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All 14 questions on There are different plate boundaries, each with characteristic volcanic and earthquake hazards, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q1(e)(i) (1 mark): Identify this type of plate boundary. (1) A collision B conservative C convergent D divergent
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q1(f) (4 marks): Explain two reasons why volcanoes have different characteristics. (4)
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q1(d)(ii) (2 marks): Explain one reason why earthquakes are common at convergent plate boundaries. (2) 1 Study Figure 1 which shows a climate graph for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia locate
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q1(c) (1 mark): Name the type of volcano shown in Figure 2. (1)
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q1(d) (1 mark): Identify one tectonic location where volcanoes are never found. (1) A Conservative boundaries B Hotspots C Convergent boundaries D Divergent boundaries
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q1(c)(i) (1 mark): Name the type of plate boundary shown in Figure 2. (1)
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q1(c)(ii) (2 marks): Explain why earthquakes are common at this type of plate boundary. (2)
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q1(d)(i) (2 marks): Explain how earthquakes can cause tsunamis. (2) 1 Study Figure 1, which shows changing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere between 1960 and 2020. 420 400
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q1(e) (2 marks): Explain one difference between shield and composite volcanoes. (2) 1 Study Figure 1, which shows changing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere between 196
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q1(a)(i) (1 mark): Identify the type of plate tectonic feature shown. (1) A A divergent boundary B A hotspot C A convergent boundary D A conservative boundary
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q1(a)(ii) (1 mark): Name the type of volcano found at X. (1)
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q1(f) (1 mark): Study Figure 4 which shows Iceland’s location on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. N ICELAND 0 50km Key Plate movement Active volcanoes Mid-Atlantic Ridge Figure 4 Identi
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q1(g) (3 marks): Explain one difference between the type of volcanoes found at divergent and convergent plate boundaries. (3)
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q1(b)(i) (2 marks): Explain one cause of a tsunami. (2) 1 Study Figure 1. Crust 0 -100 km Lithosphere thick Asthenosphere Mantle Mantle 2,900 km Liquid Core Outer core 5,100 km Sol
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