2018年5月IB地理真题(SL+HL)下载-Paper2
Option A — Freshwater – issues and conflicts
1. (a) Outline two ways in which sediment is transported by a river.
(b) Using one named example of an international conflict related to freshwater,briefly explain:
(i) one cause of the conflict;
(ii) two consequences of the conflict.
(c) Examine how human activity influenced the severity of one named river flood event.
2. The diagram shows some possible water movements in the hydrological cycle.
(a) (i) State the four elements of the hydrological cycle labelled A–D.
(ii) State two possible methods of artificially recharging the aquifer.
(b) Explain three possible ways people may modify a river channel to increase the flow of water.
(c) To what extent has the management of one major wetland area been successful?
3. The diagram shows wind frequency over a 30-year period on a beach in the Caribbean.
(a) (i) Estimate the percentage of days when the wind blows from the north.
(ii) Identify the direction of the most frequent wind.
(iii) State the direction towards which longshore drift is most likely to occur at X on the diagram.
(iv) State one landform likely to be produced by longshore drift at X.
(b) Explain three physical factors that affect the development of coral reefs.
(c) “Coastal hazard management always creates more problems than it solves.” Discuss this statement, with reference to one or more areas of coastline.
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