage basin.
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19N.1.bp.1b:
Outline one reason why interception decreases over time during the rainfall event shown in the diagram.
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21M.1.bp.1a.i:
Identify which country has the most waterfalls between 780m and 860m in height.
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21M.1.bp.1a.ii:
State the mode for height from the table.
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21M.1.bp.1b:
Outline the main features of one landform, other than a waterfall, created by river erosion.
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21M.1.bp.1c:
Explain two reasons why rates of erosion could vary at different waterfalls, such as those shown in the table.
- 21N.1.bp.1a.i: State the direction from point A to point B.
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21N.1.bp.1a.ii:
Estimate the percentage of the satellite image that is covered by dense vegetation.
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22M.1.bp.2a:
Examine why geographers use a systems approach in the study of drainage basins.
A.1.2. River discharge and its relationship to stream flow, channel characteristics and hydraulic radius
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19M.1.bp.1a:
Estimate the highest discharge of the river during the 1950s.
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19M.1.bp.1b:
State the number of times that river discharge reached 4 m3/s (cubic metres per second) during the 1990s.
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21N.1.bp.1b:
Outline the relationship between river discharge and hydraulic radius.
A.1.3. River processes of erosion, transportation and deposition and spatial and temporal factors influencing their operation
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19M.1.bp.2b:
Examine the relative importance of erosion and deposition in the formation of floodplains and meanders.
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21N.1.bp.1c:
Suggest two landform changes that could be caused by river processes in an environment such as this.
