Mercator chart
1(a)(i) State the six-figure grid reference of the trigonometrical station
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1(a)(ii) In which compass direction is the oilfield from the trigonometrical station?
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1(b) Name TWO types of natural vegetation found along Easting 63
Forest
Scrub / grassland
1(c) What is the bearing of the hospital from the dam?
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1(d) Calculate the distance along the first class road from the junction at 220643 to the bridge at 212655
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1(e) Describe in one word the gradient of the land between
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1. PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle)
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- Known as the workhorse of ISRO.
- Used mainly to launch satellites into polar sun-synchronous
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- Human-Environment Interaction: Explaining how humans and the environment influence one another.
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Systematic Geography
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The word Apiculture is derived from two Latin words:
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- Cultura: Meaning “cultivation” or “tending.”
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Biodiversity
1. Invasive Weed Species
Question: Give an example of an invasive weed species that threatens our native species?
Answer: Parthenium hysterophorus (Congress grass) or Eichhornia crassipes (Water hyacinth).
2. Species–Area Relationship
Question: Write the equation of the Species–Area relationship in a logarithmic scale?
Answer: log S = log C + Z log A
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