Practice Paper: Edexcel A Level Geography
9GE0/01 (Paper 1)
Hazards, landscapes and physical systems
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Time allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes Total: 105 marks
You will need
• The Resource Booklet, printed at the back of this file. Keep it beside you while
you answer.
• A calculator and a ruler.
Instructions
• Answer every question in Section A and Section C. In Section B choose Question
2 or Question 3.
• Answer in the lined spaces. You may not need all of the lines.
• Show your working in calculations.
• The marks for each part are shown in brackets: use them to plan your time.
• All places, people and data in this paper are fictional and were written for
practice.
Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________________
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, Section A: Tectonic processes and hazards
1 Figure 1 shows the depth of focus of 11 earthquakes recorded during one month at
a seismic station near the Serran Trench, a fictional subduction zone. The values are
in rank order.
Earthquake 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Depth of focus (km) 12 18 25 33 41 47 58 64 72 95 130
Figure 1 Depth of focus of earthquakes near the Serran Trench (fictional data)
(a)(i) Calculate the mean depth of focus. Show your working, rounding to 1 decimal
place.
(1)
Answer: ______________________ km
(ii) State the median depth of focus.
(1)
Answer: ______________________ km
(iii) Calculate the interquartile range of the depths of focus. Show your working.
(2)
Answer: ______________________ km
(b) Assess the extent to which the impacts of a tectonic disaster depend more on
the vulnerability of the people affected than on the physical character of the
hazard.
(12)
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, [Question 1 total: 16 marks]
Section A total: 16 marks
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9GE0/01 (Paper 1)
Hazards, landscapes and physical systems
Question paper
Written by AcePapers
Independent practice paper written for revision. Not an official Pearson paper and
not affiliated with or endorsed by Pearson.
Time allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes Total: 105 marks
You will need
• The Resource Booklet, printed at the back of this file. Keep it beside you while
you answer.
• A calculator and a ruler.
Instructions
• Answer every question in Section A and Section C. In Section B choose Question
2 or Question 3.
• Answer in the lined spaces. You may not need all of the lines.
• Show your working in calculations.
• The marks for each part are shown in brackets: use them to plan your time.
• All places, people and data in this paper are fictional and were written for
practice.
Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________________
Practice Paper 9GE0/01 (Paper 1) – Question paper and resources Written by AcePapers | Page 1
, Section A: Tectonic processes and hazards
1 Figure 1 shows the depth of focus of 11 earthquakes recorded during one month at
a seismic station near the Serran Trench, a fictional subduction zone. The values are
in rank order.
Earthquake 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Depth of focus (km) 12 18 25 33 41 47 58 64 72 95 130
Figure 1 Depth of focus of earthquakes near the Serran Trench (fictional data)
(a)(i) Calculate the mean depth of focus. Show your working, rounding to 1 decimal
place.
(1)
Answer: ______________________ km
(ii) State the median depth of focus.
(1)
Answer: ______________________ km
(iii) Calculate the interquartile range of the depths of focus. Show your working.
(2)
Answer: ______________________ km
(b) Assess the extent to which the impacts of a tectonic disaster depend more on
the vulnerability of the people affected than on the physical character of the
hazard.
(12)
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, [Question 1 total: 16 marks]
Section A total: 16 marks
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