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VCE Geography Units 1 & 2 - 8 Practice Pack

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VCE-GEO-U12 11.1 📋 – Practice Exam 8: Question Paper

Practice Exam 8

VCE Geography | Geomorphic Processes, Landforms & Landscape Change

✎ Complete ALL questions on paper before opening the Model Answers lesson. No notes. Aim for 1 minute per mark.

SHORT ANSWER

Question 1 (4 marks)

Explain the geomorphic processes responsible for the formation of the Blue Mountains, NSW.

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Question 2 (4 marks)

Describe the geomorphic processes operating along a coastline dominated by erosional landforms.

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Question 3 (4 marks)

Explain the geomorphic processes that create river meanders.

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Question 4 (4 marks)

Describe the major landforms associated with glaciation and explain how they were formed.

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Question 5 (4 marks)

Explain how human activities modify geomorphic processes along rivers.

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Question 6 (4 marks)

Describe the geomorphic effects of climate change on coastal landforms in Australia.

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Question 7 (4 marks)

What is ‘isostasy’ and how does it affect landscape evolution?

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Question 8 (4 marks)

Compare aeolian (wind) and fluvial (river) processes as agents of landscape formation in Australia.

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EXTENDED RESPONSE

Extended Response 1: Coastal Geomorphology

Question 9 (6 marks)

Extended Response 1: Coastal Geomorphology (a)
Analyse the factors that determine the rate of coastal erosion in a specific coastal environment.

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Extended Response 1: Coastal Geomorphology

Question 10 (3 marks)

Extended Response 1: Coastal Geomorphology (b)
Evaluate the effectiveness of hard engineering vs soft engineering approaches to managing coastal erosion.

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Extended Response 2: Australian Landscape

Question 11 (5 marks)

Extended Response 2: Australian Landscape (a)
Explain the geomorphic history and processes responsible for Australia’s ancient, flat, weathered landscape.

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Extended Response 2: Australian Landscape

Question 12 (3 marks)

Extended Response 2: Australian Landscape (b)
Explain how Indigenous Australian peoples have shaped and continue to shape the landscape through land management practices.

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✓ Finished? Open the next lesson – Model Answers – to mark your work.