plumiTectonic hazards: AQA GCSE Geography questions
Every AQA GCSE Geography exam question on 3.1.1.2 Tectonic hazards, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 18 questions on Tectonic hazards, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q01.12 (9 marks): Suggest how the effects of, and the responses to, a tectonic hazard vary between areas of contrasting wealth. Use one or more named examples in your answer. [9
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q01.6 (1 mark): Using Figure 4, name the type of plate margin shown at X. [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q01.7 (1 mark): Using Figure 4, which statement describes the movement of plates at X? Shade one circle only. [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q01.8 (1 mark): Using Figure 4, suggest one reason why new crust is formed at the location labelled Y. [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q01.9 (6 marks): Explain why people continue to live in areas that are at risk from a tectonic hazard. [6 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q01.10 (2 marks): Using Figure 5 or Figure 6, give two primary effects of either volcanic eruptions or earthquakes. [2 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q01.11 (9 marks): Suggest how the processes taking place at different types of plate margin can lead to earthquakes and volcanic activity. Use Figure 6 and your own understanding
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q01.9 (4 marks): Explain why earthquakes and volcanic eruptions take place along destructive plate margins. [4 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q01.10 (9 marks): To what extent do the effects of a tectonic hazard vary between areas of contrasting wealth? Use one or more named examples in your answer. [9 marks]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q01.3 (6 marks): Explain how living in areas that are at risk from a tectonic hazard(s) may have both advantages and disadvantages. [6 marks]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q01.4 (1 mark): Using Figure 2, which one of the following statements is true? Shade one circle only. [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q01.5 (1 mark): Using Figure 2, name the type of plate margin at X. [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q01.6 (4 marks): Suggest why earthquakes and volcanic eruptions happen close to the plate margin at Y. Use Figure 2 and your own understanding. [4 marks]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q01.7 (2 marks): State two ways that planning might help to reduce the damaging effects of an earthquake or a volcanic eruption. [2 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q01.6 (1 mark): Using Figure 4, which one of the following statements is true? Shade one circle only. [1 mark]
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q01.7 (1 mark): Using Figure 4, name the type of plate margin between the Pacific and Eurasian plates. [1 mark]
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q01.8 (1 mark): Suggest one other tectonic hazard likely to occur near to the plate margins shown in Figure 4. [1 mark]
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q01.9 (4 marks): Explain how the risks of a tectonic hazard can be reduced. [4 marks]
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