AQA A Level Geography Paper 1: Physical geography June 2023 question paper 7037/1

Outline the purpose of a flood hydrograph.

Figure 1 is in the insert.

Figure 1 shows information about freshwater abstraction in Finland in 2020.

Analyse the data shown in Figure 1.

Figure 2 is in the insert.

Figure 2 shows global proposed carbon sequestration rates compared to implemented carbon sequestration rates between 2000 and 2020.

Using Figure 2 and your own knowledge, assess the challenges associated with carbon sequestration.

Evaluate the potential impact of changes in the carbon budget on a tropical rainforest that you have studied.

Outline weathering processes in hot deserts.

Figure 3 shows the changing size of the Sahara Desert between 1980 and 1990. A standard deviation calculation has been started.

Space for working

Complete the table and standard deviation calculation in Figure 3 and evaluate the usefulness of the technique in analysing this data.

Figures 4a, 4b and 4c are in the insert, and show information about a town in Egypt (El-Sheikh El-Shazli) which is prone to desert flash flooding.

Figure 4a shows the location of El-Sheikh El-Shazli relative to a number of wadis in the area shown on a satellite image.

Figure 4b shows sketch maps of the town and area flooded before and after increased urbanisation.

Figure 4c is a photograph of the town looking towards the hills in Figure 4b.

Using Figures 4a, 4b, 4c and your own knowledge, assess the relative importance of physical and human factors contributing to the flash flooding events in this area.

With reference to a hot desert that you have studied, assess the relative importance of different sources of energy in landscape development.

Outline processes of mass movement at the coastline.

Figure 5 shows the variation in tidal ranges at various locations across the British Isles. A standard deviation calculation has been started.

σ = standard deviation n = number in sample

Space for working

Complete the table and standard deviation calculation in Figure 5 and evaluate the usefulness of the technique in analysing this data.

Figures 6a, 6b and 6c are in the insert.

Figure 6a shows a photograph of mangrove taken above and below the water line.

Figure 6b shows the major benefits of mangrove for people.

Figure 6c shows the proportion of protected and unprotected mangrove in the ten largest nations with mangrove forests.

Using Figures 6a, 6b, 6c and your own knowledge, assess the sustainability of mangrove forests in coastal management.

To what extent do natural processes account for the changes in a local scale coastal landscape that you have studied?

Outline the processes by which ice moves within a glacier.

Figure 7 shows the minimum extent of Arctic ice between 2002 and 2015. A standard deviation calculation has been started.

Space for working

Complete the table and standard deviation calculation in Figure 7 and evaluate the usefulness of the technique in analysing this data.

Figures 8a and 8b are in the insert.

Figure 8a shows trends in the onset of winter freeze-up in the Arctic Ocean and surrounding areas, 1979–2019.

Figure 8b shows the change in the age of ice in the Arctic Ocean, 1985–2019.

Using Figure 8a, Figure 8b and your own knowledge, assess the potential future for Arctic sea ice.

Analyse the relative importance of erosion and deposition in the development of fluvioglacial landscapes.

Outline the concept of mitigation in relation to the management of hazards.

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Figure 9 shows information about wildfires in Australia.

To what extent does Figure 9 show that wildfires are increasing in intensity and severity?

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Figure 10 shows information about areas at risk following a seismic event based upon underlying geology in Waikato District and the surrounding area, New Zealand.

Using Figure 10 and your own knowledge, discuss likely approaches to seismic hazard management in this area.

How far do you agree that mudflows are more hazardous than nuées ardentes?

With reference to a hazardous location at a local scale, assess the importance of the physical processes and factors which have contributed to the scale and nature of the hazard.

Outline the concept of net primary production.

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Figure 11 shows data related to the number of endangered species across the Mediterranean Basin in 2017.

Analyse the data shown in Figure 11.

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Figure 12 shows information about the Ainsdale Sand Dunes National Nature Reserve (NNR) in north-west England.

Using Figure 12 and your own knowledge, assess the challenges in managing this local scale ecosystem.

Assess the relative importance of different physical factors in a region experiencing ecological change.

How far do you agree that the development pressures facing savanna grassland are more extreme than those facing tropical rainforest?