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2026 Statistics
Key Facts: BY Abitur Geographie gA Exam
210 minutes
gA Geographie working time (Gesamtarbeitszeit including reading time)
GSO Anlage 8 / BaySchO Anlage 8; ISB Illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben Geographie gA
4 offered / 2 completed
Task choice in the written gA exam; 50 Bewertungseinheiten per task (100 BE total)
ISB Geographie Übersichtsblatt; GSO Anlage 8
11.05.2026
2026 exam date for 'alle weiteren Abiturprüfungsfächer – grundlegendes Anforderungsniveau', including Geographie gA
KM Bayern, Abiturprüfung 2026 Terminplan
Approved atlases
Permitted Hilfsmittel (no comments; highlighting and cross-references allowed)
ISB Illustrierende Prüfungsaufgaben Geographie gA
100 BE
Maximum Bewertungseinheiten for the written gA exam (2 × 50 BE)
ISB Geographie Übersichtsblatt
300 / 900
Minimum Gesamtqualifikation for the Allgemeine Hochschulreife (coursework up to 600, exam block up to 300)
KM Bayern, Abiturprüfung 2026
100
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BY Abitur Geographie gA is a constructed-response written exam (4 tasks offered, 2 completed, 50 BE each, 210 min; 2026 date: 11.05.2026)—not MCQ. Topics per LehrplanPLUS Q-phase: climate, ecozones, resources, globalization, sustainability, population/migration, urban spaces and spatial analysis. This free English MCQ bank is a study adaptation only.
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1Which statement best describes the natural greenhouse effect (natürlicher Treibhauseffekt)?
A.Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere absorb part of Earth's outgoing longwave radiation and re-radiate it back toward the surface, keeping the planet warm enough for liquid water and life
B.It is the warming caused when the thinning ozone layer lets additional ultraviolet radiation reach the surface
C.It is the extra heat released by human burning of fossil fuels since the beginning of industrialization
D.It is the reflection of incoming sunlight by clouds and ice surfaces back into space
Explanation: Shortwave solar radiation largely passes through the atmosphere and warms the surface, which then emits longwave infrared radiation. Greenhouse gases such as water vapour and carbon dioxide absorb part of this outgoing radiation and re-emit it in all directions, including back toward Earth. Without this natural effect, the global mean temperature would be far below freezing, so it is a precondition for life — not a problem in itself.
2In the three-cell model (Drei-Zellen-Modell) of atmospheric circulation, how do the trade winds (Passate) blow at the surface?
A.From the equatorial low toward the poles along the surface in one single convection cell per hemisphere
B.From the subtropical high-pressure belts near 30° latitude toward the equatorial low, deflected by the Coriolis force
C.From the equator toward 30° latitude at the surface, sinking as they cool
D.Only during the summer half-year, reversing completely in winter
Explanation: Air rises at the equatorial low, flows poleward aloft, and sinks near 30° latitude in the subtropical highs. At the surface the return flow moves from these highs back toward the equator. The Coriolis force deflects this flow — to the right in the northern hemisphere, to the left in the southern — producing the northeast and southeast trade winds.
3Why does the zone around the equator (the inner-tropical convergence zone, ITCZ) receive heavy rainfall almost every day?
A.Because cold ocean currents cool the surface air so strongly that moisture condenses permanently
B.Because descending dry air from the subtropics compresses and forces water vapour out of the atmosphere
C.Because strong solar heating makes warm, moist air rise; it cools adiabatically, water vapour condenses, and convectional showers (Zenitalregen) form
D.Because polar front cyclones migrate into the tropics during the winter half-year
Explanation: Around the equator the sun is near the zenith all year, so heating is intense and nearly constant. Warm, moisture-laden air becomes unstable and rises; as it ascends it cools, the water vapour condenses, and towering cumulonimbus clouds produce heavy convective rainfall, typically in the afternoon. This daily rhythm explains the humid climate of the immerfeuchte Tropen (ever-wet tropics).
4Most of the world's large hot deserts (Sahara, Arabian, Australian deserts) lie near 30° latitude. What is the main reason?
A.These latitudes receive the weakest solar radiation of the tropics, so evaporation cannot develop
B.Persistent high-pressure cells form there where air descends, warms adiabatically, and dries out, so clouds rarely form
C.Cold ocean currents along every coastline at 30° latitude remove all moisture from the air
D.The trade winds at these latitudes blow so strongly that clouds are permanently dispersed
Explanation: In the subtropical highs, air that rose at the equator sinks back toward the surface. Descending air is compressed and warms adiabatically, so its relative humidity falls and condensation becomes unlikely. The result is stable, cloudless conditions with extremely low precipitation — the cause of the arid zones around 30° north and south.
5Which statement correctly characterizes the Westwindzone (westerlies), the wind belt that dominates Central Europe's weather?
A.Surface winds blow mainly from westerly directions between the subtropical high and the subpolar low, carrying moist maritime air and frontal systems eastward
B.Surface winds blow steadily from the northeast, giving Central Europe its dry continental climate
C.It is a belt of permanent high pressure with subsiding air and almost no precipitation
D.It exists only in the northern hemisphere because the southern oceans block its formation
Explanation: Between the subtropical highs near 30° and the subpolar lows near 60°, surface air flows poleward and is deflected into westerly winds by the Coriolis force. Over the Atlantic these winds pick up moisture and transport changeable frontal weather — cyclones with alternating warm and cold fronts — into Europe. This is why Central Europe has a temperate, relatively humid climate with precipitation in all seasons.
6What is the main driver of the Indian summer monsoon (Monsun) with its heavy rainfall from June to September?
A.The Indian Ocean cools faster than the land in summer, so cold dense air flows onshore and rises over the Himalaya
B.The landmass of South Asia heats up much faster than the surrounding ocean; the resulting thermal low draws in moist ocean air, which rises and releases torrential rain
C.Polar air masses break through the Himalaya in summer and collide with tropical air along a stationary front
D.The subtropical high moves directly over India in summer and forces moist air upward at its centre
Explanation: Land has a much lower heat capacity than water, so in summer South Asia warms far more strongly than the Indian Ocean. A deep thermal low develops over the continent, and the pressure gradient draws moisture-laden air from the ocean onshore as the southwest monsoon. Forced to rise over the land and the Himalaya, this air cools and releases intense rainfall; in winter the circulation reverses, bringing dry offshore flow.
7Why are winters in Western Europe (e.g., Norway's coast) far milder than at the same latitudes in eastern Canada?
A.The North Atlantic Drift transports warm surface water northeastward, releasing heat to the westerly airflow that reaches Europe
B.Western Europe lies closer to the sun during the winter half-year because of Earth's elliptical orbit
C.The Alps form a complete barrier that prevents any cold air from reaching Western Europe
D.Cold Labrador water cools the European continent while the Atlantic stores all available heat
Explanation: The North Atlantic Drift, the northeastward continuation of the Gulf Stream system, carries warm tropical surface water toward Europe. Westerly winds pass over this warm water, pick up heat and moisture, and deliver them to the coasts of Western Europe, raising winter temperatures far above the latitudinal average. Eastern Canada at similar latitudes is influenced by the cold Labrador Current and continental air, so its winters are much harsher — a classic maritime-continental contrast.
8Coastal deserts such as the Namib and the Atacama lie directly beside oceans, yet receive almost no rain. Which mechanism best explains this?
A.Warm equatorial currents offshore evaporate so much water that the coastal air is permanently dried out
B.Cold ocean currents chill the lower air layers; the resulting stable, temperature-inverted atmosphere suppresses convection, so only fog forms while rain fails
C.High mountain ranges on the seaward side of these deserts block all ocean air from reaching the coast
D.The trade winds at these coasts blow toward the equator so fast that clouds cannot form anywhere over land
Explanation: Along the western continental margins in the trade-wind belt, cold currents (Benguela, Humboldt/Peru, Canary) cool the air above them. Cool surface air beneath warmer air aloft creates a stable temperature inversion that prevents rising motion and deep cloud formation. Moisture reaches the land mainly as fog (an important water source for desert organisms), while rainfall remains extremely rare — the deserts persist despite the adjacent ocean.
9During an El Niño event, which chain of changes correctly describes the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the Pacific?
A.Trade winds strengthen, warm water piles up near Indonesia, Peru's coast becomes drier, and Australian fisheries boom
B.Trade winds weaken; the warm surface water of the western Pacific shifts eastward; the Peru coast turns unusually warm and wet with collapsing fisheries, while Indonesia and Australia suffer drought
C.The Humboldt Current accelerates and pushes cold water to the equator, causing floods in Australia and drought in Peru
D.The thermocline in the eastern Pacific rises to the surface, cooling South America's coast and ending all rainfall there
Explanation: In normal years the trade winds push warm surface water westward, so the western Pacific is warm and rainy while cold, nutrient-rich water upwells off Peru. During El Niño the trades weaken or reverse, the warm pool slides east, and upwelling off South America shuts down. Consequences include heavy rain and flooding on the arid Peruvian coast, a collapse of anchovy fisheries as nutrients vanish, and drought with bushfires in Indonesia and Australia — showing how ocean and atmosphere interact as one coupled system.
10Why does the melting of Arctic sea ice amplify global warming (ice–albedo feedback)?
A.Melting ice releases stored salt into the ocean, which then absorbs more solar radiation than fresh water
B.Bright ice reflects most sunlight; the darker open ocean that replaces it absorbs far more solar energy, warming the region and melting still more ice
C.Sea ice insulates the atmosphere from cold ocean water, so its loss cools the air and triggers more snowfall that reflects heat
D.Ice melt exposes permafrost on the ocean floor, whose dark colour then absorbs additional heat
Explanation: Albedo measures reflectivity: snow and sea ice reflect the majority of incoming solar radiation, whereas dark open water absorbs most of it. As warming melts ice, the newly exposed ocean absorbs much more energy, raising regional temperatures and causing further melting. This self-reinforcing positive feedback is a key reason the Arctic warms faster than the global average (Arctic amplification).
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