AQA GCSE GEOGRAPHY PAPER 1 (8085/1:
Living With The Physical Environment).
2025
Natural Hazard - Answer-Any natural process that is a potential threat to human
life and property
Factors affecting hazard risk - Answer-Urbanisation, poverty, development,
climate change
Constructive plates - Answer-Two plates move apart, magma forces way along
gap and causes earthquake, erupted lava cools and forms volcano
Ecotourism - Answer-The practice of using an area's natural environment to
attract tourists which is sustainable and won't damage area
Destructive plate - Answer-Two plates moving towards one another, oceanic plate
subducts under continental plate and friction causes melting of oceanic plate,
triggers earthquake
, Example of Malaysian rainforest plant adaptation - Answer-Fan palms have large
fan shaped leaves good for catching sunshine and water leaves are segmented to
drain excess water
Example of Malaysian rainforest animal adaptation - Answer-Sloths have longer
arms than legs to grab branches grooved fur and inactive lifestyle helps growth of
algae to camouflage
Threats to the Malaysian rainforest - Answer-Commercial logging for palm oil,
subsistence farming tribes burn trees to clear land, mineral extraction drilling for
oil and gas, road building trees cut down
Impacts of threats on Malaysian rainforest - Answer-Soil erodes and becomes
loose and infertile, loss of biodiversity and medicine, contribution to climate
change
Economic gains of deforestation - Answer-Improved transport, hydroelectric
power, minerals are valuable, palm oil industry benefits
Economic losses of deforestation - Answer-Medicine loss
Why manage rainforests? - Answer-Medicine, to keep biodiversity, water sources,
tribes, reduce rate of global warming
How to manage the Malaysian rainforest - Answer-Selective logging and
afforestation, conservation and education (preserving rainforest), international
agreements, Ecotourism, Forest Estates have been created by the government
where no change of land use is allowed, Creation of National Parks to protect
biodiversity
Living With The Physical Environment).
2025
Natural Hazard - Answer-Any natural process that is a potential threat to human
life and property
Factors affecting hazard risk - Answer-Urbanisation, poverty, development,
climate change
Constructive plates - Answer-Two plates move apart, magma forces way along
gap and causes earthquake, erupted lava cools and forms volcano
Ecotourism - Answer-The practice of using an area's natural environment to
attract tourists which is sustainable and won't damage area
Destructive plate - Answer-Two plates moving towards one another, oceanic plate
subducts under continental plate and friction causes melting of oceanic plate,
triggers earthquake
, Example of Malaysian rainforest plant adaptation - Answer-Fan palms have large
fan shaped leaves good for catching sunshine and water leaves are segmented to
drain excess water
Example of Malaysian rainforest animal adaptation - Answer-Sloths have longer
arms than legs to grab branches grooved fur and inactive lifestyle helps growth of
algae to camouflage
Threats to the Malaysian rainforest - Answer-Commercial logging for palm oil,
subsistence farming tribes burn trees to clear land, mineral extraction drilling for
oil and gas, road building trees cut down
Impacts of threats on Malaysian rainforest - Answer-Soil erodes and becomes
loose and infertile, loss of biodiversity and medicine, contribution to climate
change
Economic gains of deforestation - Answer-Improved transport, hydroelectric
power, minerals are valuable, palm oil industry benefits
Economic losses of deforestation - Answer-Medicine loss
Why manage rainforests? - Answer-Medicine, to keep biodiversity, water sources,
tribes, reduce rate of global warming
How to manage the Malaysian rainforest - Answer-Selective logging and
afforestation, conservation and education (preserving rainforest), international
agreements, Ecotourism, Forest Estates have been created by the government
where no change of land use is allowed, Creation of National Parks to protect
biodiversity
