OCR GCSE Geography A (Geographical Themes) Geographical skills (incl. synoptic assessment) June 2022 question paper J383/03

Study the separate Ordnance Survey (OS) map extract of the area to the south of Shrewsbury.

In which direction does the A458 travel if you were driving towards Shrewsbury?

Which building of historic interest is found in grid square 5211?

A Boreton Grange B Emstrey C Longner Hall D Raven’s Nest

Approximately how far would you travel along the A5 from the roundabout at grid reference 488097 to the roundabout at grid reference 521107?

A 0.3 km B 1.5 km C 3.3 km D 5.5 km

Study Fig. 1 in the separate Resource Booklet, which shows an enlargement of grid square 4708 on the OS map extract.

Use Fig. 1 to complete the cross-section below of line YZ.

Mark your line with an ‘S’ to show the location of the Shropshire Way on your cross-section.

Study Fig. 2 in the separate Resource Booklet, which shows a photograph of a stone quarry near Bayston Hill.

In which direction was the camera pointing when the photograph was taken?

Using evidence from the OS map extract, describe the location of the stone quarry.

Bayston Hill is an example of counter-urbanisation.

Using the OS map extract, explain two reasons why counter-urbanisation has taken place in this location.

Some environmental guidelines for housing developers in Bayston Hill are shown below:

Assess how far housing developments have been the main cause of UK environmental change.

You could consider energy, farming and/or water supply in your answer.

Study the bar chart below, which shows average monthly rainfall in Shrewsbury, a town in England.

Complete the rainfall graph using the information in the table below.

State the mode of the rainfall values.

Calculate the mean of the rainfall values to two decimal places (2dp).

Show your working below.

Describe the pattern of rainfall shown. Use data in your answer.

Study Fig. 3 in the separate Resource Booklet, which shows the River Severn in Shrewsbury.

Identify one feature in Fig. 3 which suggests Shrewsbury residents will be vulnerable to flood events. Explain your answer.

Suggest why photographs can sometimes show bias.

Study Fig. 4 in the separate Resource Booklet, which shows the population of the world’s ten largest urban areas over time.

Identify the urban area forecast to have the greatest population change between 1990 and 2030.

Which of the following urban areas is forecast to see a population decline between 2018 and 2030?

A Delhi B Mexico City C Osaka D Shanghai

Suggest reasons for the difference in the rate of urban change between Tokyo and Delhi.

Study Fig. 5 in the separate Resource Booklet, which shows information about urban areas worldwide.

Suggest one reason for the distribution of megacities shown in Fig. 5.

Suggest two ways the presentation of this information might be improved.

* To what extent do you agree that the challenges faced by cities are the same all over the world?

Some Geography students have been conducting human geography fieldwork in the Bristol area.

They were investigating the impact of internet shopping on retail in the city centre and chose to complete a questionnaire of local residents.

The students divided the data for Question 1 into three age groups.

Suggest one way that the age groups might be adapted to improve the data collected.

Describe one way the data for Question 2 of their questionnaire might be presented.

Suggest why this would be an appropriate choice.

Explain one likely challenge for the city of Bristol suggested by the results of their questionnaire.

5* Some Geography students have been conducting physical geography fieldwork in the North York Moors national park.

Study Fig. 6 in the separate Resource Booklet, which shows the students’ data collection sheet for investigating river features.

Evaluate the effectiveness of the data collection sheet shown in Fig. 6.

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