AQA GCSE Geography Paper 3: Geographical applications November 2021 question paper 8035/3

Study Figure 1 in the resources booklet, ‘The changing pattern of energy production and use in the UK’. In which year did nuclear power and coal provide the same proportion of the UK’s electrical energy mix?

Shade one circle only.

A 2010

B 2013

C 2015

D 2016

Give two reasons for the growth of energy use in transport.

Suggest why energy consumption in the UK might decrease in the future.

‘The use of renewable energy will help to manage climate change.’

Discuss this statement.

Study Figure 2 in the resources booklet, ‘Energy futures – the development of renewable energy sources’.

What was the increase in the UK energy capacity for renewables in gigawatts (GW) between 2010 and 2018?

Shade one circle only.

A 26

B 30

C 34

D 38

Suggest one reason why offshore locations might be more suitable than onshore locations for wind turbines.

‘All types of renewable energy generation can create environmental challenges.’

To what extent do you agree with this statement?

Study Figure 3 in the resources booklet, ‘Views about the proposed Isle of Lewis wind farm development’.

Give two differences in the age distribution on the Outer Hebrides between 2016 and 2041 (predicted).

‘Large scale wind energy projects are a suitable option for the Isle of Lewis.’

Do you agree with this statement?

Yes No

Tick (✓) the box to show your choice.

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

A group of students wanted to investigate if the quality of footpaths varied in a National Park. Students asked 50 people their opinions on the quality of three footpaths (A, B and C).

Study Figure 4, a table showing the results of their survey.

Complete the graph below (Figure 5) to show the quality of footpath data for Footpath C.

What percentage of visitors thought the quality of Footpath C was very good?

Outline the conclusions that the students could make from the data (Figure 4).

Suggest another appropriate method the students could use to present the footpath quality data.

A student wanted to investigate how far people travelled to an out-of-town shopping centre and how long they stayed there. The student visited the shopping centre and used a questionnaire to collect data from 20 people.

Figure 6 shows the questionnaire used by the student.

Suggest two ways the questionnaire shown in Figure 6 could be improved to make it more useful.

Figure 7 is a pictogram showing the results for Question 4 in the questionnaire (Figure 6).

Complete Figure 7 by adding the following information.

Suggest reasons for the pattern shown on Figure 8.

A group of students wanted to carry out an investigation into the decline of the high street. They counted the number of charity shops in three town centres (A, B and C).

Figure 9 shows the results of the survey in Town centre A.

Figure 9

Complete the table below (Figure 10) for town centre A.

Using Figure 10, compare the proportion of charity shops between the three town centres.