AQA A-Level Geography Exam Questions
Water and Carbon Cycles
To what extent does an understanding of feedback systems in the
carbon cycle help with attempts to mitigate the impacts of climate
change (20 marks)
Outline the process of decomposition in the carbon cycle (4 marks)
Assess the impact of farming practices on the carbon budget (20 marks)
Assess the relative importance of natural factors in changing the size of
major carbon stores. (9 marks)
Explain the concept of negative feedback in relation to the carbon cycle
(4 marks)
Assess the extent to which human impacts have changed any two
carbon stores over time (6 marks)
Outline the role of weathering in the carbon cycle. (4 marks)
Explain the impact of deforestation on carbon stores in an area (4
marks)
Explain the concepts of positive and negative feedback in relation to
the carbon cycle (4 marks)
Define the term ‘carbon budget’ (4 marks)
Outline the process of combustion in the carbon cycle (4 marks)
‘Human activity had led to irreversible changes to the carbon cycle,
causing negative impacts for life on Earth.’ To what extent do you
agree with this statement? (20 marks)
, AQA A-Level Geography Exam Questions
Coasts
‘Shoreline management/integrated coastal zone management can
effectively tackle the expected eustatic sea level change and associated
threat to coastal landscapes over the coming decades’ To what extent
do you agree with this view? (20 marks)
Explain the development of a saltmarsh environment (4 marks)
Distinguish between constructive and destructive waves (4 marks)
Describe the characteristics of a sediment cell. (4 marks)
Explain the formation of a spit. (4 marks)
Explain the formation of a tombolo. (4 marks)
Explain the formation of an offshore bar (4 marks)
Explain the formation of a barrier island (4 marks)
Discuss the relative importance of two or more processes responsible
for shaping the coast (20 marks)
Explain the formation of a fjord. (4 marks)
A geography student is investigating whether people’s previous
experience of coastal floods had affected their preparedness for future
floods. She surveyed households in a coastal town, taking a stratified
sample from households that were flooded in winter 2013/14 and
households that were not flooded. One of the questions she asked was
STATEMENT: If coastal floods affected my house in the next year, I
would be able to cope.
ANSWERS: Strongly agree/ Agree/ Neither agree nor disagree/ Disagree/
Strongly disagree
Water and Carbon Cycles
To what extent does an understanding of feedback systems in the
carbon cycle help with attempts to mitigate the impacts of climate
change (20 marks)
Outline the process of decomposition in the carbon cycle (4 marks)
Assess the impact of farming practices on the carbon budget (20 marks)
Assess the relative importance of natural factors in changing the size of
major carbon stores. (9 marks)
Explain the concept of negative feedback in relation to the carbon cycle
(4 marks)
Assess the extent to which human impacts have changed any two
carbon stores over time (6 marks)
Outline the role of weathering in the carbon cycle. (4 marks)
Explain the impact of deforestation on carbon stores in an area (4
marks)
Explain the concepts of positive and negative feedback in relation to
the carbon cycle (4 marks)
Define the term ‘carbon budget’ (4 marks)
Outline the process of combustion in the carbon cycle (4 marks)
‘Human activity had led to irreversible changes to the carbon cycle,
causing negative impacts for life on Earth.’ To what extent do you
agree with this statement? (20 marks)
, AQA A-Level Geography Exam Questions
Coasts
‘Shoreline management/integrated coastal zone management can
effectively tackle the expected eustatic sea level change and associated
threat to coastal landscapes over the coming decades’ To what extent
do you agree with this view? (20 marks)
Explain the development of a saltmarsh environment (4 marks)
Distinguish between constructive and destructive waves (4 marks)
Describe the characteristics of a sediment cell. (4 marks)
Explain the formation of a spit. (4 marks)
Explain the formation of a tombolo. (4 marks)
Explain the formation of an offshore bar (4 marks)
Explain the formation of a barrier island (4 marks)
Discuss the relative importance of two or more processes responsible
for shaping the coast (20 marks)
Explain the formation of a fjord. (4 marks)
A geography student is investigating whether people’s previous
experience of coastal floods had affected their preparedness for future
floods. She surveyed households in a coastal town, taking a stratified
sample from households that were flooded in winter 2013/14 and
households that were not flooded. One of the questions she asked was
STATEMENT: If coastal floods affected my house in the next year, I
would be able to cope.
ANSWERS: Strongly agree/ Agree/ Neither agree nor disagree/ Disagree/
Strongly disagree
