AQA GCSE GEOGRAPHY Paper 1 Living with the Physical Environment QP 2021

AQA GCSE GEOGRAPHY Paper 1 Living with the Physical
Environment QP 2021



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GCSE
GEOGRAPHY
Paper 1 Living with the Physical Environment


Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
 the OS key insert (enclosed) Question Mark
 a pencil
 a rubber 1
 a ruler.
You may use a calculator. 2

Instructions 3
 Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
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 Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
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Answer all questions in Section A and Section B.
TOTAL
Answer two questions in Section C.

 You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside
the box around each page or on blank pages.
 If you need additional extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book.
Write the question number against your answer(s).
 Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.

Information
 The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
 The total number of marks available for this paper is 88.
 Spelling, punctuation, grammar and specialist terminology will be assessed in Question 01.11.




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Do not write
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For the multiple-choice questions, shade the circle next to the correct answer.

CORRECT METHOD WRONG METHODS


If you want to change your answer you must cross out your original answer as shown.

If you wish to return to an answer previously crossed out, ring the answer you now wish to
select as shown.




Section A The challenge of natural hazards

Answer all questions in this section.


Question 1 The challenge of natural hazards

Study Figure 1, a graph showing the deadliest natural disasters between
1990 and 2018.

Figure 1
Earthquake 220 000
Indian Ocean, 2004
Earthquake 159 000
Haiti, 2010
Cyclone 140 000
Myanmar, 2008
Cyclone 139 000
Bangladesh, 1991
Earthquake 88 000
Pakistan, 2005
Earthquake 84 000
China, 2008
Heatwave 70 000
Central Europe, 2003
Heatwave 56 000
Russia, 2010
Earthquake 40 000
Iran, 1990
Earthquake 26 200
Iran, 2003
0 50 000 100 000 150 000 200 000 250 000
Number of deaths

0 1 . 1 Using Figure 1, which natural disaster caused the greatest number of deaths?
[1 mark]

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0 1 . 2 Using Figure 1, which one of the following statements is true?

Shade one circle only.
[1 mark]

A The two earthquakes in Iran caused 92 000 deaths.

B The cyclone in Bangladesh killed more people than the cyclone
in Myanmar.
C The two heatwaves in Central Europe and Russia resulted in
126 000 deaths.
D The earthquake in China killed more people than the earthquake
in Pakistan.


0 1 . 3 Explain how living in areas that are at risk from a tectonic hazard(s) may have both
advantages and disadvantages.
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Study Figure 2, a map showing the tectonic plates in and around North America and box

South America.

Figure 2


Arctic
66½ °N Circle



North
American
Plate


Eurasian Plate
23½ °N X Tropic of Cancer



Pacific Plate
0° Equator



South
American
23½ °S Nazca Plate Tropic of Capricorn
Y
Plate



N

0 2000 km

Key
Plate margin Direction of plate movement
Earthquake zone


0 1 . 4 Using Figure 2, which one of the following statements is true?

Shade one circle only.
[1 mark]

A The Nazca Plate is moving towards the Pacific Plate.

B Earthquakes are found in long narrow zones along plate margins.

C Earthquakes are mainly found along the eastern sides of continents.

D The North American Plate is moving away from the Pacific Plate.




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