GEOGRAPHY PAPER1

• One of the main hazards associated with volcanoes is the release of ash
• What is the name of the process where ice turns directly into vapor without becoming liquid first?

  Sublimation
• The movement of tectonic plates is driven by convection
• The Richter scale measures the magnitude of earthquakes.
• What type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma?

  Igneous
• Typhoon Haiyan was locally called Yolanda
• Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines as a Category5 storm
• In what sea are the Philippines located?

  South China Sea
• Sea level rise has increased by 20 cm worldwide since 1900
• Tacloban's funnel-shaped bay contributed to destructive storm surges during Typhoon Haiyan
• What was the lowest recorded pressure of Typhoon Haiyan in millibars?

  895 mb
• The highest sustained wind speed of Typhoon Haiyan was 196 mph
• Over 4 million people were displaced by Typhoon Haiyan
• The UN admitted that its response to Typhoon Haiyan was too slow
• What was the estimated loss of rice in tonnes due to Typhoon Haiyan?

  130,000 tonnes
• Debt is a major obstacle for the Philippines, with over 20% of government revenue spent on foreign debt repayments
• Fishing communities in the Philippines were severely affected because 90 % of the rural population are small-scale farmers
• How many coconut trees were felled by Typhoon Haiyan?

  33 million
• International aid agencies responded quickly with food, water, and temporary shelters after Typhoon Haiyan
• The French, Belgian, and Israeli's set up field hospitals to help the injured
• What is a heat wave defined as in the UK?

  3 consecutive days of high temperatures
• The 2018 heat wave in the UK reached temperatures of 38.5°C in some areas
• The 2018 UK heat wave was caused by an anticyclone bringing dry, hot air from Europe
• How much rain fell in the UK during June and July of 2018 due to the heat wave?

  47 mm
• Heat waves can cause drowning due to thermal shock when people jump into cold water
• What was the estimated number of deaths linked to the 2018 heat wave in the UK?

  Over 2000
• Wildfires during the 2018 heat wave affected large areas of national parks
• Low water levels in reservoirs exposed hidden archaeological sites during the 2018 heat wave
• What type of food production increased threefold during the 2018 heat wave in the UK?

  Ice-cream
• Farmers during the 2018 heat wave were allowed to extract more water to avoid loss of crops
• The UK government created a 'heat wave plan' to reduce the consequences of future heat waves
• What is the capital of France?

  Paris
• World War II ended in 1945
• Who wrote the novel 'Pride and Prejudice'?

  Jane Austen
• Match the chemical symbol with its element:

  Oxygen ↔️ O

  Carbon ↔️ C

  Hydrogen ↔️ H

  Nitrogen ↔️ N
• In a Nash equilibrium no player can gain by a unilateral change of strategy
• What is the formula for Pythagoras' theorem?

  a^2 + b^2 = c^2</latex>
• The Great Wall of China is visible from the Moon with the naked eye.

  False
• Steps of the scientific method:

  1️⃣ Make an observation

  2️⃣ Form a hypothesis

  3️⃣ Test the hypothesis with an experiment

  4️⃣ Analyze the data

  5️⃣ Draw a conclusion
• At what temperature does water boil in Celsius at standard atmospheric pressure?

  100 degrees