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Paper 2 Advanced Physical Options
May/June 2009
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General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level
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Fig. 1 for Question 2
Movement of nutrients through the tropical rainforest ecosystem
rain input
canopy
leaching
CANOPY
throughfall
stemflow
fine litterfall
large litterfall
uptake
LARGE
LITTER
FINE
LITTER
HUMUS
decomposition
decomposition
decomposition
ROOTS
nitrogen fixation in soil
SOIL
rock weathering
nutrient losses in water
movements from forest
ROCK
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Fig. 2 for Question 4
Some factors influencing wave formation
20
wave
hrs
at
height 1 m
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height 5 m
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wind velocity
(metres / second) 10
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100
1000
fetch (km)
Fig. 3 for Question 6
Positions of a hurricane
Key
17
positions of hurricane
course followed
19
weather warnings given
19
USA
27
22
% probability that the eye of the
hurricane will come within 100 km
0
August 30th
600
km
Atlantic
Ocean
August 26th
N
The Bahamas
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Fig. 4 for Question 8
Distribution of hot arid and semi-arid climates
North
America
Key
hot arid (desert)
climates
semi-arid climates
Asia
Europe
Africa
Equator
South
America
Australia
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