Geography guide, first assessment 2019, Published February 2017, updated November 2019
Which arrangement of rocks most often produces a waterfall?
Question 21 mark
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IB Geography SL and HL
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Topic spec Paper 1
Skill: geog-oa-hydrology
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Geography guide, first assessment 2019, Published February 2017, updated November 2019
A river channel is rectangular, 10 m wide and 2 m deep at bankfull. What is its hydraulic radius?
Question 31 mark
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Paper scope: Paper 1
Topic spec Paper 1
Skill: geog-oa-landforms
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Geography guide, first assessment 2019, Published February 2017, updated November 2019
During a flood, why is the coarsest sediment deposited closest to the river channel, building up a levee?
Question 41 mark
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IB Geography SL and HL
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Paper scope: Paper 1
Topic spec Paper 1
Skill: geog-oa-hydrographs
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Geography guide, first assessment 2019, Published February 2017, updated November 2019
Two basins of the same size and shape receive the same storm. Basin X is on permeable chalk and basin Y is on impermeable clay. How will basin X's storm hydrograph differ from basin Y's?
Question 51 mark
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IB Geography SL and HL
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Paper scope: Paper 1
Topic spec Paper 1
Skill: geog-oa-flooding
Knowledge check
Geography guide, first assessment 2019, Published February 2017, updated November 2019
A town straightens and deepens its stretch of river to reduce local flooding. What is the most likely effect on a village farther downstream?
Question 61 mark
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IB Geography SL and HL
Spec and skills
Paper scope: Paper 1
Topic spec Paper 1
Skill: geog-oa-flooding
Knowledge check
Geography guide, first assessment 2019, Published February 2017, updated November 2019
The recurrence interval of a flood is (n + 1) / m, where n is the number of years of record and m is the flood's rank. In 39 years of records, what is the recurrence interval of the 4th largest annual flood?