iGeo 2010, Писмен тест — Задача 32. Section VI - Natural hazards · 1

Written Response Test — Question and Answer Booklet — 8th International Geography Olympiad — Taipei, Taiwan — July 29 - August 4 2010 · 29 юли 2010 г. · 3 т.

Внимание: Бележка към темата

The questions refer to a separate Sources booklet (the Section I article, the Section II discharge table, the Section III population pyramids and tables, the Section IV and V photos and satellite image, the Section VI photos). That booklet is not in the archive, so several questions cannot be answered from this page alone.

Instructions for the students

  1. This test consists of six sections.

  2. The maximum total mark is 80.

The mark for each question is given at the start of the question, eg. 3m = 3 marks.

IMillennium Development Goals (MDGs)12 marks
IIFlood13 marks
IIIPopulation geography14 marks
IVLandforms13 marks
VAgriculture and environment13 marks
VINatural hazards15 marks
  1. Give only the required number of answers (reasons, examples, et cetera).

For instance, if the question asks for two reasons and you give more than two, only the first two reasons will be marked.

  1. Answer all questions in the spaces provided in the Question and Answer Booklet.

  2. Check the backs of the pages as questions sometimes continue on the back of a page.

  3. Fill in your name and team on the front page AND in the box on top of each page of the Question and Answer Booklet.

  4. The Sources booklet contains the maps and figures referred to in the questions.

  5. Time: 180 minutes for non-native English speakers

150 minutes for native English speakers

  1. Non-native English speakers are allowed to use bilingual dictionaries during the test.

  2. You may use a calculator during the test.

Good luck!

Условие

Disasters of the 21st century

Look at the photos and hints.

Name the country and the type of natural disaster that occurred.

Hints for …Country and type of disaster
photo A Earth’s axis shifted 8 cm; the day is now 1.26 microseconds shorter.
photo B Over 230,000 deceased, air traffic congestion.
photo C “Instead of cash, they sent us ash.”
photo D Duration of around 10 minutes; rupture of over 1300 km.
photo E Costliest disaster in the country left 3 million people without electricity.
photo F 11 missing workers; affected area approximately 100,000 km2^2.

Решение

Оригинал в Архива: 2010iGeo_WRT_question.pdf · официални решения: 2010iGeo_WRT_MarkingScheme.pdf