Weather Hazards Practice Questions

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

Shade one circle only.

• A Low pressure is found at 30° N and 30° S.
• B The Hadley cell is found between the Equator and about 30° N and 30° S.
• C The polar easterlies blow from 60° N towards the North Pole.
• D Air sinks at the Equator and rises at 60° N.

Using Figure 2, describe the global distribution of tropical storms.

Using Figure 4, describe the structure of a tropical storm.

Give two types of weather hazard experienced in the UK.

Explain why many of the world's hot deserts are found in a belt at about 30° north and 30° south of the Equator.

Using Figure 3, calculate the percentage of storms that made landfall at Category 3 or above. Give your answer to the nearest whole percentage.

Show your working.

_____________________________ %

Explain the conditions needed for a tropical storm to form, and how a tropical storm develops.

Suggest how climate change might affect the distribution, frequency and intensity of tropical storms.

Use Figure 5 and your own understanding.

Using a named example of a tropical storm, explain two secondary effects.

Named example: _____________________________

Using a recent example of an extreme weather event in the UK, describe the weather conditions that caused it.

Named example: _____________________________

'The immediate responses to a tropical storm are always more effective than the long-term responses.'

Using a named example of a tropical storm, do you agree with this statement? Justify your decision.

Named example: _____________________________

'Monitoring and prediction do more to reduce the effects of tropical storms than protection and planning.'

Do you agree with this statement? Justify your decision.

Use Figure 6 and your own understanding.

'There is convincing evidence that weather in the UK is becoming more extreme.'

To what extent do you agree with this statement?

Use Figure 7 and your own understanding.

'Careful management can greatly reduce the impacts of extreme weather in the UK.'

Using a recent example of an extreme weather event in the UK, assess this statement.

Named example: _____________________________