Edexcel GCSE Geography A Paper 1: The Physical Environment June 2024 question paper 1GA0/01

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

Study Figure 1a in the Resource Booklet.

Identify the rock type shown in Figure 1a.

Study Figure 1b in the Resource Booklet.

Calculate the width of the valley between X and Y.

Answer to one decimal place.

You must show your working in the space below.

Identify the feature located in grid square 2407.

Explain one way in which weathering affects landscapes.

Coastal erosion and deposition create distinctive landscapes.

Study Figure 2a in the Resource Booklet.

Identify landform X.

Define the term slumping.

Explain one way seasonal changes in the UK’s weather can affect rates of coastal erosion.

Study Figures 2b and 2c in the Resource Booklet.

Examine the role of different physical processes in the formation of the coastal landforms shown in Figures 2b and 2c.

You must use evidence from Figures 2b and 2c in your answer.

River landscapes are constantly being changed by different processes.

Study Figure 3a in the Resource Booklet.

Identify landform Y.

Define the term saltation.

Explain one reason why sediment shape usually becomes more rounded downstream.

Study Figures 3b and 3c in the Resource Booklet.

Examine the causes of the river flooding shown in Figures 3b and 3c.

You must use evidence from Figures 3b and 3c in your answer.

A variety of processes interact to shape glaciated upland landscapes.

Study Figure 4a in the Resource Booklet.

Identify landform Z.

Define the term plucking.

Explain one way that tourism can lead to changes in glaciated upland landscapes.

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

Examine the role of erosional and depositional processes in the formation of the glacial landforms shown in Figures 4b and 4c.

You must use evidence from Figures 4b and 4c in your answer.

The atmosphere operates as a global system transferring heat and energy.

Study Figure 5a in the Resource Booklet.

Name the circulation cells labelled A.

Explain why air is rising in the area labelled B.

Study Figure 5b in the Resource Booklet.

Identify the rainfall total at X.

Explain one reason why rainfall totals vary across the UK.

You must use evidence from Figure 5b in your answer.

The global climate was different in the past.

State one piece of evidence for natural climate change.

Study Figure 6a in the Resource Booklet.

Calculate the range of annual CO₂ emissions shown in Figure 6a.

You must show your working in the space below.

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

Suggest two impacts of climate change.

You must use evidence from Figure 6b and Figure 6c in your answers.

Impact one (Figure 6b)

Impact two (Figure 6c)

Explain one human cause of drought.

Explain one reason why droughts are hazardous.

Tropical cyclones are extreme weather events.

Study Figure 6d in the Resource Booklet.

Identify the latitudes within which Tropical Cyclone Asani travelled.

Study Figure 6e in the Resource Booklet.

Calculate the mean of the maximum wind speeds shown in Figure 6e.

Answer to one decimal place.

You must show your working in the space below.

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

Assess the importance of the different impacts of tropical cyclones in a named emerging or developing country.

Named emerging or developing country

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

Large-scale ecosystems are found in different parts of the world.

Identify which one of the following is found between 50° N and 65° N.

State two characteristics of temperate grassland.

Study Figure 7a below.

Mean monthly precipitation and temperature data for tundra

Identify which one of the following months has the highest precipitation.

Calculate the median temperature shown in Figure 7a.

Answer to one decimal place.

You must show your working in the space below.

Explain two ways that the biosphere provides resources for people.

State one way that human activity is degrading the UK’s marine ecosystems.

Study Figure 7b in the Resource Booklet.

Calculate the percentage of the UK’s woodland found in Wales.

Answer to one decimal place.

You must show your working in the space below.

Explain one way nutrients are transferred from the biomass to the soil store in deciduous woodlands.

Explain one reason why deciduous woodlands have a lower biodiversity than tropical rainforests.

Tropical rainforests are under threat.

Explain one way that a named region of tropical rainforest has been managed sustainably.

Named region

Assess the importance of different causes of deforestation in tropical rainforests.