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Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds) · OCR J384 · People and Society · June 2024

OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds) People and Society June 2024 question paper J384/02

1h 15m 70 marks

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OCR J384 · Paper 2

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Question 1

(a)

What is counter-urbanisation ?

A When people migrate to a different country

B When people move back into the city

C When people move out of the city and into the countryside

D When people move within the city and into the suburbs

Write the correct letter in the box.

[1]

(b)

Explain one push factor which may cause people to migrate.

[2]

(c)

Look at Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 in the Resource Booklet.

Figure for question 1
(c)(i)

Identify two differences between Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.

[2]

(c)(ii)

Explain one way of improving the method of data presentation used in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.

[2]

(d)

CASE STUDY

Challenges and opportunities in cities today

Name of AC city studied:........

Examine one initiative that has made this city more sustainable.

[6]

Question 2

(a)

The table below shows data on life expectancy.

Name of countryClassificationLife expectancy in 2000 (years)Life expectancy in 2020 (years)
JapanAC80.584.5
FranceAC78.382.5
IndiaEDC61.669.3
ThailandEDC70.376.8
NigeriaLIDC46.054.2
SomaliaLIDC49.865.9
(a)(i)

Calculate the percentage increase in life expectancy in Somalia between the years 2000 and 2020.

Give your answer to one decimal place.

You must show your working.

[2]

(a)(ii)

Look at the table above.

Which one of the statements most accurately describes the trend shown by the table?

A All countries have developed at the same rate

B Life expectancy decreases as a country develops

C Life expectancy increases as a country develops

D There is no difference in the life expectancy for each country from 2000 to 2020

Write the correct letter in the box.

[1]

(b)

Explain how political unrest might lead to uneven development.

[2]

(c)

CASE STUDY

Are LIDCs likely to stay poor?

Name of LIDC studied:........

(c*) Discuss the extent to which the Millennium Development Goals have been achieved in your LIDC.

[8]

Question 3

(a)

Outline one factor which leads to the demand outstripping the supply of water.

[1]

(b)

Look at Fig. 3 in the Resource Booklet.

Figure for question 3
(b)(i)

Calculate the total percentage of males and females aged under 10 years old.

You must show your working.

[2]

(b)(ii)

Which statement accurately describes the data shown in Fig. 3 ?

A High birth rate and high death rate

B High birth rate and low death rate

C Low birth rate and high death rate

D Low birth rate and low death rate

Write the correct letter in the box.

[1]

(c)

Explain the positive contribution of ethnic groups to the cultural life of the UK through food or media or fashion.

[3]

(d)

Explain the effects of an ageing population.

[6]

Question 4

(a)

Look at Fig. 4 in the Resource Booklet.

Figure for question 4
(a)(i)

Which statement is correct ?

A All of the countries are less hungry in 2020 than they were in 2012

B All of the countries are more hungry in 2020 than they were in 2012

C Chad scored the highest on the Global Hunger Index in 2012 and 2020

D Timor‑Leste has made the most progress in reducing hunger

Write the correct letter in the box.

[1]

(a)(ii)

Calculate the median of the data for 2012 in Fig. 4.

You must show your working.

[2]

(b)

Explain how two physical factors have an influence on food security.

[4]

(c)

Analyse the effectiveness of one past or present attempt to achieve food security at a national scale.

[6]

Question 5

(a)

Geography students were carrying out fieldwork in their local area to investigate footfall.

They were collecting data to compare how busy the area was at different times on Fridays. The students completed a tally chart of the number of people walking past in a 5 minute slot.

Look at Fig. 5 in the Resource Booklet.

Figure for question 5

The students presented their results as a flow line map. Suggest two things that the students could add to improve the flow line map.

[2]

(b)
(b)(i)

Explain one way that the students could improve the reliability of their data.

[2]

(b)(ii)

Which method would provide useful data for their investigation?

A Carrying out traffic counts

B Completing a questionnaire about what people like about the area

C Finding out house prices

D Recording the type of products being sold in the shops

Write the correct letter in the box.

[1]

(c)

Explain the effectiveness of one way you have presented your fieldwork for a human geography fieldwork investigation you have completed.

[2]

(d)

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

(d*) To what extent were the methods you used to collect your data effective?

maths symbol Spelling, punctuation and grammar and the use of specialist terminology

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