EDEXCEL A LEVEL GEOGRAPHY PAPER 3
FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉Climate change affecting glaciers. Answer: Store - glaciers have
retreated, tropical high altitude glaciers are having the most rapid
change
Downwasting is accelerated (thinning)
◉Climate change affecting Reservoirs. Answer: Store - decrease in
levels
Flows - decreasing water volumes
◉Climate change affecting Lakes. Answer: Store - regional variations
◉Climate change affecting Permafrost. Answer: Store - Permafrost
melts
Flow - Methane released as it thaws.
◉Climate change affecting Soil moisture levels. Answer: flow -
increases
, ◉Climate change affecting Runoff. Answer: store - more low flow
and high flow
flow - more intense rainfall
◉Climate change affecting stream flow. Answer: store - higher
flow - reduced infiltration
◉Colorado River Location. Answer: Rises in the Rocky Mountains of
Colorado, flows west and south for 1450 miles into the Gulf of
California.
Covers seven states: Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada,
Arizona, and California.
17 miles the river forms the international boundary between Mexico
and the USA.
◉Colorado River Basin Information. Answer: •The river and
tributaries provide water to nearly 40 million people for municipal
use.
• Its drainage basin covers 246,000 square miles (637,000 square
kilometers).
•Irrigates nearly 5.5 million acres of agricultural lands.
•Alpine tundra and coniferous forests.
FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉Climate change affecting glaciers. Answer: Store - glaciers have
retreated, tropical high altitude glaciers are having the most rapid
change
Downwasting is accelerated (thinning)
◉Climate change affecting Reservoirs. Answer: Store - decrease in
levels
Flows - decreasing water volumes
◉Climate change affecting Lakes. Answer: Store - regional variations
◉Climate change affecting Permafrost. Answer: Store - Permafrost
melts
Flow - Methane released as it thaws.
◉Climate change affecting Soil moisture levels. Answer: flow -
increases
, ◉Climate change affecting Runoff. Answer: store - more low flow
and high flow
flow - more intense rainfall
◉Climate change affecting stream flow. Answer: store - higher
flow - reduced infiltration
◉Colorado River Location. Answer: Rises in the Rocky Mountains of
Colorado, flows west and south for 1450 miles into the Gulf of
California.
Covers seven states: Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada,
Arizona, and California.
17 miles the river forms the international boundary between Mexico
and the USA.
◉Colorado River Basin Information. Answer: •The river and
tributaries provide water to nearly 40 million people for municipal
use.
• Its drainage basin covers 246,000 square miles (637,000 square
kilometers).
•Irrigates nearly 5.5 million acres of agricultural lands.
•Alpine tundra and coniferous forests.
