GCSE
GEOGRAPHY
Paper 1 Living with the physical environment
AQA GCSE GEOGRAPHY PAPER 1 QUESTIONS
MAY 2025
Wednesday 14 May 2025 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
a pencil
Question Mark
a rubber a ruler.
You may use a calculator.
1
Instructions
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 2
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
3
Answer all questions in Section A and Section B. You
must
answer the 4
Answer two questions in Section C.
questions in the
Question 3 (Coasts), Question 4 (Rivers), Question 5 (Glacial)
spaces provided.
5
Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
I f you need additional extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at
the end of this book.Write the question number against your answer(s). TOTAL
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Candidate
Centre number
number
Surname _________________________________________________________________________
Forename(s) _________________________________________________________________________
Candidate signature _________________________________________________________________________
I declare this is my own work.
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
Information
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
The total number of marks available for this paper is 88.
, 2
Do not write
outside the
box
Spelling, punctuation, grammar and specialist terminology will be assessed in Question 01.12.
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For the multiple-choice questions, shade the circle next to the correct answer.
CORRECT METHOD WRONG METHODS
If you want to change your answer you must cross out your original answer as shown.
If you wish to return to an answer previously crossed out, ring the answer you now wish to
select as shown.
Section A The challenge of natural hazards
Answer all questions in this section.
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, 3
Do not write
outside the
box
Question 1 The challenge of natural hazards
0 1 . 1 Which one of these natural hazards is a tectonic event?
Shade one circle only.
[1 mark]
A Drought
B Earthquake
C Flood
D Hurricane
(02)
Turn over 8
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, 4
Do not write
outside the
box
Study Figure 1, a table showing maximum temperatures recorded during selected
heatwaves in the UK between 1976 and 2022.
Figure 1
2
Heatwave year Maximum temperature (oC)
1976 35.9
1990 37.1
1995 35.2
2013 34.1
2018 35.3
2019 38.7
2021 32.2
2022 40.3
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GEOGRAPHY
Paper 1 Living with the physical environment
AQA GCSE GEOGRAPHY PAPER 1 QUESTIONS
MAY 2025
Wednesday 14 May 2025 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
a pencil
Question Mark
a rubber a ruler.
You may use a calculator.
1
Instructions
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 2
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
3
Answer all questions in Section A and Section B. You
must
answer the 4
Answer two questions in Section C.
questions in the
Question 3 (Coasts), Question 4 (Rivers), Question 5 (Glacial)
spaces provided.
5
Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
I f you need additional extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at
the end of this book.Write the question number against your answer(s). TOTAL
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Candidate
Centre number
number
Surname _________________________________________________________________________
Forename(s) _________________________________________________________________________
Candidate signature _________________________________________________________________________
I declare this is my own work.
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
Information
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
The total number of marks available for this paper is 88.
, 2
Do not write
outside the
box
Spelling, punctuation, grammar and specialist terminology will be assessed in Question 01.12.
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For the multiple-choice questions, shade the circle next to the correct answer.
CORRECT METHOD WRONG METHODS
If you want to change your answer you must cross out your original answer as shown.
If you wish to return to an answer previously crossed out, ring the answer you now wish to
select as shown.
Section A The challenge of natural hazards
Answer all questions in this section.
G/Jun25/8035/1
, 3
Do not write
outside the
box
Question 1 The challenge of natural hazards
0 1 . 1 Which one of these natural hazards is a tectonic event?
Shade one circle only.
[1 mark]
A Drought
B Earthquake
C Flood
D Hurricane
(02)
Turn over 8
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, 4
Do not write
outside the
box
Study Figure 1, a table showing maximum temperatures recorded during selected
heatwaves in the UK between 1976 and 2022.
Figure 1
2
Heatwave year Maximum temperature (oC)
1976 35.9
1990 37.1
1995 35.2
2013 34.1
2018 35.3
2019 38.7
2021 32.2
2022 40.3
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