Pearson Edexcel • Geography 2008

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A* essay answer for the exam question "Examine the reasons why California is described as a disaster hotspot ". The essay defines California as disaster hotspot due to the overlapping physical and human factors. It explores California's location as part of the Pacific Ring of Fire and discusses the San Andreas Fault, risk of liquefaction and vulnerability to El Niño/La Niña oscillations. Written by an A* A level student who scored full UMS in their Geography exams as well as having sev...

A* essay answer for the exam question "Explain the differing impacts of the Haiti and San Francisco Earthquake." This essay explores the physical and human factors behind the impacts (death toll and casualties) of the two earthquakes. Although the earthquakes were physically very similar, human factors created vastly different disasters. A second question is also answered here: Describe and Explain the global distribution of tropical hurricanes. Written by an A* A level student who sco...

A* essay answer for the exam question "Describe the 4 Natural causes of Long and Medium term Climate Change". This essay details the role of volcanic eruptions, cosmic collisions, variation in solar output and Milankovitch cycles in causing long and medium-term climate change. Written by an A* A level student who scored full UMS in their Geography exams as well as having several of their essays chosen as model answers by the exam board in the subsequent Examiner's Report.

A* essay answer for the exam question "Discuss the benefits and Problems of rapid economic growth in a named country". This essay focuses on China and is full of statistics and specific case study detail, giving it a very high A* mark. It explores costs such as pollution and exploitation as well as the economic and social benefits from the investments of TNCs. Written by an A* A level student who scored full UMS in their Geography exams as well as having several of their essays chosen as mo...

A* essay answer for the exam question "Examine the social, economic and environmental impacts of UK retirement migration to Spain on both the source and host nations". This essay briefly considers the background reasons for the trend of retirement migration before focusing on the costs and benefits (socially and economically). Written by an A* A level student who scored full UMS in their Geography exams as well as having several of their essays chosen as model answers by the exam board in...

A* essay answer for the exam question "Explain why many megacities are currently experiencing rapid rates of growth? (15 marks)". This essay considers the key role of rapid rural-urban migration on megacity growth as well as the push and pull factors behind this. It includes specific case study examples from Dharavi (Mumbai), Los Angeles and Lagos and is a concise and focused example of a high-marking essay answer. Written by an A* A level student who scored full UMS in their Geography exa...

A* essay answer for the exam question "Suggest what this survey shows about changes in the structure and characteristics of British Families after 1960". Please note: this answer corresponds to a visual or graph (not provided). This essay covers changes in birth rate, occupation, migration and increased longevity. Written by an A* A level student who scored full UMS in their Geography exams as well as having several of their essays chosen as model answers by the exam board in the subsequent...

A* essay answer for the exam question "Identify and explain the factors that have led to an increase in globalisation in recent years". This essay explores the key reasons for increased globalisation including the development of TNCs, supra-national problems, and improvements in technology and communications. The essay includes numerous specific case study examples and is a concise and focused example of a high-marking essay answer. Written by an A* A level student who scored full UMS in th...

A brief summary of the Maldives as a global warming case study. Exploring its pledge to become the “first carbon neutral country in the world” and the reasons behind this.