AQA GCSE Geography Spec B Paper 2: Hostile World - 17th June

Geography Spec A Paper 1 - 17th June
Hostile World

Earthquakes and Volcanoes
1a: Describe the pattern or natural hazards on the insert (3 marks)
1b: Chose between volcanic eruptions or earthquakes and explain/describe their causes (5 marks)
1c: Describe how the damages from earthquakes or volcanoes can be reduced (4 marks)
1d: Mount St. Helens is in which state?/How far is Woodland state from Mt. St Helens?/Which direction? (3 marks)
1c(i): How have the damages been reduced from the volcano (2 marks)
1d: What benefits are there for locals in the area (4 marks)

Wildfires
2a: Complete the graph (1 marks)
2b: Describe the relationship between rainfall and temperature (3 marks)
2b(i): Explain the relationship with wildfires in Greece and climate change (6 marks)
3a: How can the damaging effects from wildfire be reduced (4 marks)

Tropical Storms
3a) What are the effects of tropical storms (3 marks)
4a) Describe the relationship between sea temperatures and tropical storms (4 marks)
4b) Only more developed countries can prepare effectively for tropical storms, do you agree? YES or NO (8 marks)

Reply 1

I'll.Be.Back

Woo! :')
Somebody who did the same paper as me!
How did you find it? And on which questions did you encorporate
Case Studies?

Reply 2

Blob2491

Original post by I'll.Be.Back

Woo! :')
Somebody who did the same paper as me!
How did you find it? And on which questions did you encorporate
Case Studies?

It wasn't too bad, but I may have dropped around 10 marks maybe? How was it for you?
I barely used Case Studies expect for the first question describing the movement of plate boundaries to cause a volcanic eruption and on the question to describe the effects of tropical storms I said Hurricane Katrina caused a 12-18ft storm surge...that's about it. Did you use any?

Reply 3

tom95

I used case studies wherever possible.
i.e. Questions: 1b, 1c, 1d, 3a, 4b

Reply 4

Blob2491

Original post by tom95

I used case studies wherever possible.
i.e. Questions: 1b, 1c, 1d, 3a, 4b

How did you find the exam?

Reply 5

tom95

Original post by Blob2491

How did you find the exam?

I thought the exam went well. Were you told to amend a question before the exam, in my school everyone took the opportunity to read through the questions in advance :smile:

Reply 6

Blob2491

Original post by tom95

I thought the exam went well. Were you told to amend a question before the exam, in my school everyone took the opportunity to read through the questions in advance :smile:

Oh right yeah, Q4a) Figure 4 or 5?
What did you put for that answer?

Reply 7

tom95

Original post by Blob2491

Oh right yeah, Q4a) Figure 4 or 5?
What did you put for that answer?

I can't remember :confused:

Have you started revising the tourism unit yet ??

Reply 8

Blob2491

Original post by tom95

I can't remember :confused:

Have you started revising the tourism unit yet ??

Nah, we're doing Globalisation...both topics sound pretty boring making last minute cramming even more difficult

Reply 9

tom95

Original post by Blob2491

Nah, we're doing Globalisation...both topics sound pretty boring making last minute cramming even more difficult

lol true, I really want to get an A* in geography.
I got 58/60 in the controlled assessment :smile:

so I have a chance.
But tourism has always been my weakest topic, perhaps because we learnt it in just 4 weeks.

Reply 10

ab786

Original post by tom95

I can't remember :confused:

Have you started revising the tourism unit yet ??

I'm doing the tourism unit

Reply 11

Blob2491

Original post by tom95

lol true, I really want to get an A* in geography.
I got 58/60 in the controlled assessment :smile:

so I have a chance.
But tourism has always been my weakest topic, perhaps because we learnt it in just 4 weeks.

Wow, well done!
My advice would be to look at the specification and tick off all the topics you know while going through it. Is your exam this Friday?
Good Luck!

http://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/newgcse/pdf/AQA-4035-W-SP.PDF (tourism - pg20)