Year 8 Geography
Changing Landscapes assessment
A real, untimed paper on rivers, coasts, glaciation, map skills and fieldwork. Every answer is marked and explained.
This checks KS3 objectives and provides foundation evidence for AQA 8035 3.1.3.1, AQA 8035 3.1.3.2, AQA 8035 3.3.2–3.3.3. It does not represent completion of the planned GCSE course.
Marked quiz
Changing Landscapes marked paper
10 questions, marked with the reasoning shown. No timer.
1. A river cliff and slip-off slope are found on opposite sides of a meander. Where is lateral erosion strongest?
2. A waterfall retreats upstream over time. Which sequence explains this?
3. Which coastal landform is created when longshore drift deposits material beyond a bend in the coastline?
4. Which combination is strongest evidence of past glaciation?
5. Why can building groynes protect one beach but increase erosion farther along the coast?
6. Which is the best reason to choose floodplain zoning rather than a new concrete wall?
7. On a 1:25,000 OS map, a river path measures 8 cm. What is its real length?
8. What landscape does a set of very close contour lines indicate?
9. A class tests whether river velocity increases downstream. Which method produces the most reliable comparison?
10. Three downstream velocity results rise overall, but one site is much slower below a bridge. What should the conclusion say?