AQA GCSE Geography Paper 1, June 2025
Every question from AQA GCSE Geography Paper 1, June 2025 (8035): 5 questions, 103 marks, each with its mark scheme and topic.
- Question 1 33 marks
Answer questions on natural hazards, including calculating mean heatwave temperatures, assessing the impacts of UK extreme weather, analyzing greenhouse gas emissions and climate change mitigation, evaluating Hurricane Ian, and explaining tectonic hazard effects and responses in contrasting areas of wealth.
3.1 Living with the physical environment · 3.4 Geographical skills · 3.1.1 Section A: The challenge of natural hazards · 3.4.2 Graphical skills · 3.4.4 Statistical skills
- Question 2 25 marks
Assess knowledge and understanding of tropical rainforests, compare climate graphs of hot desert and cold environments, and evaluate either the causes of desertification or the challenges of developing cold environments.
3.1 Living with the physical environment · 3.4 Geographical skills · 3.1.2 Section B: The living world · 3.4.2 Graphical skills · 3.4.3 Numerical skills
- Question 3 15 marks
Answer questions on coastal processes, sand dune succession, stack formation, and the effectiveness of hard engineering coastal management strategies.
3.1 Living with the physical environment · 3.4 Geographical skills · 3.1.3 Section C: Physical landscapes in the UK · 3.4.2 Graphical skills · 3.4.4 Statistical skills
- Question 4 15 marks
Answer questions on river processes, hydrograph analysis, waterfall formation, and the costs and benefits of soft engineering flood management strategies.
3.1 Living with the physical environment · 3.4 Geographical skills · 3.1.3 Section C: Physical landscapes in the UK · 3.4.2 Graphical skills · 3.4.3 Numerical skills
- Question 5 15 marks
Identify glacial processes, interpret a contour map and photograph of drumlins, explain corrie formation with diagrams, and discuss strategies to manage tourism in UK glaciated areas.
3.1 Living with the physical environment · 3.4 Geographical skills · 3.1.3 Section C: Physical landscapes in the UK · 3.4.1 Cartographic skills · 3.4.3 Numerical skills