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Every AQA GCSE Geography exam question on 3.2.3.2 Food, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 32 questions on Food, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q04.1 (2 marks): Complete Figure 13 using the following data. [2 marks]
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q04.2 (1 mark): Name one country where 60–79.9% of households could not afford a healthy diet in 2020. [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q04.3 (1 mark): How many of the countries shown in Figure 13 had less than 20% of households that could not afford a healthy diet? Shade one circle only. [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q04.4 (3 marks): Outline one or more ways that physical factors can affect food supply. [3 marks]
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q04.5 (6 marks): Explain how seasonal food consumption and reducing food waste can lead to increased sustainability of food supply. [6 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q04.1 (2 marks): Complete Figure 14 below using the following data for Africa. [2 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q04.2 (1 mark): Using Figure 14, what is the difference in undernourishment between Oceania and Latin America in 2000? [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q04.3 (2 marks): Using Figure 14, describe the trend for Asia 2000–2019. [2 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q04.4 (3 marks): Outline the link between increasing economic development and rising food consumption. [3 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q04.5 (6 marks): Explain how a large-scale agricultural scheme has both advantages and disadvantages. Use an example you have studied. [6 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q04.1 (2 marks): How many of the countries shown in Figure 12 had a serious threat level? Shade one circle only. A 3 B 4 C 5 D 6 What percentage of the 25 countries shown had a
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q04.2 (2 marks): Describe the pattern of the threat from locusts shown in Figure 12. [2 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q04.3 (1 mark): What is food insecurity? [1 mark]
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q04.4 (2 marks): Explain how pests and diseases can affect food supply. [2 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q04.5 (6 marks): To what extent can appropriate technology and other strategies increase food supply? Use Figure 13 and your own knowledge. [6 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q04.1 (1 mark): Plot the following data on to Figure 12. [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q04.2 (1 mark): Which country is identified by the following data? [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q04.3 (1 mark): Draw a best fit line on Figure 12. [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q04.4 (2 marks): Describe the relationship between GNI and food consumption shown in Figure 12. [2 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q04.5 (3 marks): Outline one or more reasons for the link between GNI and food consumption. [3 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q04.6 (2 marks): Give two impacts of food insecurity. [2 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q04.7 (6 marks): Suggest how food supplies have been made more sustainable. Use an example of a local scheme in an LIC/NEE. [6 marks]
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q04.1 (2 marks): Complete Figure 11 using the following data for Somalia. Food % calories Dairy and eggs 24 Meat 7 [2 marks]
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q04.2 (2 marks): State two differences between the typical daily diet in the UK and Somalia shown in Figure 11. [2 marks]
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q04.3 (2 marks): Outline one reason for differences in food supply between countries. [2 marks]
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q04.4 (1 mark): What is meant by food insecurity? [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q04.5 (6 marks): Suggest how food insecurity can have both economic and social impacts. Use Figure 12a and Figure 12b and your own understanding. [6 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q04.1 (2 marks): Complete Figure 11 using the following data. [2 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q04.2 (2 marks): Describe the distribution of the countries which had 5 –14.9% of their population undernourished between 2016 and 2018 as shown in Figure 11. [2 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q04.3 (2 marks): Suggest one reason for differences in undernourishment between countries. [2 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q04.4 (1 mark): What is meant by famine? [1 mark]
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q04.5 (6 marks): Suggest how food supplies can be made more sustainable. Use Figures 12a and 12b and your own understanding. [6 marks]
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