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O-LevelGeographyThe natural environmentMay/June 2010Paper 1 Q425 Marks

(a) Study Fig. 6, which shows the global distribution of areas with tropical rainforest and tropical desert climates. [Fig. 6 is a world map showing the distribution of two climate types. The Equator, Tropic of Cancer, and Tropic of Capricorn are marked. Key: - tropical rainforest (dark shaded areas) - tropical desert (dotted shaded areas) Tropical rainforests are mainly found along the Equator in South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. Tropical deserts are found around the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, on the western sides of continents, e.g., Sahara (North Africa), Arabian Desert, Australian deserts, Atacama (South America). Point X is located in the Sahara Desert in North Africa.] (b) Study Photograph C (Insert), which shows deforestation of an area of tropical rainforest in Indonesia. [Photograph C (Insert) would show an image of deforestation in a tropical rainforest in Indonesia, likely featuring cleared land, logging activities, or burnt areas.]

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Geography (2217) May/June 2010 examination, Paper 1 Variant 3. It tests the topic of The natural environment and is worth 25 marks.

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