AQA GCSE Geography Paper 1 - 17th May 2024 [Exam Chat]

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For a 6 marker with a statement that had to do with a given national agreement, I wrote about the International Paris Agreement from 2015 that pledged to reduce the temperature caused by climate change to at least 2 degrees Celsius, as well as saying there are many other alternatives such as alternative energy sources and carbon capture, as well as using the information given.

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For a 6 marker about causes for deforestation activity, I used the Malaysian rainforest and explained about clear felling, oil exploitation, succulent farming and road construction.

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For the 4 marker about a coastal management scheme, I used the Lyme Regis case study, which had 4 stages (1993-2015), which was issued by the West Dorset District Council, and that the rock armour involved absorbed the wave of the energy, and had good interests for fishing, as well as any of the residents saying that feel much more protected, and that downsides included how the sea wall installed could have potentially damaged valuable fossils, and that other people argue that this was a short term scheme that would need to be replaced in about 60 years.

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For the 6 marker about headlands and bays I said that the forces of the hydraulic action and abrasion of the wave caused the less resistant rock (such as chalk and clay) to be destroyed and form a bay, and the more resistant rock (such as granite and limestone) to form headlands as they take a long time to be destroyed, and that headlands an bays form on discordant coastlines (coastlines where the alternating bands of rock are perpendicular to the coast)

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For the 4 marker on a river management scheme, I used the Oxford (which is a place situated between the River Thames and River Chelwery) case study, and that in 2007, it experienced a flooding and in 2014, they planted trees to use rainfall for interception and photosynthesis, they dug 400,000,000 km2 for river restoration, and that they reused excavated material for dams and reservoirs all to reduce the flood risk.

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For the 9 marker on the tropical storms and the immediate responses and long term responses, I used Typhoon Haiyan (which occurred in the Philippines at a speed of 314 km/h and height of 15m) and said that it's immediate responses included that PAGASA (Philippine's meteorological agency) advising the population to evacuate, and over 800,000 people were saved, but that many other people died due to some of the shelter centers being flooded, and that fishermen were advised to stay away from sea. For its long term responses, that the UN appealed $30 billion for improved homes and that tourism was available as most of the areas weren't affected (except for Tacloban and Cebu), and that the income invested here could improved the economy

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Finally, for the 6 marker that showed a picture of a floodplain, I discussed how waterfalls are caused by erosion (that when the water falls over the fall, the hydraulic action and abrasion of the waves cause the less resistant rock to be destroyed, and overtime more resistant rock would be destroyed, that would for a plunge pool ,and that overtime the waterfall would retreat to create a gorge, a narrow steep sided valley) and how floodplains are caused by deposition (in that when rivers lose energy, they deposit material, and that more build up of material overtime would eventually for a floodplain).

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For the 9 marker on the hot deserts, I talked about how the plants secrete toxins and have spikes to deter the predators from eating them, that they have extremely long and shallow tap roots (50m) just below the surface to collect water to survive, that they have waxy and glossy leaves to reduce water loss and that they are very dormant in the sense that they use all that water collected during rainy conditions. For animals, it talked about how camels have a hump (which is a store of fat, not water) to feed upon in the extreme conditions, that they have hairy mouths to reduce pain when consuming the plants and the ability to block their noses to prevent sand from getting in, that fennec foxes (like the one in Figure 17) have long and big ears to give a large surface area to maximise heat loss, and that kangaroos urinate very rarely to preserve water to survive.

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For the 4 marker about why people choose to live in areas prone to tectonic hazards, I wrote about how they have always lived there and moving away would mean leaving their jobs and relatives, that volcanic ash can provide useful minerals and nutrients for farmers to use on their crops, that people are confident that their government will support them and protect them, and that it can be used as a form of tourism (e.g. Mount Etna has over 100,000 people visiting each year in Italy, and that the income generated can boost the local economy)