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AQA GCSE Geography Paper 1 (8035/1) - 22nd May 2023 [Exam Chat]

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How did you find your AQA GCSE Geography Paper 1 exam today?


AQA GCSE Geography Paper 1 (8035/1) - 22nd May [Exam Chat]

Welcome to the exam discussion thread for this exam. Introduce yourself! Let others know what you're aiming for in your exams, what you are struggling with in your revision or anything else.

Wishing you all the best of luck. :yy:

General Information
Date/Time: 22nd May (afternoon)
Length: 1 hr 30 mins

Resources
Qualification: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/geography/gcse/geography-8035

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Geography is a toughie, I sure hope they are no OS map questions.
Original post by TheBestOfAll
Geography is a toughie, I sure hope they are no OS map questions. Nobody likes those buggers.
Those were very difficult to do as a colourblind person. :sadnod:
Original post by 04MR17

AQA GCSE Geography Paper 1 (8035/1) - 22nd May [Exam Chat]

Welcome to the exam discussion thread for this exam. Introduce yourself! Let others know what you're aiming for in your exams, what you are struggling with in your revision or anything else.

Wishing you all the best of luck. :yy:

General Information
Date/Time: 22nd May (afternoon)
Length: 1 hr 30 mins

Resources
Qualification: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/geography/gcse/geography-8035



what should i revise the most
Original post by TheBestOfAll
Geography is a toughie, I sure hope they are no OS map questions. Nobody likes those buggers.


there is NO NEED to add OS. IT IS JUST A MAP!!!!!!!:mad::eek:
Original post by faheemwashere
what should i revise the most


you should revise QUALITY OF LIFE and HUMAN CAUSES OF LANDFIL!!!!!! :eek::eek::cool:
does anybody have any predictions for this year
Original post by Oh_my_goodness
does anybody have any predictions for this year

UK upland/lowland areas and key river systems
Coastal processes: weathering
Influence of geological structure and rock type on landscapes
Coastal processes: weathering

i think those r things that have never come up so some of them will maybe be in the paper
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do we need to know how to recognise symbols on maps (e.g. parks, forests, motorway, churches? idk)
Best of luck today everyone!
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How did people find it?
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Original post by nlichtman
How did people find it?

Pretty good wbu
Original post by nlichtman
How did people find it?

Awful, I especially hated the human vs natural climate change question
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Original post by nlichtman
How did people find it?


i found it really good, apart from the 9+3 marker which threw me off a little because i was expecting that to be a case study question, but i think i managed to get 60+ marks
(edited 6 months ago)
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Original post by gs324
i found it really good, apart from the 9+3 marker which threw me off a little because i was expecting that to be a case study question, but i think i managed to get 60+ marks


Yeh it threw me off as well but it wasn’t too bad
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That was soooo nice :smile: barely any case studies!!
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Original post by Bksa
That was soooo nice :smile: barely any case studies!!


yeah i only used case studies for the ecosystems 6 and 9 marker, and just namedroped river tees and lyme regis in rivers and coasts
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Original post by gs324
yeah i only used case studies for the ecosystems 6 and 9 marker, and just namedroped river tees and lyme regis in rivers and coasts


Same
The coasts and rivers questions were really nice. IDK why they made opportunities in deserts come up twice in a ROW!!! AQA????
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I hated the question and know I lost marks of the big questions
The 1 markers were nice
I don't know how aqa expects us to write so much especially after another exam

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