AQA AS Geography unit 1 12th May

Hey,

I did Rivers, Coasts, Population and Health. I know the Rivers questions were so easy! Especially the 15 mark question about the changes downstream! It seemed like some of the questions have already been used in other papers... I didn't use any case studies for rivers but for coasts I used 2 so it sort of balances out for Physical?

Population was easy too, the first question were just re drawing the DTM.

I do think the boundaries will b really high this year too though, just seemed much easier than last years.

How do you think you did? :smile:

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Sloanepeterson

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Original post by Shannon56

Hey,

I did Rivers, Coasts, Population and Health. I know the Rivers questions were so easy! Especially the 15 mark question about the changes downstream! It seemed like some of the questions have already been used in other papers... I didn't use any case studies for rivers but for coasts I used 2 so it sort of balances out for Physical?

Population was easy too, the first question were just re drawing the DTM.

I do think the boundaries will b really high this year too though, just seemed much easier than last years.

How do you think you did? :smile:

yeah i didnt do the same optional topics as you, i did glaciers and energy but i was really happy about rivers and i know what you mean i swear ive done so many practice questions on changing channel characteristics, i was also pleasantly surprised when the first page of the population topic was just on the dtm because they were all easy marks but i have a feeling unit 2 is going to be on rivers as it was easier than population?

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Ambera

Was I the only one who didn't like it...... :/
I did glaciers and energy too, I hated the 15 marker for glaciers! I spent time yesterday revising fluvioglacial landforms, but not periglacial - and we've never really been taught them! I ended up kinda waffling about them, and also on the TNC 15 marker as I couldn't think of an example

Almost accidently lost marks on the DTM question stupidly xD I read the question as ''Draw 2 vertical lines on stage 5 of the DTM'' not figure 5, but luckily I noticed and changed it at the last second

Kinda really disappointed... I much preferred last years paper.. and I spent ages looking at case studies to not really use them!

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Is urbanisation and rainfall ok for causes of coastal flooding

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Peppercrunch

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Original post by Serena_lantey

Is urbanisation and rainfall ok for causes of coastal flooding

Yes. I did rainfall and storm surges using the Hurricane Katrina case study.

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Original post by Peppercrunch

Yes. I did rainfall and storm surges using the Hurricane Katrina case study.

Could I get away with saying Somerset ?

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Sloanepeterson

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Original post by Ambera

Was I the only one who didn't like it...... :/
I did glaciers and energy too, I hated the 15 marker for glaciers! I spent time yesterday revising fluvioglacial landforms, but not periglacial - and we've never really been taught them! I ended up kinda waffling about them, and also on the TNC 15 marker as I couldn't think of an example

Almost accidently lost marks on the DTM question stupidly xD I read the question as ''Draw 2 vertical lines on stage 5 of the DTM'' not figure 5, but luckily I noticed and changed it at the last second

Kinda really disappointed... I much preferred last years paper.. and I spent ages looking at case studies to not really use them!

most of my friends hated it, they ended up skipping the first 2 questions on rivers about drainage basin and its outputs, i thought it was sneaky that they asked us for NO case studies in any part of rivers or glaciers and its really annoying that i spent so long revising figures because i always get caught out on that sort of thing:/
i completely waffled on the tnc one, i talked about exxonmobil but had no idea what we were supposed to say? i mean of course they play a role in distribution but ive never thought about the extent that they do?? really hated that question, i dont know if its just me but i thought it was a bit sly to put that in -_-

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Original post by Ambera

Was I the only one who didn't like it...... :/
I did glaciers and energy too, I hated the 15 marker for glaciers! I spent time yesterday revising fluvioglacial landforms, but not periglacial - and we've never really been taught them! I ended up kinda waffling about them, and also on the TNC 15 marker as I couldn't think of an example

Almost accidently lost marks on the DTM question stupidly xD I read the question as ''Draw 2 vertical lines on stage 5 of the DTM'' not figure 5, but luckily I noticed and changed it at the last second

Kinda really disappointed... I much preferred last years paper.. and I spent ages looking at case studies to not really use them!

I did struggle with the TNC question but I used the case study of Malawi in mine for the tobacco industry. Loved the Rivers/Coatal and population parts!

Oh no, what do you mean for the two vertical lines, I may have done it wrong? I drew an arrow down for BR and an arrow down for DR?

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Original post by Serena_lantey

Is urbanisation and rainfall ok for causes of coastal flooding

I wrote about the isotactic and Eustostc changes in sea level being the causes of Coastal flooding :/

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Original post by Shannon56

I wrote about the isotactic and Eustostc changes in sea level being the causes of Coastal flooding :/

How many marks for the case study part of the question I wrote Somerset is that ok

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Original post by Serena_lantey

How many marks for the case study part of the question I wrote Somerset is that ok

Im pretty sure it was only 4 or 6. It wasn't a huge marker. I have no idea, I don't do that case study - un sure if my answer is right now :/

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Original post by Shannon56

Im pretty sure it was only 4 or 6. It wasn't a huge marker. I have no idea, I don't do that case study - un sure if my answer is right now :/

Don't be it will be fine what will the raw marks for a C and B be in this and paper 2

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jordcook

I enjoyed today's paper if I'm honest, it was much better than some of the past papers I've looked over from the last few years. How does everyone feel about it?

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Original post by Serena_lantey

Don't be it will be fine what will the raw marks for a C and B be in this and paper 2

Last year the raw marks were:

49=D
55=C
62=B
69=A

But this years seemed a lot easier...

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Original post by jordcook

I enjoyed today's paper if I'm honest, it was much better than some of the past papers I've looked over from the last few years. How does everyone feel about it?

I know, I thought it was so much better than last years. the river section, I'm pretty sure I had done a similar 15 marker before somewhere..

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Peppercrunch

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Original post by Shannon56

I know, I thought it was so much better than last years. the river section, I'm pretty sure I had done a similar 15 marker before somewhere..

Yea. I did that 15 marker before in a past (well a very similar one) and got 15/15. But I don't think I got that with this one lol

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jordcook