Weather Hazards (AQA GCSE Geography): Exam Questions

State what is meant by extreme weather.

Study Figure 3, a map showing the distribution and frequency of tropical storms.

Using Figure 3, complete the following paragraph.

Most tropical storms happen between latitudes 5 degrees and 30 degrees north and south of the ______. 

On average, three or more tropical storms per year take place in the East Pacific and ______.

In the Caribbean, the main months for tropical storms are between ______.

Give two reasons why tropical storms form in the areas shown in Figure 3.

Which one of the following statements about tropical storms is true?

Shade one circle only

Study Figure 4, a map showing the track of Hurricane Irma in September 2017.

Using Figure 4, what happened to the wind speed of Hurricane Irma between 8 and 12 September 2017?

Give one reason why tropical storms have a seasonal pattern.

Give one reason why the wind speed of a tropical storm (hurricane) may change as it reaches land.

Which one of the following statements does not describe an extreme weather event in the UK?

Study Figure 1, a map showing a weather forecast for the UK on 1 March 2018.

Figure 1

Using Figure 1, which one of the following statements is true? Shade one circle only.

Study Figure 4, a table listing some of the most severe tropical storms over the past 50 years.

Figure 4

‘As maximum wind speeds increase, so does the number of deaths linked to tropical storms.’
Do you agree?
Use evidence from Figure 4 to support your answer.

Suggest one way the distribution of tropical storms could change if global ocean temperatures continue to rise.

Study Figure 1, a graph showing the number of tropical storms (typhoons) that reached Japan in each month from 1851 to 2018.

The total number of typhoons reaching Japan was 204.

What percentage of the total number of typhoons occurred in August?

Give your answer to the nearest whole percentage.

Study Figure 2, a satellite image showing Cyclone Idai approaching Mozambique, Africa in March 2019.

Describe the structure of Cyclone Idai shown in Figure 2.

Study Figure 1, a map showing the track of Hurricane Dorian in August and September 2019.

Figure 1

Using Figure 1, which one of the following statements is true?

Shade one circle only.

Using Figure 1, measure the distance travelled by Hurricane Dorian at hurricane force.

_________________________ km

Study Figure 2, a satellite image showing Hurricane Dorian over The Bahamas on 1 September 2019.

Figure 2

Using Figure 2, identify two features of Hurricane Dorian

Study Figure 3, a divided bar graph showing the total number of Atlantic tropical storms and hurricanes between 2014–2019.

Figure 3

Use the data from the following table to complete Figure 3.

Suggest one reason for the increase in the total number of tropical storms and hurricanes shown in Figure 3.

Outline one way that planning can reduce the impact of tropical storms.

Study Figure 3, a diagram showing the global atmospheric circulation.

Using Figure 3, complete the following paragraph.

Air from the Equator rises and moves towards the poles, then cools down and sinks at approximately ______________ north and south of the Equator.

The sinking air creates an area of ____________ pressure with very little rainfall. Some of the air moves back to the Equator as surface winds called _____________________________ .

Using Figure 4, which statement describes where tropical storms form?

Shade one circle only.

Using Figure 4, name the tropical storm which caused the greatest number of deaths after the year 2000.

Calculate the median number of deaths caused by the tropical storms listed in Figure 4.

Outline one reason why the number of deaths caused by tropical storms varies.