OCR A A-level Geography Year 13 revision

Topic 1.1: Global connections: trade in the contemporary world

It builds on what you learned at AS in Changing spaces; making places, and takes it further.

There are 8 parts: we start with globalisation and trade, and finish with winners and losers.

1. 1.1.1Globalisation and tradeFree 14 questions
2. 1.1.2Globalisation: causes, indicators (KOF index) and the global shift31 questions
3. 1.1.3Patterns of global trade: flows, trading blocs and access to marketsFree 30 questions
4. 1.1.4Transnational corporations and global production networks25 questions
5. 1.1.5Free trade, protectionism, tariffs, WTO and trade disputes36 questions
6. 1.1.6Trade and development: fair trade, aid, debt and trade-led growth70 questions
7. 1.1.7Measuring development and global inequality: HDI, GNI, Gini and development gaps69 questions
8. 1.1.8Winners and losers: economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts of globalisation and anti-globalisation responses23 questions

Topic 1.2: Global connections: global migration

It builds on what you learned at AS in Changing spaces; making places, and takes it further.

There are 4 parts: we start with global migration patterns and flows, and finish with managing migration.

1. 1.2.1Global migration patterns and flows: voluntary, forced, internal and internationalFree 32 questions
2. 1.2.2Causes of migration: push and pull factors, barriers and migration theory24 questions
3. 1.2.3Impacts of migration on origin and destination areas: remittances, demography, economy and society30 questions
4. 1.2.4Managing migration: national policies, international agreements and a refugee/migration corridor case study23 questions

Topic 2.1: Global governance: human rights

There are 3 parts: we start with global governance institutions, and finish with intervention.

1. 2.1.1Global governance institutions: UN, WTO, IMF, World Bank, G7/G20 and NGOs34 questions
2. 2.1.2Human rights: Universal Declaration, categories of rights, abuses and enforcement27 questions
3. 2.1.3Intervention: military action, sanctions, aid, NGOs and the responsibility to protect26 questions

Topic 2.2: Global governance: power and borders

There are 3 parts: we start with sovereignty, borders and contested boundaries, and finish with superpowers and conflict.

1. 2.2.1Sovereignty, borders and contested boundaries: state power, geopolitical disputes and bordering25 questions
2. 2.2.2Identity, nationalism and cultural change: diaspora, multiculturalism and sense of place38 questions
3. 2.2.3Superpowers and conflict: Cold War legacy, proxy conflicts and flashpoints such as the South China Sea36 questions

Topic 3.1: Geographical debates: climate change

It builds on what you learned at AS in Earth's life support systems, and takes it further.

There are 7 parts: we start with natural climate change, and finish with adaptation and international agreements.

1. 3.1.1Natural climate change: Quaternary and Holocene variations, orbital, solar and volcanic forcingFree 77 questions
2. 3.1.2Evidence for climate change: ice cores, sediments, tree rings and instrumental records66 questions
3. 3.1.3Human causes: enhanced greenhouse effect, radiative forcing and climate feedbacks70 questions
4. 3.1.4Impacts of climate change on ecosystems, sea level, water, food and human health79 questions
5. 3.1.5Climate projections: models, IPCC scenarios, uncertainty and risk66 questions
6. 3.1.6Mitigation: emissions reduction, carbon trading, renewables and geoengineering34 questions
7. 3.1.7Adaptation and international agreements: UNFCCC, Paris Agreement and resilience30 questions

Topic 3.2: Geographical debates: disease dilemmas

There are 6 parts: we start with disease classification and global patterns, and finish with disease dilemmas case studies.

1. 3.2.1Disease classification and global patterns: communicable and non-communicable, epidemiological transitionFree 37 questions
2. 3.2.2Causes and spread of disease: vectors, environment, diffusion and globalisation30 questions
3. 3.2.3Impacts of disease on people, economies and development67 questions
4. 3.2.4Health, development and global health inequalities: healthcare access, WHO and global health goals72 questions
5. 3.2.5Managing disease: prevention, vaccination, treatment and surveillance31 questions
6. 3.2.6Disease dilemmas case studies: ethical, economic and political choices (e.g. malaria, Ebola, COVID-19)30 questions

Topic 3.3: Geographical debates: exploring oceans

It builds on what you learned at AS in Earth's life support systems, and takes it further.

There are 7 parts: we start with ocean systems, and finish with sustainable ocean management.

1. 3.3.1Ocean systems: currents, thermohaline circulation and ocean-atmosphere interactionsFree 43 questions
2. 3.3.2Ocean resources: fisheries, energy, minerals and seabed exploitation38 questions
3. 3.3.3Ocean pollution: plastics, chemicals and oil, and impacts on marine life36 questions
4. 3.3.4Marine ecosystems under stress: coral reefs, bleaching, acidification and overfishing36 questions
5. 3.3.5Oceans and climate change: warming, acidification and sea level rise82 questions
6. 3.3.6Ocean governance: UNCLOS, EEZs, high seas and conflicts29 questions
7. 3.3.7Sustainable ocean management: marine protected areas and the blue economy27 questions

Topic 3.4: Geographical debates: future of food

There are 6 parts: we start with global food supply, demand and patterns of food security and insecurity, and finish with food debates.

1. 3.4.1Global food supply, demand and patterns of food security and insecurityFree 32 questions
2. 3.4.2Food production systems: Green Revolution, intensification and agribusiness37 questions
3. 3.4.3Environmental impacts of agriculture and climate effects on food production69 questions
4. 3.4.4Food trade, supply chains, food waste and food geopolitics31 questions
5. 3.4.5Technology and sustainable food futures: GM crops, vertical farming, alternative proteins38 questions
6. 3.4.6Food debates: diets, land use and feeding a growing population75 questions

Topic 3.5: Geographical debates: hazardous Earth

There are 7 parts: we start with plate tectonics theory, and finish with multi-hazard environments.

1. 3.5.1Plate tectonics theory: Earth structure, plate margins, hotspots and evidence41 questions
2. 3.5.2Hazard concepts: hazard, risk, disaster, vulnerability and the disaster risk equation27 questions
3. 3.5.3Hazard perception and responses: Park's curve, Degg's model and the hazard management cycle69 questions
4. 3.5.4Volcanic hazards: types, processes, impacts and secondary hazards26 questions
5. 3.5.5Seismic hazards and tsunamis: causes, magnitude, impacts and secondary effects33 questions
6. 3.5.6Tectonic hazards and managementFree 14 questions
7. 3.5.7Multi-hazard environments: case study of interacting hazards and risk32 questions

Topic NEA: Investigative geography

It builds on what you learned at AS in Geographical skills, and takes it further.

There are 8 parts: we start with choosing a title and aims, and finish with writing up the independent investigation.

1. NEA.1Choosing a title and aims: linking to the specification and forming research questions and hypothesesFree 27 questions
2. NEA.2Fieldwork planning: sampling strategies, risk assessment, ethics and pilot studies70 questions
3. NEA.3Primary data collection: quantitative and qualitative methods in physical and human geography75 questions
4. NEA.4Secondary data and GIS: sourcing, evaluating and using data72 questions
5. NEA.5Data presentation: graphs, maps and cartographic and ICT techniques59 questions
6. NEA.6Statistical analysis: Spearman's rank, chi-squared, t-test, Mann-Whitney U, central tendency and dispersion65 questions
7. NEA.7Analysis, conclusions and evaluation: reliability, validity and limitations38 questions
8. NEA.8Writing up the independent investigation: structure, word limit, referencing and reflection33 questions

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