EDEXCEL A LEVEL GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3
ACTUAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉Disaster. Answer: A tectonic activity where 10 people are killed
and 100 people are affected.
◉Vulnerability. Answer: The ability to anticipate, cope with, resist
and recover from a natural disaster.
◉Exposure. Answer: How many people are exposed to the effects of
the hazard and how well protected they are e.g: quantity/quality of
housing.
◉Risk. Answer: The probability of a hazard occurring that leads to
the loss of lives and/or livelihoods.
◉Manageability. Answer: The ability to mitigate or reduce the
hazard.
◉Hazard: Unpredictability. Answer: People can still be caught out by
the size, magnitude and the speed of onset of a hazard.
,◉Hazard: Lack of Alternatives. Answer: May have to stay in
hazardous regions due to economic reasons (work), lack of space to
move elsewhere, lack of skills and knowledge.
◉Hazard: Changing Hazards. Answer: Threats can
increase/decrease overtime.
Human influence can change the predictability of threats.
◉Hazard: Cost vs Benefits. Answer: Benefits of living in a hazardous
area may significantly outweigh the costs.
◉Hazard: Risk Perception. Answer: People may be over-optimistic.
They believe that they won't be harmed should a hazard occur.
◉Hazard Risk Equation =. Answer: hazard x exposure x
(vulnerability/manageability)
◉Factors that increase hazard resilience. Answer: High doctor to
patient ratio.
Integrated infrastructure.
Good communications.
Public educated/practised hazard response.
, Positive attitude of people.
Pre-planning.
Medical services/supplies available.
Good governance.
High GDP.
Good quality housing.
Low population density.
◉PAR Model. Answer: A model to understand the underlying causes
of a disaster by identifying the factors that create vulnerability and
how these factors can be addressed
◉PAR Model - Root Causes. Answer: limited access to -
power
structures
resources
ideologies -
political systems
economic systems
◉PAR Model - Dynamic Pressures. Answer: - Lack of
training/knowledge
ACTUAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉Disaster. Answer: A tectonic activity where 10 people are killed
and 100 people are affected.
◉Vulnerability. Answer: The ability to anticipate, cope with, resist
and recover from a natural disaster.
◉Exposure. Answer: How many people are exposed to the effects of
the hazard and how well protected they are e.g: quantity/quality of
housing.
◉Risk. Answer: The probability of a hazard occurring that leads to
the loss of lives and/or livelihoods.
◉Manageability. Answer: The ability to mitigate or reduce the
hazard.
◉Hazard: Unpredictability. Answer: People can still be caught out by
the size, magnitude and the speed of onset of a hazard.
,◉Hazard: Lack of Alternatives. Answer: May have to stay in
hazardous regions due to economic reasons (work), lack of space to
move elsewhere, lack of skills and knowledge.
◉Hazard: Changing Hazards. Answer: Threats can
increase/decrease overtime.
Human influence can change the predictability of threats.
◉Hazard: Cost vs Benefits. Answer: Benefits of living in a hazardous
area may significantly outweigh the costs.
◉Hazard: Risk Perception. Answer: People may be over-optimistic.
They believe that they won't be harmed should a hazard occur.
◉Hazard Risk Equation =. Answer: hazard x exposure x
(vulnerability/manageability)
◉Factors that increase hazard resilience. Answer: High doctor to
patient ratio.
Integrated infrastructure.
Good communications.
Public educated/practised hazard response.
, Positive attitude of people.
Pre-planning.
Medical services/supplies available.
Good governance.
High GDP.
Good quality housing.
Low population density.
◉PAR Model. Answer: A model to understand the underlying causes
of a disaster by identifying the factors that create vulnerability and
how these factors can be addressed
◉PAR Model - Root Causes. Answer: limited access to -
power
structures
resources
ideologies -
political systems
economic systems
◉PAR Model - Dynamic Pressures. Answer: - Lack of
training/knowledge
