AQA · GCSE Geography (8035) · Geography
AQA GCSE Geography revision
AQA GCSE Geography has three papers: living with the physical environment, challenges in the human environment, and geographical applications. These pages take you through the topics one at a time, with short notes, the key terms, the mistakes that lose marks, and practice questions you can answer on your phone.
17 topics · 102 free questions, marked as you answer · how they are marked
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Each topic has short notes, the key terms and common mistakes, then free questions. Work through them in any order.
Spec 3.1.1.1, 3.1.1.2Tectonic hazardsHazard or risk? Plate margins, earthquakes, volcanoes, and how people cope.Spec 3.1.1.3Weather hazards and tropical stormsPressure belts, how tropical storms form, their effects, and extreme UK weather.Spec 3.1.1.4Climate changeThe evidence, natural and human causes, and how to cut or cope with it.Spec 3.1.2.1, 3.1.2.2Ecosystems and tropical rainforestsFood webs, rainforest climate and layers, deforestation and how to manage it.Spec 3.1.2.3Hot desertsClimate, adaptations, development and desertification. One of the two options in Section B.Spec 3.1.2.4Cold environmentsTundra and polar areas, permafrost, development and protection. The other Section B option.Spec 3.1.3.2Coastal landscapes in the UKWaves, erosion, landforms, and how coasts are managed. One of the Section C options.Spec 3.1.3.3River landscapes in the UKProfiles, erosion and landforms, floods and how rivers are managed. A Section C option.Spec 3.1.3.4Glacial landscapes in the UKIce processes, erosion and deposition landforms, and the pressure on upland areas. A Section C option.Spec 3.2.1Urban issues and challengesWhy cities grow, a city in a poorer country, and a UK city.Spec 3.2.2The changing economic worldMeasuring development, closing the gap, an LIC or NEE, and the UK economy.Spec 3.2.3.1Resource managementWhy food, water and energy matter, and how the UK gets them.Spec 3.2.3.2FoodFood security, ways to increase supply, and sustainable food. A Section C option.Spec 3.2.3.3WaterWater security, supplying more water, and using it sustainably. A Section C option.Spec 3.2.3.4EnergyEnergy security, supply choices and sustainable energy. A Section C option.Spec 3.3.2Geographical fieldworkPlanning, collecting, presenting and judging fieldwork. Paper 3 Section B.Spec 3.3.1Issue evaluationUsing the pre-release booklet to weigh up an issue and reach a decision. Paper 3 Section A.