AQA A-level GEOGRAPHY Paper 1 Physical Geography FINAL MAY 2023

AQA A-level GEOGRAPHY Paper 1 Physical Geography Wednesday 17 May 2023 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes Materials For this paper you must have:  the colour insert (enclosed)  a pencil  a rubber  a ruler. You may use a calculator. Instructions  Use black ink or black ball-point pen.  Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.  Answer all questions in Section A.  Answer either Question 2 or Question 3 or Question 4 in Section B.  Answer either Question 5 or Question 6 in Section C.  You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.  If 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).  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 120. (JUN) G/KL/Jun23/E4 7037/1 Section A Water and carbon cycles Answer all questions in this section. box . 1 Outline the purpose of a flood hydrograph. [4 marks] Extra space Figure 1 is in the insert. Figure 1 shows information about freshwater abstraction in Finland in 2020. . 2 Analyse the data shown in Figure 1. box [6 marks] Extra space Question 1 continues on the next page Turn over ► Figure 2 is in the insert. Figure 2 shows global proposed carbon sequestration rates compared to implemented carbon sequestration rates between 2000 and 2020. . 3 Using Figure 2 and your own knowledge, assess the challenges associated with carbon sequestration. box [6 marks] Extra space . 4 Evaluate the potential impact of changes in the carbon budget on a tropical rainforest that you have studied. [20 marks] Turn over ► Extra space End of Section A Turn over for Section B Turn over ► (07) There are no questions printed on this page DO NOT WRITE ON THIS PAGE ANSWER IN THE SPACES PROVIDED box Section B Answer one question in this section. Answer either Question 2 or Question 3 or Question 4. Question 2 Hot desert systems and landscapes . 1 Outline weathering processes in hot deserts. [4 marks] box Extra space Question 2 continues on the next page Turn over ► Figure 3 shows the changing size of the Sahara Desert between 1980 and 1990. A standard deviation calculation has been started. Figure 3 box Year Area (millions of km2) x x – x (x – x)2 1980 8.6 – 0.609 0.371 1981 8.9 – 0.309 0.095 1982 9.25 0.041 0.002 1983 9.4 0.191 0.036 1984 10.0 1985 9.25 0.041 0.002 1986 9.1 – 0.109 0.012 1987 9.4 0.191 0.036 1988 8.9 – 0.309 0.095 1989 9.2 – 0.009 0.000 1990 9.3 0.091 0.008 ∑x = 101.3 ∑(x – x)2 = 1.283 x = 9.209 . 2 Complete the table and standard deviation calculation in Figure 3 and evaluate the usefulness of the technique in analysing this data. box [6 marks] Extra space Question 2 continues on the next page Turn over ► Figures 4a, 4b and 4c are in the insert, and show information about a town in Egypt (El-Sheikh El-Shazli) which is prone to desert flash flooding. Figure 4a shows the location of El-Sheikh El-Shazli relative to a number of wadis in the area shown on a satellite image. Figure 4b shows sketch maps of the town and area flooded before and after increased urbanisation. Figure 4c is a photograph of the town looking towards the hills in Figure 4b. . 3 Using Figures 4a, 4b, 4c and your own knowledge, assess the relative importance of physical and human factors contributing to the flash flooding events in this area. [6 marks] box Extra space . 4 With reference to a hot desert that you have studied, assess the relative importance of different sources of energy in landscape development. [20 marks] Turn over ► Extra space