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O-LevelGeographyThe natural environmentMay/June 2016Paper 2 Q38 Marks

Study Table 2, which shows global totals for the number of earthquakes of different magnitudes on the Richter scale, from 2003 to 2013. [Table 2] Magnitude range (Richter 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 scale) 8.0–9.9 1 2 1 2 4 0 1 1 1 2 2 7.0–7.9 14 14 10 9 14 12 16 21 19 15 17 6.0–6.9 140 141 140 142 178 168 144 151 204 129 124 5.0–5.9 1203 1515 1693 1712 2074 1768 1896 1963 2271 1412 1402 Total 1358 1672 1844 1865 2270 1948 2057 2136 2495 1558 1545

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Geography (2217) May/June 2016 examination, Paper 2 Variant 2. It tests the topic of The natural environment and is worth 8 marks.

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