Section A: Plate Tectonics

Question 1 (25 marks) Study Figure 1 and answer the questions that follow.

Figure 1: Photo of Carlisle volcano in the Aleutian islands, Alaska.

Photograph by M. Harbin, University of Alaska Fairbanks, July 24, 1994. Source: usgs.gov

a) What type of volcano do you think Carlisle is? Explain your answer. [3] b) Based on Fig. 1, draw and label a diagram showing a cross-section of Carlisle volcano. [4] c) The Aleutian islands are a chain of more than 300 small islands in the Northern Pacific Ocean, at the edge of the Pacific plate. With the help of a diagram, explain how the Aleutian islands might have been formed. [9]

Question 3: Weather and Climate (25 marks) Study Figure 3 and answer the questions that follow.

Latitude/Longitude: 27.7o N; 8.1o W Average Annual Temperature (oC) = 22.8 Annual Temperature Range (oC) = 21.2 Total Annual Precipitation (mm) = 43.8

Figure 3: Climograph for Tindouf, Algeria a) Figure 3 shows a climograph for the province of Tindouf in Algeria. Based on Fig. 3, i) ii) iii) Name the type of climate shown. [1m] Describe briefly the type of vegetation most likely to be found in this climate. [3m] What would you expect the daily temperature range for Tindouf to be like? Explain your answer. [4m]

b) Why does the temperature increase with altitude in the stratosphere? [6m]
c) Why does temperature vary around the world? [11]