AQA A LEVEL GEOGRAPHY 7037 2
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Natural hazards. Answer: Are caused by natural processes
◉ What are the three types of natural hazards? Answer: Geophysical
hazards, atmospheric hazards and hydrological hazards.
◉ Disaster. Answer: When a hazard actually seriously affects humans.
◉ Vulnerability. Answer: How susceptible a population is to the damage
caused by a hazard.
◉ Impacts of hazards. Answer: Hazards can have significant impact
while they are occurring and often need an emergency response. Impacts
can also go on for a long time after the Hazard has passed.
◉ How do you people circumstances affect their perception of hazards?
Answer: People view hazards in different ways for example some people
believe that they will never experience a hazard and some adapt their
lifestyle to minimise risk and some accept hazards as being beyond their
control
, ◉ How do peoples circumstances affect the perception of hazards?
Answer: Their perceptions are affected by their economic social and
cultural background. Wealth if they can afford to move away, religion
some people feel they are acts of God to punish people, education they
have a better understanding of the risks and how they may be able to
reduce them past experiences and personality.
◉ There are many responses to hazards that individuals and the
government may take, to try to reduce vulnerability and its impacts..
Answer: People may try to prevent a hazard or juices magnitude for
example building flood defences.
Risk sharing involves sharing the cost of reducing hazard, the benefits of
preventing it and the cost of not preventing it.
People may try to mitigate the impacts of a hazard this could be by
protection and adaptation.
Fatalism
Governments may coordinate responses to a hazard to manage
effectively.
◉ Hazard incidence. Answer: How often a Hazard occurs.
◉ Magnitude or intensity. Answer: How powerful the hazard is
◉ Distribution. Answer: The areal extent of the hazard.
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Natural hazards. Answer: Are caused by natural processes
◉ What are the three types of natural hazards? Answer: Geophysical
hazards, atmospheric hazards and hydrological hazards.
◉ Disaster. Answer: When a hazard actually seriously affects humans.
◉ Vulnerability. Answer: How susceptible a population is to the damage
caused by a hazard.
◉ Impacts of hazards. Answer: Hazards can have significant impact
while they are occurring and often need an emergency response. Impacts
can also go on for a long time after the Hazard has passed.
◉ How do you people circumstances affect their perception of hazards?
Answer: People view hazards in different ways for example some people
believe that they will never experience a hazard and some adapt their
lifestyle to minimise risk and some accept hazards as being beyond their
control
, ◉ How do peoples circumstances affect the perception of hazards?
Answer: Their perceptions are affected by their economic social and
cultural background. Wealth if they can afford to move away, religion
some people feel they are acts of God to punish people, education they
have a better understanding of the risks and how they may be able to
reduce them past experiences and personality.
◉ There are many responses to hazards that individuals and the
government may take, to try to reduce vulnerability and its impacts..
Answer: People may try to prevent a hazard or juices magnitude for
example building flood defences.
Risk sharing involves sharing the cost of reducing hazard, the benefits of
preventing it and the cost of not preventing it.
People may try to mitigate the impacts of a hazard this could be by
protection and adaptation.
Fatalism
Governments may coordinate responses to a hazard to manage
effectively.
◉ Hazard incidence. Answer: How often a Hazard occurs.
◉ Magnitude or intensity. Answer: How powerful the hazard is
◉ Distribution. Answer: The areal extent of the hazard.
