This task is combined with the previous test questions completed earlier as a major portfolio task.
Refer to the insert “What is a heat wave”. Write an essay in which you expand on how subtropical anticyclonic conditions and associated weather conditions can influence SA’s climate. In your essay take care to discuss recent events under the following headings:
• How anticyclones’ subsidence can lead to a heat wave (you may include diagrams)
• The weather systems that can lead to mid-summer rainfall
• Possible impact of Cyclone Ava
Refer to the attached rubric when planning and structuring your essay. (22)
Submit your essay in neatly handwritten format or typed in 1.15 spaced Arial 12 pt.
Attachments:
Insert – heat wave
Essay rubric