A weather station beside a hot desert settlement in northern Kenya monitored rainfall and air temperature for one year. Fig. 1 is a line-art diagram of the ...

Assessment: Geography 9230 | Paper 1 Mock 01 | Written Paper 1 Subject: Geography - 9230

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A weather station beside a hot desert settlement in northern Kenya monitored rainfall and air temperature for one year. Fig. 1 is a line-art diagram of the station, showing the rain gauge and shaded thermometer screen. Table 1 gives selected monthly results from the study. The river near the settlement usually has no water.

MonthRainfall (mm)Mean temperature (degrees C)
January329
April4427
July131
October1830

(a) Which month shown has the greatest rainfall? [1]
(b) Outline one way in which the climate shown can make river flow unreliable. [2]
(c) Draw a circle around the instrument in Fig. 1 that collects rainfall. [1]

Answer Details

(a) April [1] (b) Rainfall is low/rare [1] and occurs in short uneven events, so the river may only flow after storms [1]. (c) Circle the cylindrical rain gauge [1]

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