AQA_2024: A-level Geography - Paper 1
Physical Geography.
(Merged Question Paper and Marking Scheme)
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signat ure
I declare this is my own work.
A-level
GEOGRAPHY
Paper 1 Physical geography
Thursday 16 May 2024 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
the colour insert (enclosed) Section Mark
a pencil A
a rubber B
a ruler.
You may use a calculator. C
TOTAL
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.
,For A-Level Geography Paper 1: Physical Geography, focus on the following key areas:
1. Coastal Systems and Landscapes:
Processes: Study coastal processes (erosion, transportation, deposition) and their impact on landforms
like cliffs, beaches, and spits. Understand how these processes operate over time.
Landforms: Focus on key coastal landforms (e.g., headlands, bays, stacks, and beaches) and their
formation.
Management: Learn about coastal management strategies (e.g., hard engineering like sea walls, soft
engineering like beach nourishment).
2. Glacial Systems and Landscapes:
Glacial Processes: Understand processes like erosion (abrasion, plucking) and deposition in glaciers.
Study their impact on landscapes (e.g., U-shaped valleys, moraines).
Landforms: Focus on glacial landforms such as cirques, arêtes, and drumlins.
Climate Change: Be familiar with the effects of climate change on glaciers, including glacial retreat.
3. Water and Carbon Cycles:
Water Cycle: Study the movement of water through the environment, including processes like
evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
Carbon Cycle: Understand the movement of carbon between the atmosphere, oceans, and living
organisms. Explore the effects of human activity on both cycles, such as deforestation and fossil fuel
burning.
4. Hazards:
Tectonic Hazards: Study the causes and effects of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis.
Learn about risk management and how to prepare for these events.
Weather Hazards: Focus on tropical storms, droughts, and floods. Understand the causes, impacts, and
mitigation strategies.
Global Warming: Study the effects of climate change and global warming, including sea-level rise and
extreme weather events.
5. Ecosystems and Biodiversity:
Ecosystem Functions: Learn how ecosystems operate and the role of biodiversity in maintaining
ecosystem balance.
Human Impact: Understand the impacts of human activities, such as deforestation, agriculture, and
urbanization, on ecosystems and biodiversity.
6. Key Skills:
Diagrams: Be able to draw and label key diagrams (e.g., water cycle, carbon cycle, coastal processes).
Map Interpretation: Practice interpreting maps, including relief and thematic maps (e.g., tectonic plate
boundaries, flood-prone areas).
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Do not write
outside the
Figure 1a and Figure 1b are in the insert. box
Water and carbon cycles
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 . 1 Outline how human factors impact upon the water cycle.
[4 marks]
Extra space
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, 2
Do not write
outside the
Section A box
Figure 1a shows change in lake and river surface water temperature by global
distribution between 1970 and 2010.
Figure 1b shows change in lake and surface water temperature by latitude between
1970 and 2010.
0 1 . 2 Analyse the data shown in Figure 1a and Figure 1b.
[6 marks]
Extra space
Question 1 continues on the next page
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Physical Geography.
(Merged Question Paper and Marking Scheme)
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signat ure
I declare this is my own work.
A-level
GEOGRAPHY
Paper 1 Physical geography
Thursday 16 May 2024 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
the colour insert (enclosed) Section Mark
a pencil A
a rubber B
a ruler.
You may use a calculator. C
TOTAL
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.
,For A-Level Geography Paper 1: Physical Geography, focus on the following key areas:
1. Coastal Systems and Landscapes:
Processes: Study coastal processes (erosion, transportation, deposition) and their impact on landforms
like cliffs, beaches, and spits. Understand how these processes operate over time.
Landforms: Focus on key coastal landforms (e.g., headlands, bays, stacks, and beaches) and their
formation.
Management: Learn about coastal management strategies (e.g., hard engineering like sea walls, soft
engineering like beach nourishment).
2. Glacial Systems and Landscapes:
Glacial Processes: Understand processes like erosion (abrasion, plucking) and deposition in glaciers.
Study their impact on landscapes (e.g., U-shaped valleys, moraines).
Landforms: Focus on glacial landforms such as cirques, arêtes, and drumlins.
Climate Change: Be familiar with the effects of climate change on glaciers, including glacial retreat.
3. Water and Carbon Cycles:
Water Cycle: Study the movement of water through the environment, including processes like
evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
Carbon Cycle: Understand the movement of carbon between the atmosphere, oceans, and living
organisms. Explore the effects of human activity on both cycles, such as deforestation and fossil fuel
burning.
4. Hazards:
Tectonic Hazards: Study the causes and effects of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis.
Learn about risk management and how to prepare for these events.
Weather Hazards: Focus on tropical storms, droughts, and floods. Understand the causes, impacts, and
mitigation strategies.
Global Warming: Study the effects of climate change and global warming, including sea-level rise and
extreme weather events.
5. Ecosystems and Biodiversity:
Ecosystem Functions: Learn how ecosystems operate and the role of biodiversity in maintaining
ecosystem balance.
Human Impact: Understand the impacts of human activities, such as deforestation, agriculture, and
urbanization, on ecosystems and biodiversity.
6. Key Skills:
Diagrams: Be able to draw and label key diagrams (e.g., water cycle, carbon cycle, coastal processes).
Map Interpretation: Practice interpreting maps, including relief and thematic maps (e.g., tectonic plate
boundaries, flood-prone areas).
IB/G/Jun24/G4005/E5 7037/1
, 3
Do not write
outside the
Figure 1a and Figure 1b are in the insert. box
Water and carbon cycles
Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 . 1 Outline how human factors impact upon the water cycle.
[4 marks]
Extra space
IB/G/Jun24/7037/1
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Section A box
Figure 1a shows change in lake and river surface water temperature by global
distribution between 1970 and 2010.
Figure 1b shows change in lake and surface water temperature by latitude between
1970 and 2010.
0 1 . 2 Analyse the data shown in Figure 1a and Figure 1b.
[6 marks]
Extra space
Question 1 continues on the next page
Turn over ►
IB/G/Jun24/7037/1
