DP Geography Questionbank
Global distribution of extreme environments
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Explain the global distribution of each of the two kinds of extreme environment.
Describe the relief and climatic characteristics that make these environments extreme. Explain how these characteristics present challenges for resource development and human habitation.
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16N.2.bp.5a:
(i) Estimate the latitude at which the percentage of land is highest in the Northern Hemisphere.
(ii) State one reason why extreme cold environments can even be found at latitude A.
(iii) Briefly outline the seasonal variations in temperature likely to be found at latitude B.
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18M.2.bp.5a.i:
State the earliest date on which there is a 50 % probability of snow depth exceeding 1 metre.
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18M.2.bp.5a.ii:
Estimate the probability of snow depth exceeding 2 metres on 1 September.
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18M.2.bp.5a.iii:
Briefly explain how the graph provides evidence that this ski field is located in the southern hemisphere.
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18N.2.bp.5b:
Explain two possible challenges posed by the environment to the economic activities of people living in areas like area D shown in the photograph.
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18N.2.bp.6a.i:
Outline two climatic characteristics of a periglacial extreme environment.
