Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) Geography PAPER 1: Physical geography. 100 % approved pass rate.

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SECTION A Answer TWO questions from this section. Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new ... answer with a cross . If you answer Question 1 put a cross in the box . 1 River environments (a) (i) Identify one store in the hydrological cycle. (1) A Evaporation B Infiltration C Lake D Throughflow (ii) Identify the statement that best defines transpiration in the hydrological cycle. (1) A Transfer of water from the atmosphere to land. B Plants take up water from the soil and release it into the atmosphere as water vapour. C Water moving through the soil as a result of gravity. D Water vapour cooling in the atmosphere to become liquid. (b) (i) State one physical factor that influences deposition in a river. 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Suggest two reasons for the different storm hydrograph shapes. 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(d) Explain one way agriculture can affect water quality. 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