I am a subject leader for a successful Geography department. We currently teach AQA Geography at GCSE & A level. Over my twenty years of teaching experience, I have found that modelling is the most effective way of supporting students with exam preparation. My shop will save you many hours of preparation by supplying you with numerous model answers and supporting activities.
I am a subject leader for a successful Geography department. We currently teach AQA Geography at GCSE & A level. Over my twenty years of teaching experience, I have found that modelling is the most effective way of supporting students with exam preparation. My shop will save you many hours of preparation by supplying you with numerous model answers and supporting activities.
A collection of essays to support revision & teaching of the new AQA Geography A level.
This download contains a collection of eighteen model answers as well as some shorter answer questions and support activities. Marks schemes have been used to help ensure model answers access the higher band for each question. These create excellent support resources for your teaching of the new AQA Geography A level and will save you many hours in preparation time.
These essays would also support the teaching of other A level Geography specifications.
Essays included:
0 3 . 4 “Flooding and erosion is set to increase to unprecedented levels along coastlines
across the world. In response, mitigation and adaptation by coastal managers will
ensure that people and places are not affected.”
03.4 Assess the relative importance of weathering and erosion in the development of coastal landscapes. (20)
Assess the extent to which predicted climate change will present challenges for sustainable management of a local scale environment that you have studied. (20 marks).
“Human activity affects coasts globally. This interference with coastal processes is the key determining factor in shaping coastal landscapes.” To what extent do you agree with this opinion? (20 marks)
026 ‘Sustainable approaches to coastal management will become more important than traditional approaches in dealing with the impacts of climate change.’ 20 marks
Explain the formation of a saltmarsh environment. (4 marks)
Assess the role of vegetation in the development of a sand dune landscape. (6 marks)
Camber Sands teaching resource.
To what extent do the advantages of globalisation outweigh the disadvantages? [20] (or 25 marks under WJEC)
Transnational corporations (TNCs) are the most significant factor in creating unequal flows of people and money within global systems.’ 20 marks.
Analyse the roles of international government organisations and NGOs in the governance of Antarctica and assess their effectiveness. 20 marks
01.4 Assess the potential cause and impacts of changes in the water balance within a tropical rainforest that you have studied. 20 marks
Assess the extent to which rising global temperatures may result in a positive feedback cycle of yet higher carbon content in the atmosphere. (20 marks)
With reference to a river catchment that you have studied, assess the potential impact of human activity upon the drainage basin. (20 marks)
Assess the extent to which there are interrelationships between processes in water cycle and factors driving change in the carbon cycle. (20 marks)
With reference to a local scale of a specific place in a hazardous setting, assess the extent to which the physical nature of hazards can shape the character of a community and its ability to respond to risk. (20 marks)
To what extent have global institutions helped to promote growth and stability within global systems? (20 marks)
To what extent can wildfires be caused, intensified and mitigated by human activity? 20 marks.
‘The Disaster Response Curve (The Park Model) has contributed to improved understanding and therefore management of the impact of tectonic hazards.’
To what extent do you agree with this view? [20 marks]
An additional AS short essay:
Assess the extent that coastlines of submergence are created by sea level change. (9 Marks)
AQA GCSE Geography paper 3 pre-release support for 2024.
Tudeley Village development.
This document contains 12 pages of resources that can be set as homework to run along the pre-release booklet or taught in class.
Includes:
Exemplar answer to a question that could possibly be similar to the 9 mark question this summer. Last year’s prediction was correct as well as for 2022.
Task sheet to help student to examine the pre-release booklet.
Additional suggested questions to practice.
Model answer for the following AQA 20 mark A level question.
‘In a globalising world the use of the global common of Antarctica can never be sustainable.’ How far do you agree with this view?
Tasks have been created to go with the model answer.
AQA Geography A level hazards resource.
This is a model answer for the essay question below:
With reference to a local scale of a specific place in a hazardous setting, assess the extent to which the physical nature of hazards can shape the character of a community and its ability to respond to risk. (20 marks)
I have written this question and model answers to help students revise this section of the course:
Case study at a local scale of a specified place in a hazardous setting to illustrate the physical nature of the hazard and analyse how the economic, social and political character of its community reflects the presence and impacts of the hazard and the community’s response to the risk.
Having looked at the textbooks for the section, I felt that the materials on offer were not very effective. Therefore, I have created this document with a model question and answer as well as supporting web links that have maps and diagrams that can be effectively used to create an ‘analyse’ type question. This resource has been seen by an AQA advisor who confirms that it effectively teaches this element of the course.
This resource will require a one hour lesson and homework to teach with.
Model answer to go with the following AQA 20 mark Geography essay question.
With reference to a multi-hazardous environment that you have studied, assess the view that the underlying cause(s) leading to the hazards is human activity rather than physical factors.
Model answers for the coast section of the AQA Geography exam of 2018.
Include model answers for:
03.1 - Outline the processes, which lead to the development of barrier beaches. (4)
03.2 Analyse the data shown in figure 5. (6)
03.3 Using Figure 6a, Figure 6b and your own knowledge, assess the potential impact of these changes on coastal landform development in this area. (6)
03.4 Assess the relative importance of weathering and erosion in the development of coastal landscapes. (20)
AQA Geography A level exam 2018 - Water & Carbon model answers.
Model answers for the Carbon and Water section of the AQA Geography A level exam of 2018.
This model answers have been written in order to meet the criteria of the mark scheme.
This document includes answers for the following questions:
01.1 Explain the role of cryospheric change in the water cycle.
01.2 – Analyse the data shown in figure 1.
01.3 Using figure 2 and your own knowledge, assess the challenges associated with reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
01.4 Assess the potential cause and impacts of changes in the water balance within a tropical rainforest that you have studied.
AQA Geography A level model answer for the following essay question:
0 3 . 4 “Flooding and erosion is set to increase to unprecedented levels along coastlines
across the world. In response, mitigation and adaptation by coastal managers will
ensure that people and places are not affected.”
To what extent do you agree with this view? [20 marks]
Please download to access the whole essay.
To what extent does an understanding of feedback systems in the carbon cycle help with attempts to mitigate the impacts of climate change? 20 marks.
Assess the potential impact of changing vegetation cover upon the runoff in this area. 6 marks.
Outline flows within the water cycle operating on a hill slope. 4 marks.
This resource includes model answers for each of these questions. I have also included a sorting activity as well as additional tasks and a wider reading list. Completion of these activities will help students to access the higher grades.
‘The Disaster Response Curve (The Park Model) has contributed to improved understanding and therefore management of the impact of tectonic hazards.’
To what extent do you agree with this view? [20 marks]
Students I teach find it difficult to evaluate the Park model and as AQA released an example of this in relation to tropical storms, I have decided to create a tectonic version instead.
The first version of the essay contains too much content and I use this to get students to discuss the validity of the arguments in each paragraph. Students then decide on which paragraphs should be omitted. The second page of the source contains the edited version with an outline of table that students can use to summaries the advantages and disadvantages of the model.
‘The United Nations has promoted growth and stability across the globe, but TNC’s have been more successful in this regard.’ To what extent do you agree with this view? (20 marks)
Exemplar answer to the above question with supportive activities.
Three resources in one document that will need two one hour lessons to complete or one lesson followed by homework. This has been written for the teaching the new AQA A level Geography however this unit is also found within the other A level Geography specifications.
Resource 1 - Sorting activity related to the carbon and water cycle. This helps with synoptic links and includes a section that links the water cycle to carbon fluxes by volcanoes.
Resource 2 - Model answer for the following question - Assess the extent to which there are interrelationships between processes in water cycle and factors driving change in the carbon cycle. (20 marks)
Resource 3 - An alternative question with a plan to help students to apply knowledge from one essay question to another. This helps them to develop their skills in applying their knowledge to different questions.
Exemplar answers to these questions from the 2019 AQA A level paper:
‘Shoreline management/integrated coastal zone management can effectively tackle the expected eustatic sea level change and associated threat to coastal landscapes over the coming decades.’ 20 marks
Using Figure 6 and your own knowledge, assess the role of vegetation in the development of this landscape. (6 marks)
Explain the formation of a saltmarsh environment. (4 marks)
2018 AQA A level Geography model answer for the following question:
‘Transnational corporations (TNCs) are the most significant factor in creating unequal flows of people and money within global systems.’ 20 marks.
Please download to access the full essay.
Also includes a supportive information gathering worksheet for students to use.
Global systems and global governance
Model answer to the following essay question. This can be used for ideas and makes a good revision task for Year 13.
Analyse the roles of international government organisations and NGOs in the governance of Antarctica and assess their effectiveness. 20 marks
Please download to access the whole essay.
Exemplar response and resource to support this topic.
Question:
How does differential access to markets impact upon economic and societal wellbeing? (9 marks)
This resource also includes links to supportive web sites. I have also included follow up activities that will turn this resource into a one hour lesson activity.
Assess the role of transport pathways in the development of coastal landforms. (9)
Model answer to the question above and tasks to support students in helping to assess the processes in landform development.
AQA AS style question:
Assess the extent that coastlines of submergence have been created by sea level change. (9 Marks)
I have used this question and model answer to encourage students to consider discussion type questions concerning formational processes. This task helps students to examine the ‘bigger picture’ that is needed to gain higher grades.
