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Date May 2019 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code 19M.3.HL.TZ2.b
Level HL Paper 3 Time zone TZ2
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19M.3.HL.TZ2.b

The climograph shows data collected at Mangalore, India. The natural vegetation of the surrounding area is forest and the climate is tropical.

[Source: from: The Physical Environment: An Introduction to Physical Geography. Michael Ritter
https://earthonlinemedia.com/ebooks/tpe_3e/]

Natural forests in the area around Mangalore contain hardwood trees such as teak, Tectona grandis, which are deciduous, shedding their leaves once a year. Suggest, with a reason, when this might happen.

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a. dry season/Jan/Feb ✔

b. «drop leaves» to prevent water loss/transpiration «since no rainfall for almost four months» ✔

Examiners report

Many provided correct answers, but also an important number could not relate the process to prevention of water loss during the dry months.

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