OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds) People and Society June 2023 question paper J384/02

What is urbanisation?

A An increase in the proportion of people living in the countryside

B An increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities

C When people migrate to a different country

D When there are improvements to transport in countryside areas

Write the correct letter in the box.

Look at Fig. 1 in the Resource Booklet, which shows megacities in 2018 and 2030.

Suggest one effective way of displaying this data.

Calculate the forecast percentage increase in population for Shanghai, China.

You must show your working.

Dhaka in Bangladesh is experiencing rapid urban growth and is predicted to be the 4^th largest megacity by 2030.

Suggest how rapid urban growth can cause consequences in LIDCs such as Bangladesh.

CASE STUDY

A city’s location and importance

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

Examine the importance of an LIDC or EDC city within its region, the country, and the wider world.

The graph below shows data comparing life expectancy and literacy rate.

The literacy rate in the Czech Republic is 99% and the life expectancy is 79 years.

Plot this on the graph, using a cross.

Add a line of best fit to the graph.

Which statement best describes the pattern shown by the graph?

A The countries are getting wealthier

B There is a negative correlation

C There is a positive correlation

D There is no correlation

Write the correct letter in the box.

Explain one way that debt might make it difficult for a country to break out of poverty.

* CASE STUDY

LIDC development

Name of LIDC you have studied:........

Discuss the extent to which global connections have influenced the LIDC’s development.

Look at Fig. 2 in the Resource Booklet, which shows a population density map of the UK.

Which statement is correct?

A Areas with the highest population density are around cities

B The north of the United Kingdom is most densely populated

C The population of the United Kingdom is evenly distributed

D The south of the United Kingdom is most sparsely populated

Write the correct letter in the box.

Suggest one way that the data presentation technique in Fig. 2 could be improved.

Look at Fig. 3 in the Resource Booklet, which shows the number of people in each age group over 65 in the 2011 UK census.

Calculate the total number of people in the UK who are aged over 65. You must show your working.

Explain the effects on the UK of having an ageing population.

Explain the economic impact of changes in the UK job market since 2001.

What is ‘food security’?

A When all people, at all times, have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food

B When most people have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food

C When people can decide which types of food they would like to eat

D When there is not enough food available

Write the correct letter in the box.

Explain how one human factor can influence food security.

Look at Fig. 4 in the Resource Booklet, which shows information about wasted food and drink in the UK.

Suggest two pieces of extra information which could be added to Fig. 4 to improve it.

Suggest how information like this could encourage people to be ethical consumers.

Discuss how changes in food production methods contribute to sustainable food production.

GCSE Geography students were carrying out fieldwork in their local area to investigate the environmental impacts of a new housing estate that is being built.

Look at Fig. 5 in the Resource Booklet, which shows a sketch map of a study site that one of the students drew.

Suggest two things that they could add to improve the sketch map.

Which is the most appropriate type of primary data collection to investigate the environmental impact of a new housing estate?

A House price survey

B Pie chart

C Stream flow measurement

D Traffic count

Write the correct letter in the box.

Explain why your answer in 5aii) would be a suitable method of data collection.

You have completed human geography fieldwork.

Describe the effectiveness of one presentation technique you have used to display your results.

* You will have carried out human geography fieldwork as part of your Geography course.

Evaluate whether your primary data collection was successful in allowing you to draw evidenced conclusions.

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