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Level 1 Geography, 201391007 Demonstrate geographic understanding of
environments that have been shaped by extreme natural event(s)
9.30 am Friday 22 November 2013 Credits: Four
Achievement Achievement with Merit Achievement with ExcellenceDemonstrate geographic understanding of environments that have been shaped by extreme natural event(s).
Demonstrate in-depth geographic understanding of environments that have been shaped by extreme natural event(s).
Demonstrate comprehensive geographic understanding of environments that have been shaped by extreme natural event(s).
Check that the National Student Number (NSN) on your admission slip is the same as the number at the top of this page.
You should attempt ALL the questions in this booklet.
If you need more room for any answer, use the extra space provided at the back of this booklet.
Check that this booklet has pages 2 – 12 in the correct order and that none of these pages is blank.
YOU MUST HAND THIS BOOKLET TO THE SUPERVISOR AT THE END OF THE EXAMINATION.
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You are advised to spend 60 minutes answering the questions in this booklet.
In the box below, name ONE type of extreme natural event, and a case study (studies) that you will use to answer Questions One, Two, and Three.
Type of extreme natural event:
Name of case study (studies):
QUESTION ONE: NATURAL PROCESSES
Read the following geographic concepts. Include specific references to them, as well as to the extreme natural event and to the environment of the case study (studies) you have named above, to support your answers to this question.
Geographic Concepts
Processes are sequences of related actions that shape and change environments.
Environments may be natural. They have particular characteristics and features, which can be the result of natural processes.
There are TWO parts to Question One. Read BOTH (a) on page 3, and (b) on page 4, before you begin your answers.
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(a) Draw a fully annotated diagram with labels and notes in the box below, to show the natural processes that operate to produce your named extreme natural event.
Title:
Key:
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(b) Fully explain the natural processes that operate to produce your named extreme natural event within the environment of your named case study (studies).
Include specific evidence from your named case study (studies), and refer to the diagram that you have drawn on page 3, to support your answer.
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QUESTION TWO: IMPACTS ON THE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
Read the following geographic concept. Include specific references to it, as well as to the extreme natural event and to the environment of the case study (studies) you have named on page 2, to support your answers to this question.
Geographic Concept
Change involves any alteration to the natural or cultural environment. Change is a normal process in a natural environment. It occurs at varying rates, at different times, and in different places.
The cultural features of an environment may include:
Cultural Environment
Buildings (eg commercial,
residential)
Employment
Social activities
Community facilities
(eg church, school)
Shops
Infrastructure (eg roads,
power lines, water supply)
Factories / industry
Economic activities (eg banking,
trade, tourism, agriculture)
Fully explain how your named extreme natural event has affected the cultural environment.
Include a combination of notes and diagram(s) to support your answer.
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QUESTION THREE: HUMAN RESPONSES
Refer to the extreme natural event and to the environment of the case study (studies) you have named on page 2, to support your answers to this question.
When an extreme natural event occurs, people respond to extreme natural events in stages. The flow diagram below summarises these stages.
Before the event During the eventThe
emergency responsePeople may or may not know it is coming, or prepare for it
Everyone reacts personally to the immediate crisis
The first priority is to save lives
NormalityThe disaster
rehabilitation periodThe disaster recovery
periodThings are back to where they were before the event
Rebuilding occurs and the economy starts to function again
The urgent needs of the living are attended to
Source (adapted): L. Anderson, Nature’s Fury, Extreme Natural Events NCEA Level 1 (North Shore: Pearson Education New Zealand, 2012).
Select THREE stages from the diagram.
For EACH stage selected, fully explain how people have responded to your extreme natural event.
You may refer to the responses of different groups of people, individuals, or organisations in each of your answers.
Use specific detailed evidence to support your answers.
Selected diagram stage (1):
How people have responded:
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Selected diagram stage (2):
How people have responded:
Question Three continues on the next page
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