General Certificate of Secondary Education Higher Tier January 2011 Geography 40352H (Specification B) Paper 2 Insert For use with Question 2 Figure 3 Wind strength 125 kph Less than 125 kph 1 2 3 4 5 Indian Ocean Arctic Ocean Southern Ocean Tropic of Capricorn Tropic of Cancer Equator 23½° N 23½° S 0° Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean 150 kph 180 kph 210 kph 250 kph Storm category Insert to January 2011/40352H 6/6/ G/T63708.01
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General Certificate of Secondary EducationHigher TierJanuary 2011
Geography 40352H(Specification B)Paper 2
InsertFor use with Question 2
Figure 3
Wind strength125 kphLess than 125 kph
1 2 3 4 5
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
23½° N
23½° S
0°Pacific Ocean
AtlanticOcean
150 kph 180 kph 210 kph 250 kph
Storm category
Insert to January 2011/40352H 6/6/ G/T63708.01
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Insert to January 2011/40352H
For use with Question 3Figure 6
In February 2009, a number of wildfires burned across theAustralian state of Victoria. Australia has never had wildfires
that caused so much destruction.
Maximum temperature in Victoria
26
°C
27 28
January 2009 February 2009
29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 920253035404550
Victoria wildfires, 9 February 2009
Man arrested for using a power tool which gave off sparks.
February 2009
Police are looking for an arsonist believed responsible for the 6500 hectare wildfire. About six fires have started in the past 24 hours and while lightning probably caused four of the fires, it is believed the arsonist started two.
February 2009Police search for arsonist
A fallen power line is
believed to have
sparked the blaze in
a part of Victoria.
February 2009
Government takesaction over electricity
company
N0 50 100 km
Bairnsdale
Warragul
Victoria
V I C T O R I A
Ballarat
Hamilton
Bendigo
WildfiresKey
State boundaryForestTownDry winds, gustsof up to 115 kph
Firefighters warned that by 2050, major wildfires could happen every year in Victoria if global warming continues.
The lowest rainfall on record fell in Victoria in the 18 months before the February 2009 wildfires.