Edexcel GCSE Geography A Paper 1: The Physical Environment June 2019 question paper 1GA0/01

The UK’s physical landscape is made up of different rock types.

Study Figure 1 in the Resource Booklet.

Identify rock type X.

State one characteristic of a sedimentary rock.

Explain one reason why areas of igneous rock are usually upland.

Study the Ordnance Survey (OS) map extract.

Identify the main type of woodland in grid square 9047.

Identify the six figure grid reference for the summit of Bossington Hill.

Coastal landscapes are constantly being changed by different physical processes.

Define the term mass movement.

Name one type of coastal landform created by deposition.

Explain one way rock type leads to the formation of headlands.

Study Figure 2 in the Resource Booklet.

Examine how coastal retreat has affected people and the environment in the landscape shown in Figure 2.

River landscapes are constantly being changed by different processes.

Define the term river discharge.

Name one way sediment is transported by a river.

Explain one way that deposition leads to the formation of levees.

Study Figure 3 in the Resource Booklet.

Examine how land use affected the storm hydrographs for River A and River B shown in Figure 3.

Glaciated upland landscapes are constantly being changed by different processes.

Define the term relict glacial landscape.

Name one type of mechanical weathering process that operates on glacial landscapes.

Explain one way that farming can have an impact on glaciated landscapes.

Study Figures 4a and 4b in the Resource Booklet.

Examine the role of erosional processes in the formation of the corrie shown in Figures 4a and 4b.

The Earth’s atmosphere is constantly in motion.

Study Figure 5a below.

The global atmospheric circulation cells in the northern hemisphere

Complete Figure 5a by labelling cells A and B.

Study Figure 5b in the Resource Booklet.

Identify the month with the highest heat energy at 60 °N.

Identify the maximum monthly heat energy at 0°N (equator).

Explain one reason why more heat energy is received at the Equator than at the poles.

The global climate was different in the past and continues to change due to natural causes.

Study Figure 6a in the Resource Booklet.

Calculate the range of temperatures shown in Figure 6a.

You must show your working in the space below.

Historical records such as Figure 6a provide evidence of natural climate change.

State two other pieces of evidence of natural climate change.

Explain one way in which the Milankovitch cycles can affect global temperature.

Tropical cyclones develop under specific conditions and in certain locations.

Study Figure 6b in the Resource Booklet.

Identify the feature labelled X on Figure 6b.

Calculate the diameter of the tropical cyclone (shown by the line Y-Z) on Figure 6b.

You must show your workings in the space below.

Identify which country is regularly affected by tropical cyclones.

Hurricane Matthew was the first Category 5 Atlantic hurricane since 2007.

Study Figures 6c and 6d in the Resource Booklet.

With reference to Figures 6c and 6d, suggest two reasons for the different impacts of Hurricane Matthew on Florida (USA) and Haiti.

Assess the following statement.

‘Drought is mainly due to natural causes.’

Tropical grassland and tropical rainforest are both examples of large-scale global ecosystems.

Study Figure 7a below.

Key

Figure 7a

Climate graph for Nyala, Sudan (Tropical Grassland)

Plot the temperatures for February and March to complete the line graph shown in Figure 7a. Use the information in the data table below.

Calculate the mean monthly temperature using the data table.

Answer to one decimal place.

You must show your working in the space below.

Identify the median temperature shown on Figure 7a.

Explain two ways climate can influence the distribution of large-scale ecosystems.

With reference to Figure 7b in the Resource Booklet, explain one way human activity can damage marine ecosystems in the UK.

The tropical rainforest nutrient cycle is very rapid.

Explain one reason why the litter store is usually very small in tropical rainforests.

Study Figure 7c in the Resource Booklet.

Suggest one economic cause for the changes to the tropical rainforest shown on Figure 7c.

Explain two ways that tropical rainforests can be managed sustainably.

In this question, up to four additional marks will be awarded for your spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology.

Evaluate the impact of physical and human factors on the biodiversity of deciduous woodland ecosystems.

(Spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)