Geographical Skills (AQA GCSE Geography)

Study Figure 3, a 1:25 000 Ordnance Survey map showing part of Liverpool, city in the UK.

Areas X and Y show two areas of urban regeneration.

Study Figure 6, a 1:50 000 Ordnance Survey map of an area to the east of Sheffield, a city in the UK.

Study Figure 7, a photograph of part of the area shown in Figure 6.

Coastal landscapes in the UK

Study Figure 8, a 1:50 000 Ordnance Survey map of part of the coastline in Norfolk.

Glacial landscapes in the UK

Study Figure 15, a 1:50 000 Ordnance Survey map showing part of Snowdonia in Wales.

Study Figure 16, a photograph looking north west across Llyn Cwellyn shown on Figure 15.

River landscapes in the UK

Study Figure 12, a 1:50 000 Ordnance Survey map of part of Dartmoor National Park.

Study Figure 13, a photograph of the East Dart River taken looking upstream from point X on Figure 12.

Describe the structure of Cyclone Idai shown in Figure 2.

Study Figure 1, a map showing a weather forecast for the UK on 1 March 2018.

Figure 1

Using Figure 1, which one of the following statements is true?

Shade one circle only.

Study Figure 3, a map showing the distribution and frequency of tropical storms.

Study Figure 3, a diagram showing the global pattern of air pressure and surface winds.

Study Figure 4 , a table listing some of the most severe tropical storms over the past 50 years .

Figure 4

‘As maximum wind speeds increase, so does the number of deaths linked to tropical storms.’
Do you agree?
Use evidence from Figure 4 to support your answer.

Study Figure 1, a graph showing the number of tropical storms (typhoons) that reached Japan in each month from 1851 to 2018.

The total number of typhoons reaching Japan was 204.
What percentage of the total number of typhoons occurred in August?
Give your answer to the nearest whole percentage.

Study Figure 7, a typical climate graph for one global ecosystem.

Which global ecosystem is most likely to have the temperature and precipitation pattern shown in Figure 7?
Shade one circle only.

Study Figure 1, a graph showing the percentage of people living in urban areas in selected countries.

Study Figure 4 , a 1:25 000 Ordnance Survey map of part of Hull , a city in the UK.