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Geography, on the ground.

Knowledge organisers and exam packs for AQA GCSE Geography, built around real case studies. Every statistic, from Nepal’s earthquake and Amazon deforestation to the erosion of the Holderness coast and Rio’s census, is checked against its original source.

All of Paper 1, and urban issues from Paper 2 Case-study figures checked Level 3 model answers
Geography in pictures

Real places. Real processes.

Landscapes, ecosystems and people from around the world. Each picture links to a unit.

A waterfall at Forest-in-Teesdale in County Durham: white water pours over a step of hard, dark rock into a deep plunge pool.England
Forest-in-Teesdale, County DurhamHard rock over softer rock: the process that forms waterfalls such as High Force on the River Tees.
Two fishermen stand in a small wooden boat on the Nile in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, with floating vegetation, reeds and green hills behind.Uganda
Fishing on the Nile, UgandaRivers support food, work and transport for millions of people.
A chital stag stands on its hind legs to reach the leaves of a tree in a misty forest in Nagarhole National Park, India, with other deer grazing nearby.India
Nagarhole National Park, IndiaA chital stag stretches to browse: plants and animals depend on each other in an ecosystem.
Morning sun on the snow-covered summit of Mount Jagungal in Kosciuszko National Park, Australia, framed by the branches of trees.Australia
Mount Jagungal, AustraliaSnow in the Australian Alps: weather and climate shape every landscape.

Image credits via Wikimedia Commons: Forest-in-Teesdale by Andrew Ridley, CC0; White Nile fishermen by Bernard Dupont, CC BY-SA 2.0; chital in Nagarhole by Yathin S Krishnappa, CC BY-SA 3.0; Mount Jagungal by Jerry Nockles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Images resized and cropped.

GCSE · Grades 9–1How AQA GCSE Geography is assessed
Paper 1 · 35%Living with the physical environment1 hour 30 minutes · 88 marks · hazards, the living world, physical landscapes
Paper 2 · 35%Challenges in the human environment1 hour 30 minutes · 88 marks · urban, economic and resource issues
Paper 3 · 30%Geographical applications1 hour 15 minutes · 76 marks · issue evaluation and fieldwork

Each paper includes marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar. In Paper 1, Section C has three landscapes and you answer two; our resources cover coasts and rivers. In The Living World, our resources cover the hot deserts option.

Paper 1 · 35%Living with the physical environment

Paper 2 · 35%Challenges in the human environment

Paper 3 · 30%Geographical applications

  • Issue evaluationComing next
  • FieldworkComing next
AQA GCSE Geography · 8035 · Paper 1 · Section A

The Challenge of Natural Hazards

Tectonic hazards, tropical storms, UK weather and climate change, built around four case studies: Chile 2010, Nepal 2015, Typhoon Haiyan and the Somerset Levels floods. Every figure is checked against official sources such as the Met Office and the US Geological Survey.

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  1. Part oneNatural hazards and plate tectonicsDestructive, constructive and conservative margins
  2. Part twoTectonic effects and responsesChile 2010 and Nepal 2015 compared
  3. Part threeWeather hazards and tropical stormsTyphoon Haiyan, 2013
  4. Part fourUK weather and climate changeSomerset Levels, 2014; mitigation and adaptation

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Natural Hazards organisers

A two-page organiser for each part of the section.

  • Key events, core content and key places
  • Key terms and numbers to remember
  • An exam question with a plan in every part
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Exam pack · 8 pages

Natural Hazards exam pack

The method for every type of Section A question.

  • A skills calculation from real data
  • Level 3 model answers for 6- and 9-mark questions
  • Case-study fact files and 15 practice questions
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Chile and Nepal compared

Effects and responses side by side, with every figure checked.

  • Deaths, damage and recovery compared
  • Why wealth changes the effects
  • A 9-mark plan to finish
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AQA GCSE Geography · 8035 · Paper 1 · Section B

The Living World

Ecosystems, tropical rainforests and hot deserts, with the Amazon and the Thar Desert as case studies. Covers the hot deserts option, with deforestation figures from Brazil’s INPE satellite monitoring up to 2025.

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  1. Part oneEcosystemsA UK pond: food webs and nutrient cycling
  2. Part twoTropical rainforestsLayers, interdependence and adaptations
  3. Part threeDeforestation in the AmazonCauses, impacts and sustainable management
  4. Part fourHot desertsThe Thar Desert and desertification

ResourcesThe Living World resources

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The Living World organisers

A two-page organiser for each part of the section.

  • Food webs, rainforest layers and adaptations
  • Amazon deforestation rates, 2004–2025
  • An exam question with a plan in every part
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The Living World exam pack

The method for every type of Section B question.

  • A percentage-change skills question
  • Level 3 model answers on deforestation and the Thar
  • Case-study fact files and 15 practice questions
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Deforestation in the Amazon

Causes, impacts and management, with real data.

  • Cattle, soy, mining and dams
  • Soil erosion and climate change
  • Strategies that have cut deforestation
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AQA GCSE Geography · 8035 · Paper 1 · Section C

Physical Landscapes in the UK

Coastal and river landscapes: processes, landforms and management. Case studies are the Holderness coast and the Mappleton scheme, the River Tees and High Force, and the Banbury flood scheme. Covers coasts and rivers, the two most commonly taught landscapes.

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  1. Part oneCoastal processes and landformsThe Holderness coast
  2. Part twoCoastal managementMappleton: effects and conflicts
  3. Part threeRiver processes and landformsThe River Tees and High Force
  4. Part fourFlooding and flood managementHydrographs and the Banbury scheme

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Physical Landscapes organisers

A two-page organiser for each part of the section.

  • Waves, rivers, landforms and management
  • Holderness erosion data and the River Tees
  • An exam question with a plan in every part
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Physical Landscapes exam pack

The method for every type of Section C question.

  • A calculation from real erosion data
  • Level 3 model answers on Holderness, High Force and Banbury
  • Case-study fact files and 15 practice questions
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Rivers and High Force

Source to mouth on the River Tees.

  • How waterfalls and gorges form
  • Meanders, ox-bow lakes and levées
  • A 6-mark plan to finish
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AQA GCSE Geography · 8035 · Paper 2 · Section A

Urban Issues and Challenges

Global urban growth, a major NEE city and a major UK city, with Rio de Janeiro and Bristol as case studies. Figures come from Brazil’s census, Bristol City Council and the UK government, including Rio’s 2022 census and the Temple Quarter regeneration.

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  1. Part oneUrban growth around the worldMigration, natural increase and megacities
  2. Part twoRio de JaneiroOpportunities and challenges in an NEE city
  3. Part threeImproving life in Rio’s favelasFavela-Bairro and the Alemão cable car
  4. Part fourBristol and sustainable citiesTemple Quarter, MetroBus and the Clean Air Zone

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Urban Issues organisers

A two-page organiser for each part of the section.

  • Urban growth, Rio and Bristol
  • Key places, key terms and numbers to remember
  • An exam question with a plan in every part
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Urban Issues exam pack

The method for every type of Section A question.

  • A skills question from Rio’s census data
  • Level 3 model answers, including a 9-mark + SPaG
  • A Case Study Fact Sheet and 15 practice questions
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Case Study Fact Sheet

Rio and Bristol side by side on one page.

  • Population, growth and importance
  • Opportunities, challenges and key schemes
  • Cover a column and test yourself
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