OCR GCSE Geography A (Geographical Themes) Geographical skills (incl. synoptic assessment) June 2019 question paper J383/03

Study Fig. 1 in the separate Resource Booklet, an article about renewable energy.

Calculate the percentage of energy supplied by non-renewable sources on 7 June 2017.

Identify the two renewable sources of energy mentioned in Fig. 1.

A gas and coal B nuclear and solar C wind and nuclear D wind and solar

Using information from Fig. 1, identify two benefits of the increased use of renewable energy.

Study Fig. 2 in the separate Resource Booklet, a map showing average sunshine hours for the United Kingdom.

Name the shading technique being used to display the information in Fig. 2.

A Choropleth B Isoline C Proportional D Relief

Describe the pattern of January sunshine hours across the UK. Use data from Fig. 2 in your answer.

Suggest one reason for the pattern of sunshine hours seen in Fig. 2.

The table below shows the mean July sunshine hours for a number of UK cities.

Calculate the lower quartile value of sunshine hours for the cities shown. You must show your working out.

Study Fig. 3a in the separate Resource Booklet, information about a solar farm near Ipswich, Suffolk.

Using Fig. 3a and the table above, suggest two reasons for the choice of site.

* Study Fig. 3b in the separate Resource booklet, a diagram about the impact of mechanised farming.

To what extent do you agree with the statement that ‘Renewable energy has modified the UK environment more than the mechanisation of farming’ ?

Use Figs 3a and 3b from the Resource Booklet and your own understanding to answer.

Study Fig. 4 in the separate Resource Booklet, information about electricity use in selected LIDCs.

Which country has the highest proportion of its citizens who are without electricity?

A Ethiopia B Ghana C Nigeria D Tanzania

Calculate the number of people in Ghana who do have access to electricity.

Show your working out.

Fig. 4 uses proportional blocks to display some of its information. Describe how, and use data to provide an example.

Using information from Fig. 4, compare electricity use in Kenya and Nigeria.

Suggest one alternative way that the data in Fig. 4 might be displayed effectively. Justify your choice.

Study the scatter graph below, which shows data on energy use and gross national income (GNI) for selected countries.

Energy Use per person (kg of oil equivalent)

Estimate the energy use per person for a country with a GNI per person of 30 000 US dollars.

........ kg of oil equivalent

What would be the most likely GNI per person for a country with an energy use of 9000 kg of oil equivalent?

A 65 000 US dollars B 70 000 US dollars C 80 000 US dollars D 85 000 US dollars

Suggest one reason for the relationship shown. Explain your answer.

State whether Country A or B on the graph on page 7 is more likely to be an Emerging Developing Country (EDC). Justify your choice.

Study Fig. 5 in the separate Resource Booklet, a newspaper article about an LIDC aid project.

Assess whether renewable energy will have a greater long-term impact in Lower Income Developing Countries (LIDCs), such as Sierra Leone, than in Advanced Countries (ACs) such as the UK.

Complete and label the pie chart below to show the results of Question 2 from the questionnaire shown above.

Suggest two ways that the data collected for Question 1 of the questionnaire might be improved.

Suggest one more question that might be used in the questionnaire to investigate the effects of tourism.

Study Fig. 6 in the separate Resource Booklet, which shows a map and photographs of the sites studied.

Add three annotations to the photograph of site 1 below, to show the effects of tourism at the site.

The students also completed environmental surveys at the two sites. The results are shown below.

Select one method that might be used to display the data from the table above. Explain why you chose this method.

Using evidence from all the fieldwork data provided, examine whether traffic is likely to be a problem for the village of Ambleside.

You will have taken part in fieldwork in a physical geography environment as part of your studies. Examples might include a river or coastal study.

State your fieldwork question for investigation:........

Location of study area:........

Assess whether your primary data collection was successful.

* Evaluate whether your physical geography fieldwork conclusions improved your understanding of a geographical question or issue.

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