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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?

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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

Reply 1

TheBestOfAll

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Geography is a toughie, I sure hope they are no OS map questions.

Reply 2

04MR17

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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:

Reply 3

faheemwashere

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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

Reply 4

shortking101

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:

Reply 5

shortking101

Original post

by faheemwashere

what should i revise the most

you should revise QUALITY OF LIFE and HUMAN CAUSES OF LANDFIL!!!!!! :eek:

Reply 6

Oh_my_goodness

2

does anybody have any predictions for this year

Reply 7

ilikehotdogs

5

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

Reply 8

Bksa

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do we need to know how to recognise symbols on maps (e.g. parks, forests, motorway, churches? idk)

Reply 9

04MR17

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Volunteer Team, Clearing and Applications Advisor

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Best of luck today everyone!

Reply 10

nlichtman

9

How did people find it?

Reply 11

cap?

2

Original post

by nlichtman

How did people find it?

Pretty good wbu

Reply 12

Zzzzzzzgcse

1

Original post

by nlichtman

How did people find it?

Awful, I especially hated the human vs natural climate change question

Reply 13

gs324

6

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 2 years ago)

Reply 14

cap?

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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

Reply 15

Bksa

7

That was soooo nice :smile:

barely any case studies!!

Reply 16

gs324

6

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

Reply 17

cap?

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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

Reply 18

williamdouglas

10

The coasts and rivers questions were really nice. IDK why they made opportunities in deserts come up twice in a ROW!!! AQA????

Reply 19

user1708

6

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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