AQA A Level Geography
Exam Questions By Topic

Systems Approach, The Global Water Cycle, Changes in Magnitude of Water Stores, Drainage Basin System, Hydrographs, Impacts on the Water Cycle

Carbon Cycle Stores, Carbon Cycle Transfers, Physical Impacts on the Carbon Cycle, Human Impacts on the Carbon Cycle, The Carbon Budget

Key Role in Supporting Life, Water, Carbon & Climate Change, Mitigating Impacts of Climate Change

Water & Carbon Skills

Global Desert Systems, Characteristics of Hot Deserts, Aridity and Water Balance

Sources of Energy & Sediment, Weathering Processes, Role of Wind in Hot Deserts, Role of Water in Hot Deserts

Hot Desert Landforms, Past & Present Desert Landscapes

Distribution of Desertification, Causes of Desertification, Impacts of Desertification

Desert System Skills

Coasts as a System

Coastal Systems, Sub-Aerial Processes, Marine Processes

Landforms of the Coast, Sea Levels Changes

Traditional Approaches to Management, Sustainable Integrated Approaches

Coastal Landscape Skills

Glacial Systems

Past Cold Environments, Present Day Distribution, Characteristics of Cold Environments

Glacial Characteristics, Glacial Processes, Periglacial Features

Glacial Landscapes, Fluvioglacial Processes & Landforms, Periglacial Landforms

Fragility of Cold Environments, Climate & Cold Environments, Management of Cold Environments

Glaciated Landscape Skills

Hazards in Geographical Context, Human Responses to Hazards, Hazard Models

Structure of the Earth, Plate Tectonics, Types, Processes and Landforms of Plate Margins, Magma Plumes

Vulcanicity and Tectonics, Forms of Volcanic Hazards, Prediction of Hazard Events, Impacts and Responses of Volcanic Activity

Nature and Causes of Seismic Hazards, Prediction of Seismic Hazards, Impacts of Seismic Hazards, Management of Seismic Hazards

Nature and Causes of Tropical Storms, Prediction of Storm Hazards, Impacts and Responses to Storm Hazards

Nature and Causes of Wildfires, Impacts and Responses to Wildfires

Biodiversity, Biodiversity & Humans

Nature of Ecosystems, Nutrient Cycling, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Changing Ecosystems

Nature of Biomes, Tropical Rainforest Biome, Human Activity & Rainforests, Savanna Grassland Biome, Human Activity & Savanna Grasslands

Vegetation Succession in the UK, Climatic Climax in the UK, Human Activity & Succession

Coral Reef Ecosystems, Threats to Coral Reef Ecosystems

Urban Wasteland Ecosystems, Factors Affecting Development, Issues & Management of Change

Dimensions of Globalisation, Factors in Globalisation

Interdependence, Unequal Flows

International Trade, Trading Relationships, Trade Agreements & Access to Markets, Transnational Corporations, World Trade, Global Food Systems

Introduction to Global Governance, Issues of Global Governance

Concept of the Global Commons

Geography of Antarctica, Threats to Antarctica, Global Governance of Antarctica

Globalisation: The Debate

Concept of Place, Perspectives on Place, Categories of Place, Character of Place

Dynamics of Change

Management & Manipulation of Place, Analysing Different Representations

Using Geospatial Data

Global Patterns of Urbanisation, Megacities, Processes of Urbanisation

Urban Form & Characteristics, Urban Landscape, The Post-Modern City

Urbanisation & Inequalities, Managing Cultural Diversity

Urban Microclimates, Urban Climates, Managing Pollution

Urban Precipitation, Drainage Management, River Restoration

Urban Waste Generation, Alternative Approaches to Waste

Contrasting Environmental Issues, Managing the Issues

Environmental Impact, Dimensions of Sustainability, Sustainable Cities

Introduction, Food Production & Consumption, Climate & Climate Change, Soils & Human Activity, Food Security

Global Health, Place and Well-Being, Biological Disease, Non-Communicable Disease

Population Change, Models of Population Change, International Migration

Population Growth Dynamics, Predicting Population Growth

Health & Environmental Change, Future Prospects

Resources, Sustainable Resources

Global Patterns of Energy & Ore, Global Patterns of Water, Geopolitics of Resources

Water Security, Water and Physical Geography, Increasing Water Supply, Managing Water Security, Water Wars

Energy Source & Mixes, Geography of Supply, Increasing & Managing Energy Supplies, Issues of Energy Sustainability

Ore Mineral Security, Extracting Ore

Resource Futures