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1 KULLEĠĠ SAN BENEDITTU Skola Sekondarja, Ħal Kirkop Mark HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 2014/2015 Levels 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 Total Mark Max. Mark Score Question 1: Study carefully Map 1 (Pg. 2) a. What would you actually find at the following map references? Tick ( ) the correct answer Windmill Parking Lighthouse b. What would you actually find at the following map references? Tick ( ) the correct answer Windmill Parking Lighthouse c. Give the four-figure grid reference of the following: i. Lighthouse: ii. Quarry: St. Benedict College Page 1 of 12

2 Map 1: 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. (3 marks) 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. (3 marks) f. Would you be walking uphill or downhill if you: (underline the correct answer) i. walked north-east from : (uphill, downhill). ii. walked west from : (uphill, downhill). St. Benedict College Page 2 of 12

3 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; Picture 1: A flat topped hill 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: ( 1 / 2 mark each = 3 marks) Canada, Argentina, Kenya, India, China, Japan, Brazil 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: ( 1 / 2 mark each = 3 marks) Brazil Current, South Equatorial Current, Californian Current, Labrador Current Letter on Map Name of ocean current Ocean Cold or Warm Current C D St. Benedict College Page 3 of 12

4 Map 2: World Map H I J D F B A G E C St. Benedict College Page 4 of 12

5 c. Name the major seas marked by the letters E and F. Choose from: Coral Sea, Caspain, Bay of Bengal, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico ( 1 / 2 mark each = 1 mark) Letter on Map Seas E F d. Give the coordinates of the following places marked on the Map. (1 mark each = 2 marks) 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: ( 1 / 2 mark each = 2 marks) 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, Biological weathering, Chemical weathering. ( 1 / 2 mark each = 4 marks) 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. St. Benedict College Page 5 of 12

6 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? Picture 2 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. (8 marks) A A. B B. C C. St. Benedict College Page 6 of 12

7 Question 4: This photo (Picture 4) shows the volcanic island of Stromboli in the Mediterranean. Picture 4 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. (3 marks) 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. (6 marks) St. Benedict College Page 7 of 12

8 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 Picture 5 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? St. Benedict College Page 8 of 12

9 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. (6 marks) A Dry Valley B Cavern / Cave C Limestone Pavement D Swallow hole E River Resurgence F Scree Picture 6 X Y 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. St. Benedict College Page 9 of 12

10 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 (3 marks) Picture 7 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 platform, waves (4 marks) Picture 8 St. Benedict College Page 10 of 12

11 b. Now fill in the blanks with the following words. Only 4 are correct: (4 marks) wave-cut notch wave-cut platform retreats collapses enlarges wave-cut stump The waves undercut the foot of a cliff to form a period of time the notch is enlarged until the cliff above it. Over a. 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 (1 mark each = 2 marks) b. In the space provided, draw a labelled diagram to show the next two stages if erosion of the headland continues. (2 marks each = 4 marks) 3 4 St. Benedict College Page 11 of 12

12 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. c. What do we call the place where a variety of instruments are used to record regular data on the weather? d. What is the difference between a wind vane and an anemometer? St. Benedict College Page 12 of 12

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