OCR GCSE Geography A (Geographical Themes) The world around us June 2025 question paper J383/02

Look at Fig. 1 in the Resource Booklet.

Name the hot desert which covers the largest area on Fig. 1.

Describe the distribution of hot deserts shown on Fig. 1.

State two climate features associated with hot desert ecosystems.

Describe how animals adapt to live in a hot desert ecosystem.

Look at Fig. 2 in the Resource Booklet.

Explain how the nutrient cycle operates in a coral reef ecosystem.

CASE STUDY

Threats to tropical rainforest biodiversity

Tropical rainforest studied:........

* Explain how threats to biodiversity affect interdependence in a tropical rainforest.

Look at Fig. 3 in the Resource Booklet.

Which continent, did not have an increase in urban population from 1990 to 2014?

What is the correct ratio for the increase in urban population, shown on Fig. 3, for Asia from 1990 to 2050?

A 1:1

B 1:2

C 1:3

D 1:4

Explain two negative consequences of rapid urbanisation in LIDCs.

CASE STUDY

One aid project in an LIDC or EDC

LIDC or EDC studied:........

An aid project can promote and hinder economic development in an LIDC or EDC.

* Evaluate the success of an aid project in your chosen LIDC or EDC.

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Look at Fig. 4 in the Resource Booklet.

Identify two important messages shown in Fig. 4.

Explain one consequence of climate change currently being experienced.

Evaluate the reliability of paintings and diaries as evidence for climate change.

Which one of the following is a natural cause of climate change?

A burning fossil fuels

B cattle farming

C changes in the Earth’s orbit

D deforestation

Look at Fig. 5 in the Resource Booklet.

Which statement correctly describes the movement of air in a Hadley Cell?

A cold air descends at 0° and rises at 30°

B cold air descends at 30° and rises at 60°

C warm air descends at 0° and rises at 30°

D warm air rises at 0° and descends at 30°

Use Fig. 5 to explain how the global circulation of the atmosphere leads to different extreme weather conditions at the equator and the poles.

CASE STUDY

Causes of drought

Drought event studied:........

Explain the causes of the drought event.