OCR · GCSE (9-1) Geography A: Geographical Themes (J383) · Geography
OCR GCSE Geography A (J383) revision
OCR Geography A has three papers: Living in the UK Today, The World Around Us and Geographical Skills. Papers 1 and 2 are 60 minutes each. Paper 3 is 90 minutes. These pages go through the course topic by topic, with short notes, the key terms, the mistakes that lose marks, and practice questions you can answer on your phone.
15 topics · 108 free questions, marked as you answer · how they are marked
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Each topic has short notes, the key terms and common mistakes, then free questions. Work through them in any order.
Spec 1.1.1, 1.1.2UK landscapes, weathering and erosionWhere the UK's uplands and lowlands are, and how rock is broken down and worn away.Spec 1.1.3, 1.1.5Rivers: processes and landformsFrom V-shaped valleys to floodplains, and how to use your river basin case study.Spec 1.1.4, 1.1.5Coasts: waves, erosion and depositionHow waves shape headlands, stacks, beaches and spits, and what a coastal case study needs.Spec 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.2.4UK people, trade and the economyTrade links, the north-south divide, an ageing population and immigration.Spec 1.2.5, 1.2.6UK cities: change and sustainable strategiesSuburbanisation, counter-urbanisation, re-urbanisation and your UK city case study.Spec 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3UK weather, floods and changing the environmentAir masses, a UK flood event, and how people change the land and water around them.Spec 1.3.4, 1.3.5UK energy: sources, supply and the futureThe energy mix, why it has changed, and how to judge sustainable energy strategies.Spec 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.4, 2.1.5Ecosystems: components, distribution and coral reefsLiving and non-living parts, hot deserts and polar areas, and how coral reefs work.Spec 2.1.3, 2.1.5Tropical rainforestsWhere rainforests are, how the nutrient cycle works, and why they matter and are under threat.Spec 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3Development, aid and uneven developmentMeasuring development, why countries differ, aid, and Rostow's model.Spec 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 2.2.6Urbanisation and cities in LIDCs and EDCsWhy cities in poorer and emerging countries grow so fast, and what it means for people.Spec 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3Climate change: evidence, causes and consequencesHow we know climate has changed, what causes it, and what it does.Spec 2.3.4, 2.3.5, 2.3.6Global circulation, tropical storms and droughtPressure belts, how tropical storms form, and what causes and eases drought.Spec 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4Geographical skills: maps, graphs and numbersOS maps, choosing and completing graphs, statistics and using photographs and sources.Spec FieldworkFieldwork: enquiry, methods and evaluationPlanning an enquiry, collecting and showing data, then drawing and testing conclusions.