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Cambridge International Examinations
Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level
9696/21
GEOGRAPHY
Paper 2 Advanced Physical Options
May/June 2015
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Fig. 1 for Question 2
The vegetation structure, soil profile and
biomass of the tropical rainforest
Vegetation
Structure
Soil
Profile
Tropical
Rainforest
Litter
thin humus layer
Red colour with high
iron and aluminium
content
coarse texture
Parent Material
weathered to
great depth
1200
1000
Mean Biomass 800
(tons per hectare) 600
400
200
0
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Photograph A for Question 4
Some landforms along a stretch of coastline
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Fig. 2 for Question 6
Materials erupted from a volcano
prevailing wind
eruption column
eruption cloud
tephra (ash) fall
volcanic
bombs
acid rain
pyroclastic
flow
magma
conduit
lava flow
ground
water
crack
magma reservoir
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Fig. 3 for Question 8
The distribution of semi-arid climates in the tropics
N
Tropic of
Cancer
Equator
Tropic of
Capricorn
Key
semi-arid climates
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