plumiTropical rainforests: AQA GCSE Geography questions
Every AQA GCSE Geography exam question on 3.1.2.2 Tropical rainforests, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 30 questions on Tropical rainforests, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q02.1 (1 mark): Using Figure 5, name the second largest area of tropical rainforest. [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q02.2 (1 mark): The total area covered by tropical rainforest in 2020 was 968 million hectares. Using Figure 5, what percentage of the total area of tropical rainforest was fou
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q02.3 (2 marks): Using Figure 6 and your own knowledge, outline two ways that plants in the tropical rainforest are adapted to their environment. [2 marks]
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q02.4 (1 mark): Give one way rainforest vegetation can support large numbers of animals. [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q02.5 (1 mark): Give one way climate affects the soils in tropical rainforests. [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q02.6 (6 marks): ‘Tropical rainforests are of value to people and the environment.’ Discuss this statement. Use Figure 7 and your own understanding. [6 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q02.1 (2 marks): Outline one reason why there are high levels of biodiversity in the tropical rainforest. [2 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q02.2 (1 mark): State one threat to biodiversity in the tropical rainforest. [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q02.4 (1 mark): Complete Figure 9 below using the following data. [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q02.5 (1 mark): Using Figure 9, which of the following statements is true? Shade one circle only. [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q02.6 (6 marks): Suggest how deforestation in the tropical rainforest can be caused by a range of different activities. Use a case study. [6 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q02.7 (1 mark): Outline one way selective logging can be used to manage the rainforest sustainably. [1 mark]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q02.5 (2 marks): Using Figure 8, describe the distribution of tropical rainforests. [2 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q02.6 (1 mark): Using Figure 9, what percentage of the biomass is stored in the roots? Shade one circle only. [1 mark]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q02.7 (1 mark): Outline one reason why nutrient cycling is very rapid in tropical rainforests. [1 mark]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q02.8 (1 mark): Suggest one example of a human activity that might interfere with the nutrient cycle shown in Figure 9. [1 mark]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q02.9 (6 marks): ‘Tropical rainforest deforestation has major economic and environmental impacts.’ Do you agree? Use Figure 10 and your own understanding to explain your answer.
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q02.4 (6 marks): Suggest how plants are adapted to the climate in tropical rainforests. Use Figure 6 and your own understanding. [6 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q02.5 (2 marks): Using Figure 7, describe changes in tropical primary forest loss between 2002 and 2018. [2 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q02.6 (1 mark): Give one reason why deforestation has decreased in some countries. [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q02.7 (2 marks): Using Figure 8, outline one environmental effect of deforestation. [2 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q02.8 (2 marks): Explain how ecotourism can be a sustainable management strategy in tropical rainforests. [2 marks]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q02.3 (2 marks): Using Figure 5, suggest one reason for the high biodiversity levels in area X. [2 marks]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q02.6 (1 mark): Using Figure 6, calculate the mean global forest loss from 2011 to 2017. Give your answer to one decimal place. [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q02.7 (1 mark): Calculate the percentage change in global forest loss between 2011 and 2017. Shade one circle only. [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q02.8 (1 mark): State one way that debt reduction can help to make tropical rainforests more sustainable. [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q02.9 (9 marks): ‘Tropical rainforests should be protected from economic development.’ Do you agree? Explain your answer. Use Figure 7 and your own understanding. [9 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q02.7 (1 mark): Using Figure 10, give one feature of the pattern of wildfires in Brazil. [1 mark]
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q02.8 (2 marks): Outline one reason why wildfires are a threat to global climate. [2 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q02.9 (9 marks): ‘Some economic activities in tropical rainforests have major environmental impacts.’ Do you agree? Use Figure 11 and a case study to explain your answer. [9 mar
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