AQA GCSE Geography Paper 1: Living with the physical environment June 2023 question paper 8035/1

Which one of the following is a natural factor affecting climate change?

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A Agriculture

B Burning fossil fuels

C Deforestation

D Volcanic activity

Study Figure 1, a graph showing average monthly Arctic sea ice extent in September between 1980 and 2020.

Using Figure 1, which one of the following statements is true?

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Using Figure 1, by how much did the extent of sea ice change between 1980 and 2016?

Study Figure 2, a world map showing some possible effects of climate change.

Suggest how climate change may have effects on people.

Use Figure 2 and your own understanding.

Study Figure 4, information about the tracks of tropical storms and the locations affected by major tropical storms.

Using Figure 4, which statement describes where tropical storms form?

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A Between the Tropics

B In the centre of large land masses

C South of the Tropic of Capricorn

D Along the west coasts of Europe and Africa

Using Figure 4, name the tropical storm which caused the greatest number of deaths after the year 2000.

Calculate the median number of deaths caused by the tropical storms listed in Figure 4.

Outline one reason why the number of deaths caused by tropical storms varies.

Study Figure 5, a photograph of a cyclone shelter in Bangladesh and a map showing the predicted track of Cyclone Amphan in May 2020.

To what extent can protection and prediction strategies reduce the effects of tropical storms?

Use Figure 5 and your own understanding.

Study Figure 6, diagrams of different types of plate margin.

Figure 6

Suggest how the processes taking place at different types of plate margin can lead to earthquakes and volcanic activity.

Use Figure 6 and your own understanding.

Study Figure 7, a diagram of a food web.

Using Figure 7, identify a producer.

What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

Using Figure 7, state one effect on the food web if disease killed most of the trout.

For a small-scale ecosystem that you have studied, outline the link between producers and consumers.

Outline one reason why nutrient cycling is very rapid in tropical rainforests.

Suggest one example of a human activity that might interfere with the nutrient cycle shown in Figure 9.

Study Figure 10, a Fact file about deforestation in the tropical rainforests.

‘Tropical rainforest deforestation has major economic and environmental impacts.’

Do you agree?

Use Figure 10 and your own understanding to explain your answer.

Extreme environments provide opportunities for economic development. These opportunities include energy, farming, fishing, mining and tourism.

Choose either a hot desert environment or a cold environment.

Discuss the opportunities for economic development in your chosen environment.

Use a case study and your own understanding.

Which one of the following is a process of erosion in coastal areas?

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A Hydraulic power

B Longshore drift

C Rock fall

D Slumping

Give one type of weathering that takes place in coastal areas.

Study Figure 11, a 1:25 000 Ordnance Survey map showing part of northern Scotland.

Using Figure 11, what is the straight-line distance between Hill of Crogodale, marked X, and Duncansby Head, marked Y ?

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A 2.25 km

B 2.75 km

C 3.25 km

D 3.75 km

Study Figure 12, a photograph looking northwards along the coastline towards Duncansby Head.

Using Figure 11 and Figure 12, describe two pieces of evidence that show that this coastline is being eroded.

Explain how spits and bars form along the coast as a result of deposition.

Study Figure 13, a photograph of coastal defences in Withernsea in eastern England.

Discuss the costs and benefits of hard engineering strategies for coastal management.

Use Figure 13 and your own understanding.

Which word describes the process of erosion when stones collide with each other as they move downstream?

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A Abrasion

B Attrition

C Hydraulic action

D Solution

Give one way rivers transport material.

Study Figure 14, a 1:50 000 Ordnance Survey map extract showing the River Crouch estuary in Essex.

Using Figure 14, what is the approximate area of grid square 0495 covered by salt marsh?

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Study Figure 15, a photograph of the Crouch estuary in Essex.

Using Figure 14 and Figure 15, describe two characteristics of an estuary.

Study Figure 16, an extract from a website that gives details of a flood management scheme on the River Thames.

Discuss the issues which can arise from flood management schemes.

Use Figure 16 and your own understanding.

What is the name given to a large boulder transported and deposited by glaciers in areas with a different rock type?

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A Erratic

B Moraine

C Outwash

D Till

Give one way glaciers move material.

Study Figure 17, a 1:25 000 Ordnance Survey map showing part of Snowdonia National Park in Wales.

Figure 17 shows Cwm Idwal, an example of a glacial corrie.

Give the six-figure grid reference for the part of the corrie marked X.

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A 592 641

B 602 642

C 642 591

D 645 597

Study Figure 18, a photograph of Llyn Ogwen, a ribbon lake in Snowdonia shown on the map extract at point Y.

Using Figure 17 and Figure 18, describe two characteristics of a ribbon lake.

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Explain how corries form as a result of glacial erosion.

Study Figure 19, an extract from a newspaper article about a zip wire proposal in the Lake District in 2018.

Figure 19

Discuss the possible conflict between development and conservation in glaciated areas.

Use Figure 19 and your own understanding.