AQA GCSE GEOGRAPHY - CASE STUDIES: PAPER 1 (LIVING WITH THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

AQA GCSE GEOGRAPHY - CASE
STUDIES: PAPER 1 (LIVING WITH
THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT)
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WhatglisgltheglbiodiversitygllikeglinglEppingglForest?gl-glANSWERS-high

WhatglaregltheglmainglproducersglinglEppingglForest?gl-glANSWERS--Oakgltrees
-Shrubs
-Grass
-Moss

WhatglaregltheglmainglconsumersglinglEppingglForest?gl-glANSWERS--Caterpillars
-Worms
-Mice
-Rabbits
-Smallglbirds
-Owl
-Fox

WhatglaregltheglmaingldecomposersglinglEppingglForest?gl-glANSWERS-
Thereglaregl700glspeciesglofglfungi

HowglisglEppingglForestglinterdependent?gl-glANSWERS--
Deciduousgltreesglloseglleavesglthatgldecomposegladdingglnutrientsgltogltheglsoil
-glNutrientsglingltheglsoilglsupportglnewglplantglgrowthglinglspring
-Humansglcutglbackgltreesgltoglencourageglnewglgrowth
-Animalsglusegltheglplantsglforglshelterglandglfood

Whatglisgltheglopportunityglinglmineralglextraction?gl-glANSWERS-
Theglareaglisglrichglinglcopper,gluraniumglandglcoal.glNotglallglofgltheseglopportunitiesglha
veglbeenglexploitedglduegltoglconflictglwithglothergllandgluses

WhatglisgltheglopportunityglinglEnergy?gl-glANSWERS-
Theglstrongglsolarglinsulationglingltheglregionglprovidesgltheglopportunityglforglsolarglener
gy.glTheglSonoranglsolarglprojectglinglArizonaglisglbuildingglaglpowerglplantgltoglprovidegl
energyglforgl100,000glhomes,gl360glworkersglneeded.glUseglofglHEPglfromglwaterglleavi
ngglLakeglMead

Whatglisgltheglopportunityglingltourism?gl-glANSWERS-
Aglrangeglofgltouristglattractionsglduegltoglgoodglweatherglyearglround.glExample:glNatio
nalglparks,glmuseumsglonglnativeglAmericansgl&glLasglVegasgl(attractsgl37glmillionglvisit
orsglperglyear),glwaterglactivitiesgl(2glmilliongl/glyear)

, Whatglisgltheglopportunityglinglfarming?gl-glANSWERS-
Highgltemperaturesglandglsunlightglcreatesglanglidealglareaglforglfarmingglprovidingglther
eglisglaglwaterglsource-
glallocatedgl80%glofglColoradoglwatergldespiteglmakingglupgl10%glofglthegleconomy.glUs
esglAquifersgl(largeglstoresglofglwaterglbeneathgltheglground)

Whatglaregltheglchallengesglingltemp.?gl-glANSWERS-
Temp.glcanglsoarglupgltogl50gldegrees,glleadsgltogldifficultiesglforglthoseglworkinggloutsid
eglandglplantglandglanimalsglneedglappropriateglshelterglorglhavinggltogladapt

Whatglaregltheglchallengesglinglwaterglsupply?gl-glANSWERS-
CurrentlyglwaterglsupplyglcomesglfromglColoradoglriver,glduegltoglincreasegltemp.glandgl
riseglingltempgltheyglareglunderglthreat.

Whatglaregltheglchallengesglinglinaccessibility?gl-glANSWERS-
Lackglofglinfrastructure,gllikeglroadsglwhichglrestrictglaccessgltoglmajorglcities,glroadsglre
quireglregularglmaintenanceglasgltarmacglcanglmeltglorglbeglcoveredglbyglsand.

Whatglhappenedglduringgl'super'glTyphoonglHaiyan?gl-glANSWERS-
8thglNovgl2013,gl4:40glam,glcategorygl5gltropicalglstorm,glhitgltheglPhilippines,glwindglsp
eedsglupgltogl314glkm/h

Whatglweregl3glofgltheglprimarygleffectsglofglthisglstorm?gl-glANSWERS--
gl6,190glpeoplegldied,gl
-
glbuildingsglbatteredgl(1.1mgldamaged),glairportglbadlygldamaged;glhomelessnessgl(4.1
mgltotal)glinglWgl+glEglVisaysas
-gl5mglstormglsurge,glLeytegl+glTacloban,gl400mmglfloodedgl1kmglinland

Whatglweregl3glofgltheglsecondarygleffectsglofglthisglstorm?gl-glANSWERS--
glpowerglsuppliesglcutgloffglforglaglmonthgl
-glshortagesglofglwater,glfoodglandglsheltergl
-
glsurfacegl+glgroundwaterglcontaminatedglwithglseawater,glchemicalsglfromglindustrygl+
glagricultureglandglsewage;gldiseasesgl+glinfectionglspread


Whatglweregl3glofgltheglimmediateglresponsesgltoglTyphoonglHaiyan?gl-glANSWERS--
gl800,000glevacuated,glmanyglsoughtglrefugeglinglanglindoorglstadiumglinglTacloban,glbu
tgldiedglwhenglitglflooded
-glcurfewglimposedgltwogldaysglaftergltoglreducegllooting
-glpresidentgltelevisedglaglwarning

WhatglwereglthreeglofglthegllongergltermglresponsegltoglTyphoonglHaiyan?gl-
glANSWERS--
glJulygl2014:glgovernmentglintroducedgl'BuildglBackglBetter'gl+glnoglbuildglzone
-glnewglstormglsurgeglwarningglsystemglwasgldeveloped
-glmangrovesglreglplanted

WhatglwereglsomeglofglthegleconomicglconsequencesglofglTyphoonglHaiyan?gl-
glANSWERS-ThegldamagegltoglriceglcostglUS$53glmillion,glthree-