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O-LevelGeographyThe natural environment2217/23 · May/June 2017 · Q48 Marks

Study Fig. 4, which shows the weather for southern India, for a day in July 2015.

  1. (a)Draw a line on Fig. 4 to separate the area of rain showers from the area of sunny intervals.[1]
  2. (b)(i)Describe the locations of the areas of clear sky.[2]
  3. (b)(ii)Which instrument would be used to measure the number of hours of sunny weather at a weather station?[1]
  4. (c)The weather is moving from west to east. Describe the weather at Hunsur shown on Fig. 4, and how it will change in the next few hours.[2]
  5. (d)(i)What is the average number of sunshine hours for July?[1]
  6. (d)(ii)Compare the average sunshine hours for July and August with the rest of the year.[1]

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Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2017). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] Correct line on Fig. 4
  2. [1] North-east
  3. [1] South
  4. [1] (Two small areas in) centre / SE of Hunsur
  5. [1] Sunshine recorder
  6. [1] Sunny intervals now
  7. [1] Thicker / darker cloud
  8. [1] Rain / showers
  9. [1] Fall in temperature
  10. [1] 3
  11. [1] Lower than rest of the year
  12. [1] Lowest

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About this question

Topic
The natural environment, O-Level Geography (syllabus 2217). Structured question, 8 marks.
Source
O-Level Geography, May/June 2017 Paper 2 Variant 3, question 4.

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