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GEOGRAPHY
Paper 1 Physical geography and people and the environment
Tuesday 13 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
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Section Mark
a rubber
a ruler. A
You may use a calculator.
B
Instructions
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. TOTAL
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
Answer either Question 1 or Question 2 or Question 3 in Section A.
Answer either Question 4 or Question 5 in Section B.
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.
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select as shown.
Section A
Answer one question in this section.
Answer either Question 1 or Question 2 or Question 3.
Question 1 Water and carbon cycles
0 1 . 1 Which of the following describes an urban flood hydrograph for a river after a very
intense but short rainstorm event?
[1 mark]
A Long lag time, gentle rising limb, low peak discharge and gentle
falling limb.
B Long lag time, steep rising limb, high peak discharge and gentle
falling limb.
C Short lag time, gentle rising limb, low peak discharge and steep
falling limb.
D Short lag time, steep rising limb, high peak discharge and steep
falling limb.
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0 1 . 2 Which of the following describes an impact of changes to the carbon budget on
global climate?
[1 mark]
A As atmospheric concentrations of CO2 decrease, carbon sequestration
by vegetation decreases, enhancing the greenhouse effect.
B As atmospheric concentrations of CO2 decrease, global temperatures
increase and precipitation events become more extreme.
C As atmospheric concentrations of CO2 increase, global temperatures
decrease and precipitation levels change.
D As atmospheric concentrations of CO2 increase, global temperatures
increase and precipitation patterns change.
0 1 . 3 Outline the process of evapotranspiration.
[3 marks]
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Figure 1a shows estimates of the amount of carbon stored in soil and plants in box
different biomes at the end of the 20th Century.
Figure 1b shows information about the land area covered by each of the biomes.
A biome is a large area sharing similar vegetation, soil, climate and wildlife
characteristics.
Figure 1a
600
Key
500
Gigatons of carbon (GtC)
Carbon stored in soil
Carbon stored in plants
400
300
200
100
0
Tropical Boreal Tropical Temperate Temperate Deserts Croplands Tundra
forests forests savannas forests grasslands and semi-
and deserts
shrublands
Figure 1b
Land area of each biome (billions of hectares)
Tundra
Temperate forests 0.56 Deserts and
1.04 semi-deserts
2.77
Croplands
1.35
Boreal 1.37
forests 2.76
Tropical
savannas
1.75
Tropical forests 1.78
Temperate grasslands
and shrublands
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Centre number Candidate number
Surname _________________________________________________________________________
Forename(s) _________________________________________________________________________
Candidate signature _________________________________________________________________________
I declare this is my own work.
AS
GEOGRAPHY
Paper 1 Physical geography and people and the environment
Tuesday 13 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
a pencil
Section Mark
a rubber
a ruler. A
You may use a calculator.
B
Instructions
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. TOTAL
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
Answer either Question 1 or Question 2 or Question 3 in Section A.
Answer either Question 4 or Question 5 in Section B.
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 80.
(JUN257036101)
7036/1
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G/KL/Jun25/G4002/E6
, 2
Do not write
outside the
box
Only one answer per question is allowed.
For the multiple-choice questions, completely fill in the circle alongside the appropriate answer.
CORRECT METHOD WRONG METHODS
If you want to change your answer you must cross out your original answer as shown.
If you wish to return to an answer previously crossed out, ring the answer you now wish to
select as shown.
Section A
Answer one question in this section.
Answer either Question 1 or Question 2 or Question 3.
Question 1 Water and carbon cycles
0 1 . 1 Which of the following describes an urban flood hydrograph for a river after a very
intense but short rainstorm event?
[1 mark]
A Long lag time, gentle rising limb, low peak discharge and gentle
falling limb.
B Long lag time, steep rising limb, high peak discharge and gentle
falling limb.
C Short lag time, gentle rising limb, low peak discharge and steep
falling limb.
D Short lag time, steep rising limb, high peak discharge and steep
falling limb.
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outside the
box
0 1 . 2 Which of the following describes an impact of changes to the carbon budget on
global climate?
[1 mark]
A As atmospheric concentrations of CO2 decrease, carbon sequestration
by vegetation decreases, enhancing the greenhouse effect.
B As atmospheric concentrations of CO2 decrease, global temperatures
increase and precipitation events become more extreme.
C As atmospheric concentrations of CO2 increase, global temperatures
decrease and precipitation levels change.
D As atmospheric concentrations of CO2 increase, global temperatures
increase and precipitation patterns change.
0 1 . 3 Outline the process of evapotranspiration.
[3 marks]
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
Question 1 continues on the next page
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Figure 1a shows estimates of the amount of carbon stored in soil and plants in box
different biomes at the end of the 20th Century.
Figure 1b shows information about the land area covered by each of the biomes.
A biome is a large area sharing similar vegetation, soil, climate and wildlife
characteristics.
Figure 1a
600
Key
500
Gigatons of carbon (GtC)
Carbon stored in soil
Carbon stored in plants
400
300
200
100
0
Tropical Boreal Tropical Temperate Temperate Deserts Croplands Tundra
forests forests savannas forests grasslands and semi-
and deserts
shrublands
Figure 1b
Land area of each biome (billions of hectares)
Tundra
Temperate forests 0.56 Deserts and
1.04 semi-deserts
2.77
Croplands
1.35
Boreal 1.37
forests 2.76
Tropical
savannas
1.75
Tropical forests 1.78
Temperate grasslands
and shrublands
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