CCEA GCSE GEOGRAPHY UNIT 1
ACTUAL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
>> Abrasion / Corrasion
Answer: (1) When material being transported by the river rubs against the bed/banks causing it to
erode. (2) stones carried by waves are thrown against the cliff causing it to erode.
>> Afforestation
Answer: Planting trees. A soft engineering method to increase interception and reduce severity of a
flood.
>> Air Mass
Answer: A body of air with similar characteristics e.g. temperature, moisture, humidity etc
>> Altitude
Answer: Height above sea level. Normally given in metres
>> Anenometer
Answer: An instrument used to measure wind speed
>> anticyclone
Answer: High pressure weather system that is generally associated with dry, calm weather.
>> Arch
Answer: A wave-eroded passage through a small headland. This begins as a cave formed in the
headland, which is gradually widened and deepened until it cuts through.
>> atmospheric pressure
Answer: the weight of a column of air pressing down on the earths surface. Measured in millibars (mb)
>> Attrition
Answer: A process of erosion where transported material hit against each other, making the particles
smaller and rounder
>> barometer
Answer: An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
>> beaches
, Answer: form in sheltered coastal areas where the sea deposits sediment such as sand or stones
(shingle) along the coastline.
>> beach nourishment
Answer: The addition of new material to a beach artificially, through the dumping of large amounts of
sand or shingle.
>> buy
Answer: an anchored float that may contain instruments to measure environmental conditions. e.g. A
weather body can measure temperature changes of ocean currents and help inform weather forecasts
>> caves
Answer: hollows in a cliff or headland made when the sea erodes the rock around a line of weakness
(crack/joint)
>> cirrus
Answer: a type of cloud. It appears high in the sky. Thin and wispy. Indicates good weather
>> cliff
Answer: a near vertical rock face along the coast
>> climate
Answer: The average weather conditions of an area over a long period of time e.g. 35 years
>> climate change
Answer: changes in the earths average temperature
>> cloud cover
Answer: The amount of the sky covered by clouds. Measured in oktas via observation
>> cloud type
Answer: clouds are divided into categories such as nimbus, cirrus, stratus depending on their height,
shape and nature
>> coastal defences
Answer: natural or manufactured management strategies which try to maintain the land-sea boundary
or reduce the impact of erosion
>> coastal landforms
Answer: Large features within a coastal area formed by processes such as erosion and deposition. e.g
headland or spit
>> cold front
ACTUAL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
>> Abrasion / Corrasion
Answer: (1) When material being transported by the river rubs against the bed/banks causing it to
erode. (2) stones carried by waves are thrown against the cliff causing it to erode.
>> Afforestation
Answer: Planting trees. A soft engineering method to increase interception and reduce severity of a
flood.
>> Air Mass
Answer: A body of air with similar characteristics e.g. temperature, moisture, humidity etc
>> Altitude
Answer: Height above sea level. Normally given in metres
>> Anenometer
Answer: An instrument used to measure wind speed
>> anticyclone
Answer: High pressure weather system that is generally associated with dry, calm weather.
>> Arch
Answer: A wave-eroded passage through a small headland. This begins as a cave formed in the
headland, which is gradually widened and deepened until it cuts through.
>> atmospheric pressure
Answer: the weight of a column of air pressing down on the earths surface. Measured in millibars (mb)
>> Attrition
Answer: A process of erosion where transported material hit against each other, making the particles
smaller and rounder
>> barometer
Answer: An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
>> beaches
, Answer: form in sheltered coastal areas where the sea deposits sediment such as sand or stones
(shingle) along the coastline.
>> beach nourishment
Answer: The addition of new material to a beach artificially, through the dumping of large amounts of
sand or shingle.
>> buy
Answer: an anchored float that may contain instruments to measure environmental conditions. e.g. A
weather body can measure temperature changes of ocean currents and help inform weather forecasts
>> caves
Answer: hollows in a cliff or headland made when the sea erodes the rock around a line of weakness
(crack/joint)
>> cirrus
Answer: a type of cloud. It appears high in the sky. Thin and wispy. Indicates good weather
>> cliff
Answer: a near vertical rock face along the coast
>> climate
Answer: The average weather conditions of an area over a long period of time e.g. 35 years
>> climate change
Answer: changes in the earths average temperature
>> cloud cover
Answer: The amount of the sky covered by clouds. Measured in oktas via observation
>> cloud type
Answer: clouds are divided into categories such as nimbus, cirrus, stratus depending on their height,
shape and nature
>> coastal defences
Answer: natural or manufactured management strategies which try to maintain the land-sea boundary
or reduce the impact of erosion
>> coastal landforms
Answer: Large features within a coastal area formed by processes such as erosion and deposition. e.g
headland or spit
>> cold front
