Skip to content

ZIMSEC A-Level Geography

4.7Weather and climatic hazards and mitigation

Weather and climatic hazards and mitigation in ZIMSEC A-Level Geography: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
Subtopic43 practice questions2 lessons

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 4.7.1Explain the causes of droughts, floods, tropical cyclones and other storms, and heatwaves.
  2. 4.7.2Discuss their effects and assess the effectiveness of adaptation and mitigation measures.

Lessons

  • Tropical cyclones: formation, hazards, impacts and management

    45 min

    Full access
  • Weather and climatic hazards and their mitigation

    40 min

    Full access

Join to read every lesson, or see what Full access includes.

Sample question

A sample question on this topic. Answer it, check it, then read the worked answer.

Weather and climatic hazards and mitigation: sample question

1 mark

What is the minimum sea-surface temperature usually needed for a tropical cyclone to form?

Choose one answer

Turn Weather and climatic hazards and mitigation into a strength.

Practise with instant marking, see your mastery grow and get a study plan built around your exam date.