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Coastal management: AQA A‑Level Geography questions

Every AQA A-Level Geography exam question on 3.1.3.4 Coastal management, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q03.2

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 03.2: Analyse the information shown in Figure 5. [6 marks]
  2. Q03.3

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 03.3: Using Figure 6 and your own knowledge, assess the sustainability of management strategies in reducing risk of coastal flooding. [6 marks]
  3. Q03.2

    June 2024 · Paper 1

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    June 2024 Paper 1, question 03.2: Analyse the data shown in Figure 5a and Figure 5b. [6 marks]
  4. Q03.3

    June 2024 · Paper 1

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    June 2024 Paper 1, question 03.3: Using Figure 6 and your own knowledge, assess potential approaches to managing this coastal region. [6 marks]
  5. Q02.4

    June 2024 · AS Paper 1

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    June 2024 AS Paper 1, question 02.4: Analyse the information shown in Figure 2. [6 marks]
  6. Q02.6

    June 2024 · AS Paper 1

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    June 2024 AS Paper 1, question 02.6: ‘Adaptation will become more important than mitigation as a response to predicted sea level rise for people living in coastal environments.’ To what extent do y
  7. Q03.3

    June 2023 · Paper 1

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    June 2023 Paper 1, question 03.3: Using Figures 6a, 6b, 6c and your own knowledge, assess the sustainability of mangrove forests in coastal management. [6 marks]
  8. Q02.6

    June 2023 · AS Paper 1

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    June 2023 AS Paper 1, question 02.6: ‘Sustainable approaches to coastal flood and erosion risk are the only way forward in managing coasts.’ With reference to a local scale coastal environment you
  9. Q03.4

    June 2022 · Paper 1

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    June 2022 Paper 1, question 03.4: With reference to a coastal landscape from beyond the UK, assess the role of human intervention in shaping the physical environment. [20 marks]
  10. Q02.3

    June 2022 · AS Paper 1

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    June 2022 AS Paper 1, question 02.3: Outline features of integrated coastal zone management. [3 marks]
  11. Q02.4

    June 2022 · AS Paper 1

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    June 2022 AS Paper 1, question 02.4: Analyse the data shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4. [6 marks]
  12. Q02.5

    June 2022 · AS Paper 1

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    June 2022 AS Paper 1, question 02.5: With reference to a coastal landscape beyond the UK that you have studied, assess the extent to which people will be able to successfully adapt to the risks the
  13. Q03.4

    November 2021 · Paper 1

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    November 2021 Paper 1, question 03.4: To what extent can an understanding of feedback systems help with the management of one or more coastal landscapes that you have studied? [20 marks]
  14. Q02.6

    November 2020 · AS Paper 1

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    November 2020 AS Paper 1, question 02.6: With reference to a coastal landscape beyond the UK, assess the view that predicted climate change will only lead to negative impacts on the coastal area. [20 m
All 14 questions on Coastal management, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 1, Q03.2 (6 marks): Analyse the information shown in Figure 5. [6 marks]
  2. June 2025, Paper 1, Q03.3 (6 marks): Using Figure 6 and your own knowledge, assess the sustainability of management strategies in reducing risk of coastal flooding. [6 marks]
  3. June 2024, Paper 1, Q03.2 (6 marks): Analyse the data shown in Figure 5a and Figure 5b. [6 marks]
  4. June 2024, Paper 1, Q03.3 (6 marks): Using Figure 6 and your own knowledge, assess potential approaches to managing this coastal region. [6 marks]
  5. June 2024, AS Paper 1, Q02.4 (6 marks): Analyse the information shown in Figure 2. [6 marks]
  6. June 2024, AS Paper 1, Q02.6 (20 marks): ‘Adaptation will become more important than mitigation as a response to predicted sea level rise for people living in coastal environments.’ To what extent do y
  7. June 2023, Paper 1, Q03.3 (6 marks): Using Figures 6a, 6b, 6c and your own knowledge, assess the sustainability of mangrove forests in coastal management. [6 marks]
  8. June 2023, AS Paper 1, Q02.6 (20 marks): ‘Sustainable approaches to coastal flood and erosion risk are the only way forward in managing coasts.’ With reference to a local scale coastal environment you
  9. June 2022, Paper 1, Q03.4 (20 marks): With reference to a coastal landscape from beyond the UK, assess the role of human intervention in shaping the physical environment. [20 marks]
  10. June 2022, AS Paper 1, Q02.3 (3 marks): Outline features of integrated coastal zone management. [3 marks]
  11. June 2022, AS Paper 1, Q02.4 (6 marks): Analyse the data shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4. [6 marks]
  12. June 2022, AS Paper 1, Q02.5 (9 marks): With reference to a coastal landscape beyond the UK that you have studied, assess the extent to which people will be able to successfully adapt to the risks the
  13. November 2021, Paper 1, Q03.4 (20 marks): To what extent can an understanding of feedback systems help with the management of one or more coastal landscapes that you have studied? [20 marks]
  14. November 2020, AS Paper 1, Q02.6 (20 marks): With reference to a coastal landscape beyond the UK, assess the view that predicted climate change will only lead to negative impacts on the coastal area. [20 m

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