Cambridge International AS & A Level

GEOGRAPHY 9696/31
Paper 3 Advanced Physical Geography Options May/June 2022
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Fig. 1.1 for Question 1

Subtropical anticyclone over Australia, 2 September 2018

120°E 130°E 140°E 150°E

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Fig. 4.1 for Question 4

Aerial photograph* of a spit in British Columbia, Canada

* the aerial photograph was taken looking north

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Fig. 7.1 for Question 7

Extent of two historic mudflows from the Mount Rainier volcano, USA

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Sumner Enumclaw
Puyallup
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River
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Puyallup
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River
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Key
Mount Rainier
Osceola Mudflow (~ 5000 years old)
Electron Mudflow (~ 500 years old)
volcano
settlement

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Fig. 10.1 for Question 10

The results of two laboratory experiments*

1.4 1.4

1.3 1.3

1.2 1.2

1.1 1.1

1.0 1.0

0.9 0.9

0.8 0.8
weight weight
loss 0.7 0.7 loss
(%) (%)
0.6 0.6

0.5 0.5

0.4 0.4

0.3 0.3

0.2 0.2

0.1 0.1

0.0 0.0
1 7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63 70
day
Key
salt weathering
salt and frost weathering

* the two laboratory experiments were investigating the weight loss of sandstone blocks when exposed
to daily cycles of salt weathering, and combined salt and frost weathering, under semi-arid conditions

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