OCR GCSE Geography A (Geographical Themes) The world around us June 2023 question paper J383/02

Look at the table below, which shows climate data for a hot desert ecosystem.

Climate data for a hot desert ecosystem

State the mode for the rainfall data.

Calculate the mean annual rainfall. Give your answer to one decimal place.

Identify two features of the climate data which are typical of a hot desert ecosystem.

Explain how plants are adapted to the climate of a hot desert ecosystem.

Explain briefly two threats to the biodiversity of tropical rainforests.

CASE STUDY

Tropical rainforest interdependence

Tropical rainforest you have studied:........

Explain the interdependence of climate, soil and plants in tropical rainforest ecosystems.

Look at Fig. 1 in the Resource Booklet, which shows a population pyramid for a Low Income Developing Country (LIDC).

What is the approximate total of the population aged under 15 years?

A 6 million

B 10 million

C 14 million

D 18 million

Which of the statements about the population pyramid is correct ?

A There is a high birth rate and high life expectancy

B There is a high birth rate and low life expectancy

C There is a low birth rate and high life expectancy

D There is a low birth rate and low life expectancy

Define economic development.

Explain the advantages of using the Human Development Index (HDI) as a development indicator.

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LIDC or EDC development

LIDC or EDC you have studied:........

To what extent do changes in employment structure over time influence economic development?

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Look at Fig. 2a and Fig. 2b in the Resource Booklet.

Fig. 2a shows average global temperatures for the last 400 000 years.

Fig. 2b shows carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere for the last 400 000 years.

State the lowest temperature shown on Fig. 2a.

Give your answer as a whole number.

Which of the statements is a correct definition of an ice age ?

A Cooling average global temperatures causing increased snowfall

B Lower than average global temperatures when glacial ice covers more land

C Variable average global temperatures causing glacial ice to form and melt

D Warming average temperatures causing glacial ice to melt

Look at Fig. 2a and Fig. 2b.

Describe the relationship between average global temperatures and carbon dioxide levels.

Greenhouse gases are one cause of increases in global temperatures.

Explain one possible natural cause of increases in global temperatures.

Look at Fig. 3 in the Resource Booklet, which shows extreme weather and climate events costing one billion dollars in the USA from 2010 to 2017.

Which type of event, shown in Fig. 3, occurred most often in 2017?

Suggest how the increased frequency of extreme weather and climate events, shown in Fig. 3, may be a consequence of global climate change.

Explain how the global circulation of the atmosphere leads to extreme wet weather conditions in one part of the world.

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Effects of a drought event

Drought event you have studied:........

For a drought event you have studied, examine how far the environmental effects had an impact on people.