AQA GCSE Geography Paper 3: Geographical applications June 2022 question paper 8035/3

Study Figure 1 in the resources booklet, ‘Managing waste in the UK’.

What percentage of waste in the UK was household waste in 2018?

Shade one circle only.

A 8%

B 12%

C 19%

D 61%

Describe the trend in the rate of recycling in England between 2000–2019.

Suggest why the government’s aim to recycle 65% of waste by 2035 may not be met.

Give one reason why managing waste is a global issue.

Waste should be seen as ‘a resource opportunity rather than a problem’.

Do you agree? Explain your answer.

Study Figure 2 in the resources booklet, ‘Proposed energy from waste incinerator for Cambridge’.

Why will dealing with waste be a challenge for the Cambridge area in the future?

Using map evidence, describe the physical geography of the area surrounding the proposed incinerator development.

What is the approximate direct distance from the roundabout (470621) to the proposed incinerator site?

Shade one circle only.

A 4 km

B 5 km

C 6 km

D 7 km

‘Managing waste is both an economic and an environmental issue.’

Discuss this statement.

Study Figure 3 in the resources booklet, ‘A waste incinerator for Cambridge – a burning issue!’.

The proposal to build the waste incinerator was rejected in June 2020. Do you think that this was the correct decision?

Yes No

Tick (✓) the box to show your choice.

Use evidence from the resources booklet and your own understanding to explain your answer.

A student wanted to investigate the impact of tourism on their local town.

Study Figure 4, which shows the results of the student’s primary data collection.

Which of the following methods would be an appropriate way of presenting the land use survey data?

Shade one circle only.

A Line graph

B Scattergraph

C Pie chart

D Histogram

What was the total environmental quality score?

Using the data from Figure 4, state two conclusions that the student might draw about the impact of tourism.

Suggest two ways that the primary data collection methods could be adapted to give more reliable data.

As part of a physical geography enquiry a group of students wanted to test the hypothesis that ‘a local beach gets wider from west to east’.

The students measured the width of the beach to the nearest metre at equal points between two groynes (wooden barriers).

Study Figure 5, a diagram showing the results of the students’ beach survey.

Figure 5

Use Figure 5 to complete the following table, which was used to analyse the students’ data.

Which of the four measures shown in Question 04.5 do you feel is most useful for this enquiry?

Give one reason for your choice.

Suggest a conclusion that the students might draw in relation to the original hypothesis.

A group of students wanted to compare the residential quality of different areas within a town.

Each area was visited and judged in five categories using a scale of 1–10.

The results are shown in Figure 6.

Which area shown in Figure 6 has the highest residential quality?

Use the data in Figure 6 to justify your decision.