AQA A-Level Geography Paper 2 Case
Studies Questions with Answers
Egypt'sASuezACanal,AMarchA2021A(disruptionAtoAenergyApathway)A-AcorrectAanswers-
ShipAtheAlengthAofA4AfootballApitchesAblockingAoneAofAworld'sAbusiestAtradingAroutes
CausedAoilApriceAtoAskyArocketAasAmanyAimportantAoilAshipmentsAstuck
FranceAandAJerseyA(disruptionAtoAenergyApathway)A-AcorrectAanswers-
FrenchAgovernmentAwarnedAitAcouldAcutAelectricityAtoAJerseyAafterArowAoverApostABrexitAfishingArightsA(Jer
seyAreceivesA95%AofAelectricityAfromAFrance)
UkraineAandAGazpromA(disruptionAtoAenergyApathway)A-AcorrectAanswers-
StateAownedARussianAenergyAcompanyAGazpromAtriedAtoAdoubleApriceAofAgasAsuppliesAtoAUkraineAbecaus
eARussiaAaccusedAKievAofAnotApayingAbills
UkraineAsaysARussiaAtryingAtoAseizeAUkraineAthroughAeconomicAaggressionAafterAfailingAtoAdoAitAthroughA
militaryAaggression
SomaliApiracyA(disruptionAtoAenergyApathway)A-AcorrectAanswers-
PiracyAinAtheAIndianAOceanAcouldAdisruptAglobalAoilAsupplies
SomaliApiratesAusingAoverA20AstolenAvesselsAasAmotherAshipsAtoAlaunchAattacksAinAtheAregion
SituationAoutAofAcontrolAwhichAmayAstrangleAcrucialAfishingAlanesAwithAtheApotentialAtoAseverelyAdisruptAo
ilAflowsAtoAworld
SomaliaAhasAhadAnoAfunctioningAcentralAgovernmentAsinceA1991
USAfuelApipelineAhackersA(disruptionAtoAenergyApathway)A-AcorrectAanswers-
CyberAcriminalAgangAtookAmajorAUSApipelineAofflineAwhichAcarriesA2.5AmillionAbarrelsAaAday-
A45%AofAtheAEastACoast'sAsupply
HackersAsaidAtheyAonlyAmeanAtoAmakeAmoneyAandAnotAproblemsAforAsociety
BPAkeyAfactsA-AcorrectAanswers-EnergyATNCAbasedAinAtheAUKA
-AOperatesAinAalmostA80Acountries
-AEmploysA84500
-AEconomicAvalue=A$359.8Abillion.AHigherAthanAsomeALIC'sAsoAveryApowerfulAandAinfluentialAcompany
-AProducesA3.2AmillionAbarrelsAofAoilAaAday
-AVerticallyAintegratedA(controlsAallAelementsAofAbusiness)
BPApositivesA-AcorrectAanswers--AEmploysA84500AdirectlyAacrossAtheAworld
-ADiversifyingAintoAsolarAenergy-
AincreasedAstakeAinALightsourceABPAventureAinADecemberA2019AtoAbecomeA50-50AjointAventure
, -
AInA2020AitAisAmovingAfurtherAintoAtheAgreenAenergyAsectorAandAstatedAtoAbeAnetAcarbonAzeroAemissionsAfo
rAupstreamAoperationsAbyA2050
BPAnegativesA-AcorrectAanswers--
AInA2005,AoneAofABP'sAbiggestArefineriesAinATexasAexplodedAcausingA15Adeaths.ALaterAfoundAthatAmaintena
nceAandAsafetyAhasAbeenAcutAatAplantAtoAsaveAcosts
-
AInA2010,AtheADeepwaterAHorizonAoffshoreAdrillingArigAinAtheAGulfAofAMexicoAexplodedAcausingA11AdeathsA
andAaAmassiveAoilAspillAwhichAthreatenedAtheAcoastAofALouisiana,AMississippi,AAlabamaAandAFlorida.ABPAha
dAtoApayA$20AbillionAinAdamages
HowAhasAtheAUK'sAenergyAconsumptionAchangedA-AcorrectAanswers-
IncreasedAdueAtoApopulationAincreaseAandAeconomicAdevelopment
DecreasedAinArecentAyearAasAenergyAefficiencyAandAaAchangeAinAindustryAtypeAhasAreducedAenergyAdeman
d
UKAenergyAuseAbyAsectorA-AcorrectAanswers--
TransportAhasAgrownAtoAbeAbiggestAdueAtoAgreaterAcarAownershipAandAgrowthAinAairAtravel
-
AHomesAstayedArelativelyAstillAatA2ndAlargestAasAgrowthAinApopulationAandAdevelopmentAbutAalsoAenergyAe
fficiency
-AIndustryAdeclinedAdueAtoAdeindustrialisationAorAmovingAabroad
-AServicesAstayedAatAtheAsameAlowArateAasAserviceAsectorAgrowAbutAenergyAefficiencyAincreased
UKAenergyAmixA-AcorrectAanswers-
MostlyAconsistsAofAoilA(transport)AandAgasA(domesticAuse)AatA75%.AMajorityAofAtheArestAisAmadeAupAofAren
ewablesAandAnuclear.ACoalAdecreasingAinAquantityAandAisAsetAtoAbeAphasedAoutAbyA2025
UKAelectricityAmixA-AcorrectAanswers-
UseAaAlotAofAnaturalAgasA(fossilAfuel)AwhichAhasAharmfulAeffectsAbutAnotAasAbadAasAothersAe.g.AcoalAandAoil.
AAlsoAisAonlyAaAfiniteAresourceAsoApriceAwillAincreaseAoverAtimeAasAweAmoveApastAresourceApeak
HowAdoesAtheAphysicalAenvironmentAaffectAavailabilityAofAenergyAinAtheAUKA-AcorrectAanswers-Climate-
AWindiestAcountryAinAEuropeAandAbyA2030AmoreAthanA1/3AofAenergyAfromAwind.ASolarAgrowingAbutAstillAs
mallAproportion.ABothAseasonalAandAintermittent
Geology-
AImportAuraniumAforAnuclear.ACoalAfoundAinAdeepAminesAbutAcheaperAfromAabroad.AOilAandAgasAfoundAoff
shoreAinANorthASeaAbutAimportsAstillAneeded
Drainage-ALimitedApotentialAforAHEPAbutAusedAinAtimesAofApeakAdemand
Studies Questions with Answers
Egypt'sASuezACanal,AMarchA2021A(disruptionAtoAenergyApathway)A-AcorrectAanswers-
ShipAtheAlengthAofA4AfootballApitchesAblockingAoneAofAworld'sAbusiestAtradingAroutes
CausedAoilApriceAtoAskyArocketAasAmanyAimportantAoilAshipmentsAstuck
FranceAandAJerseyA(disruptionAtoAenergyApathway)A-AcorrectAanswers-
FrenchAgovernmentAwarnedAitAcouldAcutAelectricityAtoAJerseyAafterArowAoverApostABrexitAfishingArightsA(Jer
seyAreceivesA95%AofAelectricityAfromAFrance)
UkraineAandAGazpromA(disruptionAtoAenergyApathway)A-AcorrectAanswers-
StateAownedARussianAenergyAcompanyAGazpromAtriedAtoAdoubleApriceAofAgasAsuppliesAtoAUkraineAbecaus
eARussiaAaccusedAKievAofAnotApayingAbills
UkraineAsaysARussiaAtryingAtoAseizeAUkraineAthroughAeconomicAaggressionAafterAfailingAtoAdoAitAthroughA
militaryAaggression
SomaliApiracyA(disruptionAtoAenergyApathway)A-AcorrectAanswers-
PiracyAinAtheAIndianAOceanAcouldAdisruptAglobalAoilAsupplies
SomaliApiratesAusingAoverA20AstolenAvesselsAasAmotherAshipsAtoAlaunchAattacksAinAtheAregion
SituationAoutAofAcontrolAwhichAmayAstrangleAcrucialAfishingAlanesAwithAtheApotentialAtoAseverelyAdisruptAo
ilAflowsAtoAworld
SomaliaAhasAhadAnoAfunctioningAcentralAgovernmentAsinceA1991
USAfuelApipelineAhackersA(disruptionAtoAenergyApathway)A-AcorrectAanswers-
CyberAcriminalAgangAtookAmajorAUSApipelineAofflineAwhichAcarriesA2.5AmillionAbarrelsAaAday-
A45%AofAtheAEastACoast'sAsupply
HackersAsaidAtheyAonlyAmeanAtoAmakeAmoneyAandAnotAproblemsAforAsociety
BPAkeyAfactsA-AcorrectAanswers-EnergyATNCAbasedAinAtheAUKA
-AOperatesAinAalmostA80Acountries
-AEmploysA84500
-AEconomicAvalue=A$359.8Abillion.AHigherAthanAsomeALIC'sAsoAveryApowerfulAandAinfluentialAcompany
-AProducesA3.2AmillionAbarrelsAofAoilAaAday
-AVerticallyAintegratedA(controlsAallAelementsAofAbusiness)
BPApositivesA-AcorrectAanswers--AEmploysA84500AdirectlyAacrossAtheAworld
-ADiversifyingAintoAsolarAenergy-
AincreasedAstakeAinALightsourceABPAventureAinADecemberA2019AtoAbecomeA50-50AjointAventure
, -
AInA2020AitAisAmovingAfurtherAintoAtheAgreenAenergyAsectorAandAstatedAtoAbeAnetAcarbonAzeroAemissionsAfo
rAupstreamAoperationsAbyA2050
BPAnegativesA-AcorrectAanswers--
AInA2005,AoneAofABP'sAbiggestArefineriesAinATexasAexplodedAcausingA15Adeaths.ALaterAfoundAthatAmaintena
nceAandAsafetyAhasAbeenAcutAatAplantAtoAsaveAcosts
-
AInA2010,AtheADeepwaterAHorizonAoffshoreAdrillingArigAinAtheAGulfAofAMexicoAexplodedAcausingA11AdeathsA
andAaAmassiveAoilAspillAwhichAthreatenedAtheAcoastAofALouisiana,AMississippi,AAlabamaAandAFlorida.ABPAha
dAtoApayA$20AbillionAinAdamages
HowAhasAtheAUK'sAenergyAconsumptionAchangedA-AcorrectAanswers-
IncreasedAdueAtoApopulationAincreaseAandAeconomicAdevelopment
DecreasedAinArecentAyearAasAenergyAefficiencyAandAaAchangeAinAindustryAtypeAhasAreducedAenergyAdeman
d
UKAenergyAuseAbyAsectorA-AcorrectAanswers--
TransportAhasAgrownAtoAbeAbiggestAdueAtoAgreaterAcarAownershipAandAgrowthAinAairAtravel
-
AHomesAstayedArelativelyAstillAatA2ndAlargestAasAgrowthAinApopulationAandAdevelopmentAbutAalsoAenergyAe
fficiency
-AIndustryAdeclinedAdueAtoAdeindustrialisationAorAmovingAabroad
-AServicesAstayedAatAtheAsameAlowArateAasAserviceAsectorAgrowAbutAenergyAefficiencyAincreased
UKAenergyAmixA-AcorrectAanswers-
MostlyAconsistsAofAoilA(transport)AandAgasA(domesticAuse)AatA75%.AMajorityAofAtheArestAisAmadeAupAofAren
ewablesAandAnuclear.ACoalAdecreasingAinAquantityAandAisAsetAtoAbeAphasedAoutAbyA2025
UKAelectricityAmixA-AcorrectAanswers-
UseAaAlotAofAnaturalAgasA(fossilAfuel)AwhichAhasAharmfulAeffectsAbutAnotAasAbadAasAothersAe.g.AcoalAandAoil.
AAlsoAisAonlyAaAfiniteAresourceAsoApriceAwillAincreaseAoverAtimeAasAweAmoveApastAresourceApeak
HowAdoesAtheAphysicalAenvironmentAaffectAavailabilityAofAenergyAinAtheAUKA-AcorrectAanswers-Climate-
AWindiestAcountryAinAEuropeAandAbyA2030AmoreAthanA1/3AofAenergyAfromAwind.ASolarAgrowingAbutAstillAs
mallAproportion.ABothAseasonalAandAintermittent
Geology-
AImportAuraniumAforAnuclear.ACoalAfoundAinAdeepAminesAbutAcheaperAfromAabroad.AOilAandAgasAfoundAoff
shoreAinANorthASeaAbutAimportsAstillAneeded
Drainage-ALimitedApotentialAforAHEPAbutAusedAinAtimesAofApeakAdemand