2. Examine the photograph and answer the following questions: (i) What is the name of the feature marked A? (ii) What is the name of the feature marked B?
(iii) What is the name of the overall feature in the photograph?
(iv) Name one process which helped to form the features.
(v) Name the type of rock most associated with these features.
B A
(i) Feature named 4m (ii) Feature named 4m (iii) Feature named 4m (iv) Any valid process 4m (v) Rock named 4m
2010 Q2A 20M
3. With reference to an Irish landscape, examine the processes which have influenced the development of any one underground landform in a karst region.
Named process 2m
Underground landform identified 2m Irish example 2m
Discussion 12 SRPs @ 2m each 2010 Q3C 30M
HIGHER LEVEL In this section we will look at a question from the 2006 Higher Level paper.
EXAM QUESTION With reference to any one rock type, explain how it was formed and how it can produce a distinctive landscape.
2006 Q1B 30M
This question asks you to combine information from Chapter 6 The Rock Cycle and Chapter 8 Karst Landscapes. This means you must plan your SRPs and order them before you begin to avoid repetition. While the answer is related to limestone and karst landscape, this question can be related to other rock types and related landscape.
Try answering the above question by using one of the following combinations:
• Sandstone and the Munster Ridge Valley • Granite and the Leinster Batholith • Basalt and the Antrim-Derry Plateau
Marking Scheme
Rock type identified 2m Formation 7 SRPs @ 2m each Distinctive landscape identified 2m Formation 6 SRPs @ 2m each
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