OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds) Our Natural World June 2024 question paper J384/01

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Use the data in the table below to complete the climate graph for location A.

Select which statement best describes the climate of location A.

A cold and dry

B hot and dry

C hot and wet

D warm and wet

Write the correct letter in the box.

The graph below shows the climate for location B.

Compare the climates of location A and location B.

Suggest one piece of additional data that could be measured to understand the nature of extreme weather at locations A and B.

CASE STUDY

A non-UK natural weather hazard event arising from extreme weather conditions

Name of weather hazard event........

Explain the responses to this non-UK natural weather hazard.

Define the term ‘natural climate change’.

Look at Fig. 1 in the Resource Booklet.

Calculate the difference in height between locations X and Y.

Measure the distance between locations X and Y.

Low-lying island communities are communities of people who live on islands close to sea level.

Explain one environmental impact of climate change for low-lying island communities.

Look at Fig. 2 in the Resource Booklet.

Calculate the total percentage of natural causes of climate change.

A 21%

B 36%

C 45%

D 58%

Write the correct letter in the box.

Explain the theory that volcanic eruptions cause natural climate change.

The dispersion graph below shows beach sediment size data collected at two sites.

Use the data in the table below to complete the graph above.

Identify the correct median value for Site 1.

A 25

B 31

C 32

D 39

Write the correct letter in the box.

Suggest one measure which can be used to understand the spread of data shown on the dispersion graph.

Add an arrow to the diagram to show the direction of longshore drift.

Suggest one piece of geographical information that could be added to the diagram.

CASE STUDY

A UK coastal landscape

Name of coastal location........

* To what extent does geology influence the geomorphic processes that shape coastal landforms?

Look at Fig. 3a in the Resource Booklet.

Identify two features of this tropical rainforest flora and explain the purpose of one of the features.

Look at Fig. 3b in the Resource Booklet.

Choose one statement that describes why the sub-soil in the rainforest soil profile has a thick red layer.

A Iron oxides are present which are red

B It contains high amounts of organic matter

C The red layer is weathered from red rocks

D The soil is always waterlogged

Write the correct letter in the box

Give one reason to explain why rainforests have soils which are nutrient rich in the upper part of the soil profile.

Suggest one way in which human activity could influence the upper part of the soil profile.

CASE STUDY

Sustainable management of an area of tropical rainforest

Name of tropical rainforest area........

Evaluate the success of one attempt to sustainably manage an area of tropical rainforest.

Look at Fig. 4 in the Resource Booklet. Geography students have undertaken a fieldwork investigation.

What are two other investigative steps in the geography fieldwork process that the students could do?

For a physical geography fieldwork investigation which you have completed, explain one way you could have improved the data presentation.

Geography students have carried out fieldwork to investigate how the depth of a river channel changes as you travel downstream.

Complete the graph using the data below.

How deep is the river 50 cm across the river channel?

A 12 cm

B 14 cm

C 16 cm

D 18 cm

Write the correct letter in the box.

Look at Fig. 4 in the Resource Booklet.

* Suggest how the students could improve their data collection to make their results more accurate and reliable.

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