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Answer this question if you study Glacial Landscapes in the UK.
Answer this question if you have studied Food. (Optional Section)
Answer all questions in this section.
Answer all questions in this part if you choose Coastal Landscapes. Section C Option 1.
Answer the following questions about Hot Deserts (Option A).
Answer all questions in this section. Study Figure 1, a graph showing urban population growth in Nig
Answer all questions in this section. Section A: Urban Issues and Challenges.
Section C Option 3: Energy. Answer this question if you have studied Energy.
Answer all questions on Coastal Landscapes in the UK.
Section A: The Challenge of Natural Hazards Answer all questions in this section.
Part 2 covers familiar fieldwork. Answer the following questions based on a geography enquiry you ha
Answer the following questions on Hot Deserts (Option A).
Answer the following questions if you have studied Hot Deserts.
Answer all questions in this section. Study Figure 1, a map showing the distribution of tectonic pla
Section A: Urban Issues and Challenges. Answer all questions in this section.
Answer ONE question from this section. Use the following questions if you choose the Energy option.
Answer the following questions if you have chosen the Food option.
Answer all questions in this section.
Answer this question if you have studied Water. If not, go to the next question.
Answer all questions in this section. This section is based on the Pre-release Resources Booklet re
SECTION A: ISSUE EVALUATION Answer all questions in this section. Study the Pre-release Resources Bo
Answer all questions in this section.
Section C Option 3: Glacial Landscapes in the UK Answer TWO questions from Section C.
Answer all questions in this section.
Answer the following questions about natural hazards.
Section C Option 1: Food. Answer all questions if you have chosen this option.
Glacial Landscapes in the UK. Answer this if you have chosen this topic.
Section B Option A: Hot Deserts. Answer these questions if you have studied Hot Deserts.
Section C: Option 1 - Coastal Landscapes in the UK
Cold Environments Option: Answer these questions if you have studied Cold Environments.
Option 3: Energy. Answer this question if you have chosen Energy.
Answer this question if you have studied Hot Deserts.
Answer the following questions about Hot Deserts.
Answer this question if you have chosen the ENERGY option.
Answer all questions in this section. Study the Preliminary Material provided, which describes the p
Section B: The Changing Economic World Answer all questions in this section.
Answer all questions in this section. Study Figure 3, a table showing development indicators for thr
Answer this question if you have studied Hot Deserts. (Option A)
Answer this question if you have studied Cold Environments. Study Figure 5, a climate graph for a tu
Answer question if you choose Coastal Landscapes. Section C Option 1.
Section A: Issue Evaluation. This section is based on the pre-release resources provided below. Th
OPTION 2: WATER MANAGEMENT. Answer this question if you have chosen Water.
Answer this question if you have chosen Coastal Landscapes. Study Figure 7, an OS map extract of a c
Section B: The Changing Economic World Answer all questions in this section.
Answer all questions in this section if you have chosen Water.
Section B: Option 2 - Cold Environments. Answer these questions if you have studied Cold Environment
Section C: Option 3: Glacial Landscapes in the UK.
Answer all questions in this section.
Section B: The Changing Economic World Answer all questions in this section.
Part 2: Resource Management Options. Answer Question 4 if you have chosen Food.
Section C Option 1: Food. Answer this question if you have chosen Food.
OPTION 2: WATER MANAGEMENT. Answer this question if you have studied Water.
Answer all questions in this section. Section A: Urban Issues and Challenges.
Answer all questions in this section.
Answer this question if you have studied Hot Deserts. (Option A)
Answer the following questions about River Landscapes.
Answer all questions in this part.
Question 4: Food
Answer the following questions on Cold Environments (Option B).
Answer the following questions about Coastal Landscapes in the UK.
Section B: Fieldwork. Answer all questions.
Answer the following questions about Glacial Landscapes.
Answer all questions in this part.
Section C Option: Food. Answer Question 4 if you have studied Food.
Answer the following questions regarding Urban Issues and Challenges.
Answer Question 3 (Compulsory) and then CHOOSE ONE from Question 4, 5, or 6. Study Figure 5, a map s
Answer this question if you study Cold Environments.
Section B: Fieldwork. Answer all questions. Questions 1-6 relate to the unfamiliar fieldwork enquiry
Section B: Fieldwork. Answer all questions.
Answer this question if you struggle to practice the Coastal Landscapes option.
Glacial Landscapes in the UK. Answer this question if you choose this option.
Study the resources related to the proposed Oakhaven Reservoir development. Answer all questions in
Section B Part 2: Familiar Fieldwork. Answer the following questions about a fieldwork enquiry you h
Answer this question if you have studied Hot Deserts.
Section C Option 1: Food. Answer this question if you have chosen the Food option.
Answer Question 4 if you have chosen the Food option.
Answer this question if you study River Landscapes. Study Figure 7, an Ordnance Survey map extract o
Answer this question if you study Cold Environments. (Option B)
Answer EITHER Question 4 (Food), Question 5 (Water), OR Question 6 (Energy). OPTION 1: FOOD MANAGEM
Section B: Option A - Hot Deserts. Answer these questions if you have chosen Hot Deserts.
Section A: Issue Evaluation Answer all questions in this section. Theme: Proposed 'Energy from Waste
Answer all questions in this section.
Section A: Issue Evaluation Theme: Proposed Construction of the 'Blue Horizon' Tidal Energy Barrage
Answer the following questions on Hot Deserts.
Answer all questions in this part.
Section C Option 3: Energy. Answer this question if you have chosen Energy.
Answer this question if you study Glacial Landscapes. (In a real exam, you would choose TWO from Coa
SECTION A: ISSUE EVALUATION Answer all questions in this section. Study the Figure 1 information pr
Answer all questions in this part.
Answer all questions in this section.
Answer this question if you have studied Hot Deserts.
Answer all questions in this part.
Answer the following questions about fieldwork. Part 1 refers to a student's study of river discharg
Answer the following questions about Hot Deserts (Option A).
Answer all questions in this section.
Answer this question if you have chosen Glacial Landscapes. Study Figure 8, an OS map extract of a g
Answer all questions in this section if you have chosen Energy.
Answer this question if you have chosen Glacial Landscapes in the UK.
Answer this question if you have studied Food. If you have studied Water or Energy, go to the corres
OPTION 1: FOOD. Answer these questions if you have chosen Food.
Question 5: Water. Answer this question if you have chosen the Water option.
Answer this question if you have studied Food.
Answer Question 3 specifically.
SECTION B: FIELDWORK Answer all questions in this section. Questions 1-5 relate to a fieldwork inves
Answer these questions if you have studied Hot Deserts.
Answer this question if you have chosen Food as your optional topic.
Answer the following questions on River Landscapes (Option 2).
Answer the following questions on River Landscapes in the UK.
Answer the following questions if you have studied Hot Deserts.
Answer the following questions on Hot Deserts. (Note: In the real exam, you would choose between Hot
Option 1: Food. Answer all questions if you choose this option.
OPTION 3: GLACIAL LANDSCAPES. Answer this question if you have studied Glacial Landscapes.
Answer all questions in this section. Study Figure 3, a table showing development indicators for thr
Section C Option: Energy. Answer this question if you have studied Energy.
SECTION B: FIELDWORK Answer all questions. PART 1: UNFAMILIAR FIELDWORK A group of students invest
Answer the following questions on Cold Environments.
Section B: Fieldwork. Answer all questions.
Answer all questions in this section.
<h3>Section A: Issue Evaluation</h3> <p>Answer all questions in this section. Study the resources pr
Answer all questions in this part. This part focuses on the Challenge of Resource Management (Overvi
Answer the following questions on Hot Deserts.
Answer the following questions on Glacial Landscapes in the UK.
Answer all questions in this part. Study Figure 3, a map showing rainfall and population density in
Answer this question if you have studied Cold Environments.
Answer the following questions involved with Coastal Landscapes in the UK.
Answer questions on Coastal Landscapes.
Answer this part if you have chosen Coastal Landscapes.
Question 6: Energy. Answer this question if you have chosen the Energy option.
Section C Option 1: Food. Answer this question if you have chosen the Food option.
Section B Option: Cold Environments. Answer these questions if you choose this topic.
Answer all questions in this section.
Answer all questions in this part.
SECTION B: THE CHANGING ECONOMIC WORLD Answer all questions in this section.
Section B: Fieldwork Answer all questions. Part 1: Unfamiliar Fieldwork A group of students invest
Answer all questions in this section. Questions 1-5 refer to an unfamiliar fieldwork enquiry. Questi
Section B: Fieldwork Part 1: Unfamiliar Fieldwork A student investigated the effect of groynes on l
Study the Pre-release Resources below regarding the proposed 'Oak Valley Reservoir' project. Answer
Question 5: Water. Answer this question if you have studied Water.
Section C Option 2: Water. If you answer this question, do not answer Question 4 or 6.
Section B: Fieldwork. Answer all questions.
Answer all questions in this section.
Fieldwork Section. Part 1 questions are based on an unfamiliar enquiry into quality of life in an ur
Section C Option 2: River Landscapes in the UK.
Section C: The Challenge of Resource Management. Answer Question 3 (Compulsory).
Answer the following questions if you have studied Glacial Landscapes.
Option 2: Water. Answer this question if you have studied Water.
Section B: The Changing Economic World. Answer all questions in this section.
Answer the following questions if you have studied Cold Environments.
Resource Management Option: Water. Answer all questions if you have chosen this option.
Answer the following questions if you have studied Cold Environments. Study Figure 5, a photograph o
This section covers Fieldwork. It is divided into two parts: Unfamiliar Fieldwork (investigating a p
Option 3: Glacial Landscapes in the UK. Answer these questions if you have chosen this topic. Study
Hot Deserts Option: Answer these questions if you have studied Hot Deserts.
Answer question parts 1-5 (Coasts), 6-10 (Rivers), AND 11-15 (Glaciers) for practice. In the real ex
Question 5: Water. Answer this question if you have studied Water as your optional topic.
Section C Option: Food. Answer this question if you have chosen the Food option.
Answer questions on TWO of the three options: Coasts, Rivers, or Glaciers. Option 1: Coastal Lands
Answer this question if you count Glacial Landscapes as one of your two options.
Answer all questions in this section. Questions 1-5 relate to the unfamiliar fieldwork data provided
Option 2: River Landscapes in the UK.
Section A: Urban Issues and Challenges. Answer all questions in this section.
Section A: The Challenge of Natural Hazards Answer all questions in this section.
Answer all questions in this section.
Section B: Fieldwork. Answer all questions. Questions 1-5 relate to an enquiry carried out by a stu
Answer all questions in this section.
Answer the following questions about Hot Deserts.
Answer TWO questions from Section C. Option 1: Coastal Landscapes.
This question is about River Landscapes in the UK.
Answer all questions in this part.
Section A: Urban Issues and Challenges. Answer all questions in this section.
OPTION 2: WATER MANAGEMENT. Answer this question if you have chosen Water.
Section A: Urban Issues and Challenges. Answer all questions in this section.
Answer this question if you have studied Hot Deserts. Questions 2.5 and 2.6 are about hot deserts.
Answer all questions in this section.
Section B: The Changing Economic World. Answer all questions in this section.
OPTION 1: FOOD. Answer these questions if you have chosen Food. Study Figure 6.
Answer all questions in this section regarding The Challenge of Resource Management.
Question 3.2: River Landscapes in the UK.
Option 3: Energy. Answer all questions if you have studied Energy.
Answer the following questions on Coastal Landscapes in the UK.
Answer this question if you have chosen the Water option.
Answer this question if you study River Landscapes.
Section C Option 1: Food. Answer this question if you have chosen the Food option.
Answer this question if you study River Landscapes.
Answer the following questions about Natural Hazards.
Section B: Fieldwork. Answer all questions.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS This section contains questions based on the pre-release resources booklet reg
Section C: Physical Landscapes in the UK. Option 3: Glacial Landscapes in the UK. Answer these quest
Option B: Cold Environments. Answer these questions if you have chosen this option.
Question 5: Water Answer this question if you have chosen the Water option.
Answer questions on TWO of the following three options: Coasts, Rivers, Glacial Landscapes.
Answer this question if you choose Glacial Landscapes. (Optional)
Section C: Physical Landscapes in the UK. Answer TWO questions from the following options: Coasts, R
SECTION A: ISSUE EVALUATION Answer all questions in this section. Study the Figure 1, Figure 2, Fig
Option 3: Glacial Landscapes in the UK. Answer these questions if you have studied Glacial Landscape
Food Management Option: Answer this question if you have chosen Food.
Question 6: Energy. Answer this question if you have chosen the Energy option.
Answer this question if you have studied Cold Environments.
Option 2: River Landscapes in the UK. Answer this question if you have studied this topic.
Option 2: Water. Answer this question if you have studied the Water option.
Answer this question if you study Glacial Landscapes in the UK. Study Figure 9, a photograph of a gl
Answer all questions in this section.
Answer TWO of the three questions in this section. **Option 1: Coastal Landscapes in the UK**
Section B Option A: Hot Deserts. Answer these questions if you have studied Hot Deserts.
Answer this entire section.
Section B: The Changing Economic World. Answer all questions in this section.
Answer the following questions on River Landscapes in the UK (Option 2).
Answer this question if you have studied Glacial Landscapes. (Option 3)
Section B: Option A – Hot Deserts
Section A: The Challenge of Natural Hazards. Answer all questions in this section.
Section B: Fieldwork. Answer all questions.
Answer this question if you have chosen the WATER option.
Section B Option B: Cold Environments. Answer these questions if you have studied Cold Environments.
Cold Environments Option: Answer the following questions if you have studied Cold Environments.
Option B: Cold Environments. Answer these questions if you have studied Cold Environments.
Food Option: Answer the following questions if you have studied Food.
Answer this question if you have chosen Glacial Landscapes in the UK.
Answer the following questions on Cold Environments (Option B).
Section C Option 1: Food. Answer this question if you have studied Food.
Answer the following questions on Cold Environments (Option B).
Answer this question if you choose River Landscapes in the UK.
Answer all questions in this part.
OPTION 1: FOOD MANAGEMENT. Answer this question if you have studied Food.
Answer TWO questions from Section C. Option 1: Coastal Landscapes in the UK.
SECTION A: ISSUE EVALUATION Issue: The Proposed 'Blue-Waters' Reservoir in Hambrook Valley This se
Section A: Urban Issues and Challenges. Answer all questions in this section.
Answer the following questions if you have chosen Cold Environments.
Section A: The Challenge of Natural Hazards Answer all questions in this section.
Section A: The Challenge of Natural Hazards. Answer all questions in this section.
Answer this question if you have studied Cold Environments. (Option B)
Answer all questions in this section. This section focuses on The Challenge of Natural Hazards.
Section B: The Living World Answer all questions in Part 1 (Ecosystems & Rainforests).
Answer the following questions about Glacial Landscapes.
Section C Option: Food. Answer this question ONLY if you have chosen the Food option.
Section C Option 2: Water Answer this question if you have chosen the Water option.
Section C: Physical Landscapes in the UK - Option 1: Coastal Landscapes
Section B Option: Hot Deserts. Answer these questions if you have chosen Hot Deserts.
Section C Option 1: Food. Answer Question 4 if you have studied Food.
Answer all questions in this section based on the Pre-release Resources Booklet provided below.
Section C Option: Water. Answer this question if you chose the Water option.
Section C: The Challenge of Resource Management. Answer Question 3.
The Challenge of Natural Hazards. Answer all questions in this section.
Answer the following questions regarding the living world. Answer ALL questions in this part.
Answer this question if you study Energy. Study Figure 6, a pie chart showing global energy mix.
Answer the following questions if you have studied Glacial Landscapes.
Answer all questions in this section. This section focuses on The Changing Economic World.
Section C: The Challenge of Resource Management. Answer Question 3 first.
Answer the following questions if you have studied Coastal Landscapes (Option 1).
Answer this question if you chose Glacial Landscapes.
Section C Option: Energy. Answer this question if you have chosen the Energy option.
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