Practice Paper: Edexcel AS Geography
8GE0/01 (Paper 1)
Hazards, glaciated and coastal landscapes
Question paper
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Independent practice paper written for revision. Not an official Pearson paper and
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Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes Total: 90 marks
You will need
• The Resource Booklet, printed at the back of this file. Keep it beside you while
you answer.
• A calculator and a ruler.
Instructions
• Answer all of Section A. Then choose ONE of Section B or Section C and answer
all of it.
• Answer in the lined spaces. You may not need all of the lines.
• For multiple-choice questions, mark one box with a cross (☒). To change an
answer, draw a line through the cross and mark your new choice.
• Show your working in calculations.
• Section A is worth 28 marks. Sections B and C are worth 62 marks each. The
marks for each part are shown in brackets: use them to plan your time.
• All places, people and data in this paper are fictional and were written for
practice.
Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________________
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, Section A: Tectonic processes and hazards
Answer all of Question 1. Use the Resource Booklet where you are told to.
1 Question 1
(a) Which of the following is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?
☐ A the Modified Mercalli intensity scale
☐ B the Volcanic Explosivity Index
☐ C the moment magnitude scale
☐ D the Saffir–Simpson scale
(1)
(b) Look at Figure 1a in the Resource Booklet. It shows the number of small
earthquakes recorded each month beneath Mount Ketara, a fictional volcano,
in the six months before an eruption.
(i) Calculate the percentage increase in the number of earthquakes recorded
between January and June. Show your working, rounding to 1 decimal place.
(2)
Answer: ______________________ %
(ii) Suggest one reason why the pattern shown in Figure 1a would concern people
who live close to Mount Ketara.
(3)
(c) Explain two reasons why earthquakes of similar magnitude can cause very
different numbers of deaths.
(4)
1
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(d) Explain how earthquakes can cause liquefaction and landslides.
(6)
(e) Using Figure 1b in the Resource Booklet, assess how far a country’s level of
development determines the impacts of an earthquake.
(12)
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8GE0/01 (Paper 1)
Hazards, glaciated and coastal landscapes
Question paper
Written by AcePapers
Independent practice paper written for revision. Not an official Pearson paper and
not affiliated with or endorsed by Pearson.
Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes Total: 90 marks
You will need
• The Resource Booklet, printed at the back of this file. Keep it beside you while
you answer.
• A calculator and a ruler.
Instructions
• Answer all of Section A. Then choose ONE of Section B or Section C and answer
all of it.
• Answer in the lined spaces. You may not need all of the lines.
• For multiple-choice questions, mark one box with a cross (☒). To change an
answer, draw a line through the cross and mark your new choice.
• Show your working in calculations.
• Section A is worth 28 marks. Sections B and C are worth 62 marks each. The
marks for each part are shown in brackets: use them to plan your time.
• All places, people and data in this paper are fictional and were written for
practice.
Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________________
Practice Paper 8GE0/01 (Paper 1) – Question paper and resources Written by AcePapers | Page 1
, Section A: Tectonic processes and hazards
Answer all of Question 1. Use the Resource Booklet where you are told to.
1 Question 1
(a) Which of the following is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?
☐ A the Modified Mercalli intensity scale
☐ B the Volcanic Explosivity Index
☐ C the moment magnitude scale
☐ D the Saffir–Simpson scale
(1)
(b) Look at Figure 1a in the Resource Booklet. It shows the number of small
earthquakes recorded each month beneath Mount Ketara, a fictional volcano,
in the six months before an eruption.
(i) Calculate the percentage increase in the number of earthquakes recorded
between January and June. Show your working, rounding to 1 decimal place.
(2)
Answer: ______________________ %
(ii) Suggest one reason why the pattern shown in Figure 1a would concern people
who live close to Mount Ketara.
(3)
(c) Explain two reasons why earthquakes of similar magnitude can cause very
different numbers of deaths.
(4)
1
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(d) Explain how earthquakes can cause liquefaction and landslides.
(6)
(e) Using Figure 1b in the Resource Booklet, assess how far a country’s level of
development determines the impacts of an earthquake.
(12)
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, [Question 1 total: 28 marks]
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