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Study photograph A which shows a type of natural vegetation.

Source: http://academic.evergreen.edu

Photograph A

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Identify the type of natural vegetation.

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Account for how it adapts to the surrounding environment.

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b) Fig. 1 below shows the climograph of a type of climate.

Source: http://drought.unl.edu

Fig. 1 Identify and describe the type of climate shown in Fig. 3 above.

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c) Fig. 2 below shows a map of North America.

Mean annual temperature: 2.6ºC Winnipeg San Francisco

23½ºN

Mean annual temperature: 14.1ºC

23½ºN

Source: http://www.franklin.ma.us

Fig. 2 With close reference to Fig. 2 above, account for the variations in temperatures [6] between San Francisco and Winnipeg. d) Evaluate the success of afforestation, water storage and cloud seeding in alleviating the problems resulting from drought. [8]

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