O-LevelGeographyThe natural environment2217/22 · Oct/Nov 2018 · Q68 Marks
Study Fig. 6.1, which shows the risk of soil erosion in Europe.
- (a)Describe the distribution of areas with a high risk of soil erosion.[3]
- (b)(i)Which climate is likely to have the greatest soil erosion by water? Tick one answer. dry all year wet all year wet winter and dry summer[1]
- (b)(ii)Which climate is likely to have the greatest soil erosion by wind? Tick one answer. dry all year wet all year wet winter and dry summer[1]
- (b)(iii)Suggest why soils in mountain areas are vulnerable to soil erosion.[2]
- (c)Which of the following strategies will give farmland most protection from soil erosion? Tick one answer. growing the same crop each year maintaining continuous vegetation cover maintaining the maximum herd size that the land will support ploughing up and down the slope[1]
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Mark scheme
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- [3] 6(a) South / Italy / Greece / near the Mediterranean
- [3] 6(a) Mountainous areas / Alps / Pyrenees / Appennines
- [3] 6(a) Central areas / named country in centre
- [3] 6(a) (Islands in) SE
- [1] 6(b)(i) Wet winter and dry summer
- [1] 6(b)(ii) Dry all year
- [2] 6(b)(iii) Steep slopes
- [2] 6(b)(iii) Less vegetation / harvesting of trees
- [2] 6(b)(iii) Relief rainfall / rain shadow
- [2] 6(b)(iii) Rapid run-off
- [2] 6(b)(iii) Soils are thin
- [1] 6(c) Maintaining continuous vegetation cover
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