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QUESTION N21
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10 marks

Major hot deserts in northern hemisphere are located between 20-30 degree north and on the western side of the continents. Why?

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What the examiner wants

Explain/Analyse the exact proposition in the PYQ — “Major hot deserts in northern hemisphere are located between 20-30 degree north and on the western side of the continents. Why?” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Climatology.

Explain/AnalyseAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘Major hot deserts in northern hemisphere are located between 20-30 degree north and on the western side of the continents. Why?’, directly answer: Major hot deserts in northern hemisphere are located between 20-30 degree north and on the western side of the continents≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘Major hot deserts in northern hemisphere are located between 20-30 degree north and on the western side of the’, build the causal/institutional mechanism behind Climatology, not just a list of features≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘Major hot deserts in northern hemisphere are located between 20-30 degree north and on the western side of the’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Climatology≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise ClimatologyExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘Major hot deserts in northern hemisphere are located between 20-30 degree north and on the western side of the continent’, avoid a generic note on Climatology; answer the actual wording/directive and the Climatology proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘Major hot deserts in northern hemisphere are located between 20-30 degree north and on the western side of the continent’, do not add examples around Climatology unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • Small labelled map plus cause→impact arrows
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.