AQA GCSE Geography – Paper 1 Topic 1: The Challenge of Natural Hazards

Help your GCSE Geography students master the topic of Natural Hazards with this ready-to-use AQA revision and retrieval quiz. Designed to reinforce knowledge and improve long-term memory, this comprehensive activity covers tectonic hazards, weather hazards, and climate change through retrieval practice and applied questions. Ideal for revision lessons, retrieval starters, homework, or cover lessons.

What’s Included:
Section A – Recall (1 mark each): Covers key definitions, hazard types, and plate boundaries, plus the causes and features of earthquakes, volcanoes, and tropical storms.
Section B – Application (2 marks each): Explores how and why natural hazards occur, the global distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes, hazard responses, and prediction, protection, and planning strategies.
Section C – Higher-order (1–2 marks each): Exam-style reasoning and comparison tasks, including effects of natural hazards in LICs and HICs, and the influence of climate change on tropical storms.
Full Answer Sheet Included: All answers and definitions are provided for straightforward marking, peer review, or self-assessment.

Perfect For:
AQA GCSE Geography Paper 1 – Living with the Physical Environment
KS4 students (Grades 3–6)
Revision, retrieval practice, homework, and cover lessons
End-of-topic assessments or recap sessions

Skills Developed:
Understanding and applying geographical processes
Explaining causes, effects, and responses to natural hazards
Interpreting data and applying case study knowledge
Retrieval practice and long-term memory retention

Why Teachers Love It:
Editable (Word format) and ready to print
Encourages retrieval and active recall
Supports spaced revision and exam confidence
Fully aligned with the AQA specification

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