OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds) Our Natural World June 2023 question paper J384/01

The movements of tropical storms like hurricanes can be plotted on graphs. This is called the track of a hurricane.

The graph shows the track of a hurricane in the western Atlantic Ocean.

Use the data in the table to complete the hurricane track.

Suggest one way this graph could be adapted to improve it.

CASE STUDY

A natural weather hazard arising from extreme weather conditions

Name of a chosen natural weather hazard........

Explain the consequences of the natural weather hazard.

What is sea ice ?

A frozen ocean water

B frozen river water

C icebergs and glaciers floating on the sea

D ice from land floating on the sea

Write the correct letter in the box.

Look at Fig. 1 in the Resource Booklet.

Fig. 1 shows changes in winter sea ice volume in the Arctic, 1980–2010.

Calculate the mean annual volume of ice loss.

Show your working.

........ km³ / year

* Assess the extent to which climate change is a natural process.

Identify the correct definition of a landscape.

A everything that can be seen that is natural or man-made

B land that has been altered by human activity

C land that has been built on before

D urban green spaces that are looked after by people

Write the correct letter in the box.

Look at Fig. 2 in the Resource Booklet.

Fig. 2 shows a map of UK upland, lowland and glaciated areas.

Using Fig. 2 identify one similarity and one difference between the location of upland and glaciated areas in the UK.

Suggest one reason for the similarity you have identified.

Explain the formation of a river levee.

CASE STUDY

Coastal landscape in the UK

Name of a UK coastal landscape you have studied........

Explain the formation of one landform formed by geomorphic processes in your chosen coastal landscape.

Look at Fig. 3 in the Resource Booklet.

Fig. 3 shows the average daily sunshine hours per month for a polar Arctic region.

Identify which month is most likely to be light throughout the night.

The Arctic summer lasts for three months from June to August.

Calculate the total summer sunshine hours.

Select an alternative method that would be appropriate to present the data shown in Fig. 3.

A line graph

B radial graph

C rose graph

D scatter graph

Write the correct letter in the box.

Identify and explain two features of flora that allow them to survive in polar environments.

CASE STUDY

Small-scale example of sustainable management in either the Antarctic or the Arctic

Name of a sustainable management example........

Examine the usefulness of small-scale management in providing a sustainable solution for your chosen polar environment.

Justify the selection of one technique you have used to present data for a fieldwork investigation you have completed.

Calculate the mean speed of the river at place A and place B.

Write your answer to one decimal place.

You may find the following formula useful.

Calculate the mean time taken at place C.

Write your answer to one decimal place.

Suggest two observations about the data collected in the table.

* Look at the table below, that shows the method the students used to collect the fieldwork data.

Suggest how the data collection method could be improved.

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