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Credits: Three
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You should answer ALL the questions in this booklet.
Achievement
Achievement Criteria
Achievement with Merit
Achievement with Excellence
Examine an extreme natural event and the human response.
Examine, in detail, extreme natural events and the human response.
Overall Level of Performance
Comprehensively examine extreme natural events and the human response.
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You are advised to spend 40 minutes answering the questions in this booklet.
Circle ONE of the following extreme natural events that occur in New Zealand, that you have studied.
Earthquakes Landslides Volcanic Eruptions Coastal Erosion Floods
Use this extreme natural event and the model below to answer Question One (a), (b), and (c).
L1 Geography 90202, 2007 – page 2 of 8

QUESTION ONE
(a) Describe in detail how ONE natural process that occurs above OR below the earth’s surface produces your selected extreme natural event.
You may answer in paragraph form or use a combination of diagrams and notes.
Box provided for diagrams.
L1 Geography 90202, 2007 – page 3 of 8

(b) Describe in detail the effects on the earth’s surface of your selected extreme natural event.
Specific references to a named case study (or studies) must be included in your answer.
You may answer in paragraph form or use a combination of diagrams and notes.
Box provided for diagrams.
L1 Geography 90202, 2007 – page 4 of 8

(c) Briefly describe ONE action people can take before the event and ONE action people can take after the event to DECREASE the effects of your selected extreme natural event.
Specific references to a named case study (or studies) must be included in your answer.
BEFORE:
AFTER:
L1 Geography 90202, 2007 – page 5 of 8

Circle ONE of the following extreme natural events.
EITHER: Drought in Australia OR: Tropical Cyclones in the South-west Pacific Islands
Use this extreme natural event to answer Question Two (a), (b), and (c) .
Extreme natural events are the result of intense natural processes and most extreme natural events are the result of a combination of these processes. Droughts and tropical cyclones both result from extreme climatic processes.
L1 Geography 90202, 2007 – page 6 of 8

QUESTION TWO
(a) Which of the weather maps on page 6 represents the conditions necessary for your selected extreme natural event?
Map:
Explain how the pressure systems on your selected map indicate the possibility of the extreme natural event.
(b) Describe in detail how climatic or atmospheric processes produce your selected extreme natural event.
You may answer in paragraph form or use a combination of diagrams and notes.
L1 Geography 90202, 2007 – page 7 of 8

(c) Briefly describe ONE action people can take before the event and ONE action people can take after the event to DECREASE the effects of your selected extreme natural event.
Specific references to a named case study (or studies) must be included in your answer.
BEFORE:
AFTER:
L1 Geography 90202, 2007 – page 8 of 8