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O-LevelGeographyThe natural environmentMay/June 2017Paper 2 Q730 Marks

Students in Wales went on a field visit to an area of coastal sand dunes near to their school. They had studied the formation of sand dunes and wanted to find out about the amount of marram grass and other vegetation growing on them. Photograph B (Insert) shows the coastal sand dunes they visited. Coastal sand dunes are popular places for people to visit and this may affect the growth of vegetation.

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About This O-Level Geography Question

This structured question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Geography (2217) May/June 2017 examination, Paper 2 Variant 2. It tests the topic of The natural environment and is worth 30 marks.

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