Actual 2026/2027 AQA GCSE GEOGRAPHY 8035/3 Paper 3 Merged Question Paper + Mark Scheme

Friday 14 June 2026 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• the Pre-release resources booklet (enclosed)
• the OS key insert (enclosed)
• a pencil
• a rubber
• a ruler.
You may use a calculator.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all questions.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside
the box around each page or on blank pages.
• If you need additional extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book.
Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The total number of marks available for this paper is 76.
• HIC is a higher income country.
• LIC is a lower income country.
• NEE is a newly emerging economy.
• Spelling, punctuation, grammar and specialist terminology will be assessed in Questions 03
and 05.4.