Paper 2 · Weathering and rock types
A climatic environment has annual rainfall of only 50-250mm, mean annual temperature of 8-20 degrees C, and weathering that reaches a depth of only up to 2 metres. Which climatic environment is this?
Ahot desert/semi-arid.
Bequatorial/tropical rainforest.
Ctropical continental/savanna.
DMediterranean.
Explanation: Very low rainfall, a wide temperature range and very shallow weathering are all typical of a hot desert/semi-arid environment.
Derived from ZIMSEC Geography 2248/2 Paper 2, November 2013, Q1
