AQA As Geography Paper 1 2025 Question Paper

Get the official AQA AS Geography Paper 1 question paper from the May 2025 series (7036/1), sat on Tuesday 13 May 2025 (afternoon session). This is the full 1 hour 30 minute exam paper assessing physical geography and people–environment interactions.

Section A requires students to answer one of three core topics: Water and Carbon Cycles, Coastal Systems and Landscapes, or Glacial Systems and Landscapes. Early questions include multiple-choice and short-answer tasks such as interpreting hydrographs (page 2), carbon cycle impacts (page 3), and evapotranspiration processes. Data-response questions use visual resources such as biome carbon storage graphs and land area pie charts (page 4), requiring analytical skills and application of geographical concepts.

Extended responses include a 9-mark assessment of human impacts on carbon stores (page 6) and a 20-mark essay evaluating human impacts on the water cycle in tropical rainforests (page 7). Other options explore coastal processes like longshore drift and sea level change (page 12 map analysis), and glacial environments including frost days and glaciation patterns in New Zealand (page 20–21 maps).

Section B focuses on optional topics including Hazards and Contemporary Urban Environments. Students analyse real-world data such as earthquake intensity and population density in Thailand (page 28–29), and urban heat island patterns in New York City linked to green space distribution (page 36–37). The paper concludes with high-level 20-mark essays evaluating hazard adaptation strategies or urban environmental impacts.

Use this paper to practise exam technique, data interpretation, and extended writing skills. It is ideal for timed practice and revision ahead of the 2026 AQA AS Geography exams.

This document is for AS Geography students preparing for the 2026 exam series, particularly Year 12 students studying physical geography and human–environment interactions.

It is also valuable for teachers and tutors who need authentic AQA exam material for mock exams, revision sessions, and teaching data interpretation and essay-writing techniques.