plumiTropical cyclones present major natural hazards to people and places: Edexcel GCSE Geography B questions
Every Edexcel GCSE Geography B exam question on 1.5 Tropical cyclones present major natural hazards to people and places, 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 8 questions on Tropical cyclones present major natural hazards to people and places, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q1(d)(iii) (2 marks): Explain one impact of hurricanes on coastal areas. (2)
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q1(g) (4 marks): Explain two reasons why some countries are more vulnerable than others to the impacts of tropical cyclones (hurricanes and typhoons). (4) 1 Study Figure 1 which
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q1(h) (4 marks): Explain two reasons why some countries are more socially and economically vulnerable to the impacts of tropical cyclones. (4)
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q1(f) (8 marks): Assess the view that coastal flooding is the main physical hazard caused by tropical cyclones. (8)
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q1(g) (8 marks): Assess the reasons why some countries are more vulnerable than others to the impacts of tropical cyclones. (8)
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q1(c)(i) (1 mark): Calculate the ratio of the number of deaths between the two tropical cyclones. (1)
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q1(c)(iii) (3 marks): Explain one reason why the economic cost of tropical cyclones varies. (3)
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q1(e)(i) (4 marks): Haiti appears to be very vulnerable to the impacts of Hurricane Matthew. Using Figure 3, suggest two reasons why. (4) 1 Study Figure 1. Crust 0 -100 km Lithosph
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