Model answers for the 2018 AQA AS Geography exam paper - Coastal section. Includes answers for the following questions: 023 – Outline the concept of Eustatic sea level change. 3 marks 024 – Analyse the data shown in figure 3 & 4. 6 marks 025 Assess the roles of weathering in the development of coastal landforms. 9 marks 026 ‘Sustainable approaches to coastal management will become more important than traditional approaches in dealing with the impacts of climate change.’ 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] 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.

With reference to at least one food commodity or one manufactured product. Assess the extent that international trade and investment can promote stability, growth and development for people and places. (20 marks) Exemplar answer to this question with supporting activities.

Model answer for the following A level essay: To what extent have global institutions helped to promote growth and stability within global systems? (20 marks) Please download to access the full essay.

Globalisation teaching activity and model answer for the new A level Geography curriculum. To what extent do the advantages of globalisation outweigh the disadvantages? [20] (or 25 marks under WJEC) AQA are yet to release a direct globalisation essay question so I have taken this question from an exam paper released by WJEC. This is still from the new A level. The resources I have created consist of: A sorting activity which encourages students to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of globalisation for TNC’s, NEE/LIC’s and HIC’s. A model answer for students to examine. This model answer helps to show students how to apply knowledge and create an introductory paragraph as well as an evaluative conclusion.

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.

Assess the relative usefulness of the Park Model and the Hazard Management cycle in understanding the impacts of seismic hazards. (20 marks) To what extent do you agree that the impact of volcanic activity can be mitigated against more effectively than tropical storms? 9 marks Exemplar answers to both these questions.

Evaluate the view that mitigation strategies are more important than adaptation strategies in addressing the risks posed by the degradation of the carbon cycle. (20) Edexcel 2018 (PHYSICAL SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABILITY) This resource includes an exemplar essay that has been written with guidance from the mark scheme. This resource also includes links to wider reading material and supportive tasks that will help students to examine the key elements of the essay. This question originates from Edexcel however, the content overlaps with the AQA specification.

Three and a half pages of key words and definitions for the Geography A level unit ‘The Carbon and Water cycle.’

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)

‘Human activity always has a negative impact on the development of landforms of coastal deposition.’ To what extent do you agree with this view? (20 marks) Assess the view that tides are the most important factor in the development of mudflats in estuarine environments. (9 marks) Exemplar answers to these AQA 2019 AS questions.

A glossary of key terms, theory and examples to support the teaching of global systems and global governance. This detailed resource contains over twelve pages of information that is structured in the order that this unit is taught, I have designed this to support the AQA specification however, this will overlap with the other A level Geography specifications.

With reference to a coastal environment at a local scale, assess the predicted impact of climate change upon the landscape. (20 marks) Exemplar answer with supportive activities for the above exam question.

With reference to at least one food commodity or one manufactured product. Assess the extent that international trade and investment can promote stability, growth and development for people and places. (20 marks) This resource supports the teaching of global systems and global governance unit. This resource includes: Exemplar answer to the question above. Links to wider reading material. Key word activity. I am predicting that a similar question to this may appear in the 2022 summer exam due to the advanced information by AQA.

Referring to a coastal landscape outside the UK, assess the view that predicted climate change will only lead to negative impacts on the coastal areas. (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.

Globalisation teaching activity and model answer for helping to teach global connections as well as production, distribution and consumption, which is a part of Social Studies national curriculum for grade 11 & 12 in the U.S.A. To what extent do the advantages of globalisation outweigh the disadvantages? 20 marks The resources I have created consist of: A sorting activity which encourages students to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of globalisation for TNC’s, newly emerging economies/low income countries and high income countries A model answer for students to examine. This model answer helps to show students how to apply knowledge and create an introductory paragraph as well as an evaluative conclusion.

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.

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.

Assess the relative importance of NGO’s and international government organisations in enhancing protection of Antarctica. (20 marks) Explain how trade agreements are a factor in globalisation. (4 marks.) Exemplar answers to these two questions with a supportive key word exercise with an attached answer sheet.