AQA A-Level Geography Paper 1, June 2025
Every question from AQA A-Level Geography Paper 1, June 2025 (7037): 6 questions, 240 marks, each with its mark scheme and topic.
- Question 1 36 marks
Answer questions on the water and carbon cycles, including drainage basin features, greenhouse gas emissions data, sustainable water supply factors, and carbon stores in a tropical rainforest.
3.1 Physical geography · 3.4 Geographical skills checklist · 3.1.1 Water and carbon cycles · 3.4.1 Qualitative skills and quantitative skills · 3.4.2 Specific skills
- Question 2 36 marks
A series of questions on hot desert systems and landscapes covering sediment sources, climate data analysis for central Chile, desertification challenges in the Sahel, and the role of weathering in shaping desert landscapes.
3.1 Physical geography · 3.4 Geographical skills checklist · 3.1.2 Hot desert systems and landscapes · 3.4.1 Qualitative skills and quantitative skills · 3.4.2 Specific skills
- Question 3 36 marks
A multi-part question assessing coastal systems and landscapes, including the formation of sand dunes, analysis of sea level rise risk scenarios, evaluation of coastal flood management sustainability, and analysis of high-energy erosional coastal landscapes.
3.1 Physical geography · 3.1.3 Coastal systems and landscapes
- Question 4 36 marks
Assess glacial and periglacial processes and landscapes through questions on solifluction lobes, permafrost temperature trends, climate change challenges in alpine tundra, and the extent to which erosion shapes glaciated landscapes.
3.1 Physical geography · 3.4 Geographical skills checklist · 3.1.4 Glacial systems and landscapes · 3.4.1 Qualitative skills and quantitative skills · 3.4.2 Specific skills
- Question 5 48 marks
A series of questions covering the formation of island arcs, interpreting earthquake probability data, assessing responses to a tropical storm, evaluating the role of economic development in wildfire management, and assessing the future prospects of a multi-hazardous environment.
3.1 Physical geography · 3.4 Geographical skills checklist · 3.1.5 Hazards · 3.4.1 Qualitative skills and quantitative skills · 3.4.2 Specific skills
- Question 6 48 marks
Assess ecological concepts and human impacts on ecosystems, covering climatic climax, carbon storage across biomes, woodland nutrient cycling, climate change in savanna grasslands, and coral reef sustainability.
3.1 Physical geography · 3.4 Geographical skills checklist · 3.1.6 Ecosystems under stress · 3.4.1 Qualitative skills and quantitative skills