Edexcel A-level Geography – Glaciated Landscapes and Change
Explain how upland glacial landforms can be used to study former ice extent and movement.
[8 marks]
HOW TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION
This 8-mark question asks what each landform reveals about past ice, not just how it forms — plan
one paragraph per landform before you write:
• 1. Support each landform with named small-scale features: evidence such as striations and
chattermarks, or the orientation of a moraine ridge, is what demonstrates ice movement
rather than just extent — and what secures top-band AO1 marks.
• 2. Finish with a reasoned judgement: a strong conclusion weighs one landform against
another and justifies which provides the more complete evidence, showing the logical,
connected reasoning Edexcel Level 3 (6–8 marks) requires.
Examiner tip: keep asking "what would a geographer learn from this landform today?" — it stops
the answer drifting into pure formation description.
The full model answer follows on the next page.
Explain how upland glacial landforms can be used to study former ice extent and movement.
[8 marks]
HOW TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION
This 8-mark question asks what each landform reveals about past ice, not just how it forms — plan
one paragraph per landform before you write:
• 1. Support each landform with named small-scale features: evidence such as striations and
chattermarks, or the orientation of a moraine ridge, is what demonstrates ice movement
rather than just extent — and what secures top-band AO1 marks.
• 2. Finish with a reasoned judgement: a strong conclusion weighs one landform against
another and justifies which provides the more complete evidence, showing the logical,
connected reasoning Edexcel Level 3 (6–8 marks) requires.
Examiner tip: keep asking "what would a geographer learn from this landform today?" — it stops
the answer drifting into pure formation description.
The full model answer follows on the next page.
