Hi guys
Thought the exam was fairly reasonable. Two questions that threw me a bit was the 7 mark question on the Tectonics structured questions on the Man-Whitney U test which I believe a lot of people had trouble with. The 8 mark question on World Cities also threw me as I had not even come across any questions like that before so I hope I've written enough relevant information to at least get a low level 2 answer.
For the essay I chose the Weather and Climate essay on Global Warming as I'd done a very similar essay in class. I split Al Gore's argument into three parts : Are global temperatures increasing. Are humans causing this rise in temperatures and Should we do something about it. Went on to talk about the greenhouse effect. Evidence for global warming(Ice cores, radiocarbon dating, seafloor analysis, cave paintings). Other periods of warming (Boreal period) and other causes of Global Warming (Milankovitch cycles, earth's tilt, volcanoes, sunspot activity). Then a small paragraph on the possible effects and why some countries might want to take action (stronger hurricanes, economic loss, etc) and other countries which may not (easier to extract oil, tourism). Concluded by addressing each part of the quote and using my own opinion. I tried to write a really good essay to make up for marks lost in the structured questions but only time will tell I guess. Good luck everybody and I hope you all get what you need come results day :P