OCR GCSE Geography A (Geographical Themes) The world around us November 2020 question paper J383/02

Study Fig. 1 in the separate Resource Booklet, a climate graph for Barrow in the USA.

Use the climate graph, Fig. 1, to complete the data table below:

Name one ecosystem, other than polar regions, which would also have low annual precipitation.

Explain why it is difficult for plants to grow in polar ecosystems.

Explain the water cycle in the tropical rainforest.

* CASE STUDY – Coral reef management

Name of coral reef studied:........

Evaluate the sustainability of attempts to manage threats to biodiversity in a coral reef.

Study Fig. 2 in the separate Resource Booklet, which shows forecast population growth for selected African cities from 2010 to 2025.

Which of the following cities on Fig. 2 shows the greatest forecast population growth?

A Dakar

B Dar es Salaam

C Douala

D Durban

Which of the following cities on Fig. 2 would be classified as a megacity in 2025?

A Abidjan

B Addis Ababa

C Cairo

D Nairobi

Explain how push and pull factors cause rapid urbanisation in LIDCs.

* CASE STUDY – LIDC or EDC development

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

Analyse the influence of political and social factors on the economic development of an LIDC or EDC you have studied.

Spelling, punctuation and grammar and the use of specialist terminology

Choose the correct idea from A, B, C, D to complete the following statement:

Greenhouse gases cause the enhanced greenhouse effect because they …

A allow heat from the earth to escape into space.

B block incoming heat from the sun.

C release heat into the atmosphere.

D trap heat from the earth in the atmosphere.

Study Fig. 3 in the separate Resource Booklet, which shows possible flooding in England and Wales linked to a two-metre rise in sea level.

Name the region of England on Fig. 3 with the shortest length of coastline at risk of flooding.

Calculate the number of properties at risk of flooding in the South East region as a percentage of the total for England.

Show your working out. Give your answer as a whole number.

Suggest how rising sea levels could be a consequence of climate change.

Other than rising sea levels and coastal flooding, state two possible consequences of climate change.

Study Fig. 4 in the separate Resource Booklet, showing evidence of climate change.

Evaluate the reliability of Fig. 4 as evidence of climate change over time.

Explain how one source of evidence, other than a painting such as Fig. 4, is used to study climate change.

Explain the causes of the extreme weather conditions linked to tropical storms.