OCR GCSE Geography A (Geographical Themes) The world around us June 2022 question paper J383/02

Study Fig. 1 in the separate Resource Booklet, which shows the top fifteen trading countries for the United States of America (USA).

Identify one other appropriate way to display the imports data.

Which of the following statements is the correct definition of exports?

A Goods bought from other countries

B Goods bought and sold between countries

C Goods produced by countries

D Goods sold to other countries

Describe the pattern of exports from the USA shown in Fig. 1.

Explain how international trade can influence economic development.

Study the data table below, which shows the urban population in billions for ACs and EDCs and LIDCs between 2000 and 2050.

The urban population for EDCs and LIDCs in 2010 was 2 750 000 000. Convert this number into billions to one decimal place and write this number in the data table above.

What is the correct percentage increase for EDCs and LIDCs from 2000 to 2050?

A 57%

B 107%

C 157%

D 207%

What is meant by urban population?

Suggest why EDCs and LIDCs have higher urban growth rates than ACs.

CASE STUDY – Ways of life in a city

Name of EDC or LIDC city:........

Culture, ethnicity, housing, leisure and consumption influence ways of life in a city.

Discuss the most important influences on ways of life for an EDC or LIDC city you have studied.

Study Fig. 2 in the separate Resource Booklet, which shows plants in different ecosystems.

Which photograph in Fig. 2 shows plants in a temperate forest ecosystem?

Explain one threat to the biodiversity of coral reefs.

Explain one way in which climate and plants are interdependent in a tropical rainforest.

* CASE STUDY – a tropical rainforest

Tropical rainforest studied:........

For one named tropical rainforest, examine the value of the tropical rainforest to humans and the planet.

Spelling, punctuation and grammar and the use of specialist terminology

Study Fig. 3 in the separate Resource Booklet, which shows changes in greenhouse gas levels from 1985 to 2020.

Suggest how changes to greenhouse gas levels shown in Fig. 3 may have affected the global climate from 1985 to 2020.

Explain how one human activity is responsible for increased levels of greenhouse gases.

Explain how ice cores show evidence of climate change over longer periods of time.

* CASE STUDY – Drought caused by El Niño/La Niña

Drought event studied:........

Evaluate the success of methods used to adapt to the effects of drought on people and the environment.

Spelling, punctuation and grammar and the use of specialist terminology