OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds) Geographical Exploration June 2024 question paper J384/03

Look at Fig. 1a and Fig. 1b in the Resource Booklet.

Describe the location of the Amazon rainforest.

Compare the location of Manaus with other cities in Brazil.

Deforestation is the permanent and rapid clearance of a forest, usually by the cutting down or burning of trees.

Look at Fig. 2 in the Resource Booklet.

State how much forest was lost in 2008.

Describe the pattern of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest between 2002–2020.

Look at the graph below, showing population growth in Manaus, 2010–2021.

Complete the graph above for 2020–2021 using the data in the table below.

Calculate the percentage change in total population between 2010–2011 and 2020–2021.

You must show your working.

Look at the population data above.

Calculate what proportion of Brazil’s population are living in the city of Manaus.

Look at Fig. 3 in the Resource Booklet.

Explain why people may choose to migrate to the city of Manaus.

Look at Fig. 4 in the Resource Booklet.

Give two pieces of evidence from the photographs to show the consequences of rapid urban growth.

Explain the impact on the city of Manaus if migration continues to increase.

Look at Fig. 5 in the Resource Booklet.

The Amazon rainforest is a vast natural environment containing a wide variety of resources that humans use.

* Using Fig. 5, and your own understanding, assess the value of the Amazon rainforest as a natural resource for human use.

Look at Fig. 6 in the Resource Booklet.

Describe two impacts of deforestation on the Amazon rainforest ecosystem.

Look at Fig. 7 in the Resource Booklet.

Explain why flooding is becoming an increasing risk to the people that live in Manaus.

Look at Fig. 8 in the Resource Booklet.

4* 1. Examine the reasons why the President of Brazil wants to develop the Amazon rainforest.

2. Suggest how the proposed developments may impact on the city of Manaus.

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