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Natural hazards

From Paper 1: Living with the physical environment
1.11 mark
Which one of the following is a geophysical hazard?
From Paper 1: Living with the physical environment
1.22 marks
Describe the movement of plates at a conservative plate margin.
From Paper 1: Living with the physical environment
1.34 marks
Explain why earthquakes and volcanoes occur at destructive plate margins.
From Paper 1: Living with the physical environment
1.46 marks
Table: Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.0 (data are illustrative, written for this paper)
Country X (HIC)Country Y (LIC)
Deaths122,300
Buildings destroyed150105,000
Time to restore water supply2 days5 months
Using the table and your own knowledge, explain why the effects of earthquakes differ between areas with contrasting levels of wealth.
From Paper 1: Living with the physical environment
1.53 marks
Study the figure. Describe the trend in global mean temperature anomaly shown.
1880192019602000-0.400.40.81.2YearAnomaly (°C)
Global mean temperature anomaly compared with the 1951–1980 average (data are illustrative, written for this paper)
From Paper 1: Living with the physical environment
1.61 mark
What is the minimum sea temperature generally needed for a tropical storm to form?
From Paper 1: Living with the physical environment
1.74 marks
Explain how climate change might affect the distribution, frequency and intensity of tropical storms.
From Paper 1: Living with the physical environment
1.812 marks
'Adaptation is more effective than mitigation in reducing the impacts of climate change.' Do you agree? Justify your decision. [9 marks + 3 SPaG]
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This paper is written by Plasmo in the style of the AQA GCSE Geography exam. It is not a past paper and is not produced or endorsed by the exam board.

Natural hazards Exam Questions: AQA GCSE Geography | Plasmo