GCSE Geography · OCR A
OCR A GCSE Geography revision
Every topic of the OCR GCSE Geography A (J383) specification in order, with notes and practice questions. Subtopics marked free have their notes and questions on this site.
Topic 1: Landscapes of the UK
There are 4 parts: we start with coastal landscapes, and finish with river flooding and management.
- 1.1Coastal landscapesFree 65 questions
- 1.2Coastal management: hard and soft engineering, managed retreat and a UK coastal case study38 questions
- 1.3River landscapes60 questions
- 1.4River flooding and management: hydrographs, causes, impacts and a UK flood management scheme77 questions
Topic 2: People of the UK
There are 4 parts: we start with the UK in the 21st century, and finish with urban change and sustainability.
- 2.1The UK in the 21st century: population, diversity and the UK's place in the world58 questions
- 2.2Economic change in the UK19 questions
- 2.3UK city case study (London or Bristol): location, migration, opportunities and challenges35 questions
- 2.4Urban change and sustainability49 questions
Topic 3: UK environmental challenges
There are 4 parts: we start with extreme weather in the UK, and finish with UK food, water and energy.
- 3.1Extreme weather in the UK: causes, impacts and the Somerset Levels flooding case study76 questions
- 3.2A small-scale UK ecosystem (pond, woodland or similar)84 questions
- 3.3Resource management: food, water and energyFree 38 questions
- 3.4UK food, water and energy: supply, demand, energy mix and a resource management case study49 questions
Topic 4: Ecosystems of the planet
There are 5 parts: we start with global biomes, and finish with coral reefs.
- 4.1Global biomes: distribution, climate, soils and ecosystem interdependence77 questions
- 4.2Biodiversity, ecosystem services and threats to ecosystems39 questions
- 4.3Ecosystems and tropical rainforestsFree 27 questions
- 4.4Tropical rainforest deforestation: causes, impacts and sustainable management case study41 questions
- 4.5Coral reefs: distribution, characteristics, value, threats and sustainable management24 questions
Topic 5: People of the planet
There are 5 parts: we start with development and the development gap, and finish with A city in an LIC or NEE.
- 5.1Development and the development gapFree 64 questions
- 5.2Reducing the development gap: aid, debt relief, fair trade, microfinance and intermediate technology86 questions
- 5.3Globalisation and transnational corporations: causes, impacts and a TNC case study31 questions
- 5.4Urbanisation and megacitiesFree 55 questions
- 5.5A city in an LIC or NEE: Rio de Janeiro case study21 questions
Topic 6: Environmental threats to our planet
There are 6 parts: we start with evidence for and causes of climate change (natural and human), and finish with drought.
- 6.1Evidence for and causes of climate change (natural and human)75 questions
- 6.2Managing climate change: mitigation (carbon capture, renewables, international agreements) and adaptation strategies70 questions
- 6.3Global atmospheric circulation and climate zones78 questions
- 6.4Weather hazards and climate change56 questions
- 6.5Tropical storms: formation, impacts and responses37 questions
- 6.6Drought: causes, impacts and management42 questions
Topic 7: Geographical skills and fieldwork
There are 9 parts: we start with map skills, and finish with extended-answer technique.
- 7.1Map skills: OS maps, grid references, scale, distance, contours, relief and cross-sectionsFree 79 questions
- 7.2Graphical skills: bar, line, pie, scatter, histogram, choropleth, isoline, flow-line and proportional symbol maps, population pyramids and climate graphs83 questions
- 7.3Numerical and statistical skills: mean, median, mode, range, interquartile range, percentages, percentage change, ratios and Spearman's rank70 questions
- 7.4Using GIS, satellite images, aerial photographs and annotated photo or sketch interpretation36 questions
- 7.5The enquiry process: questions, hypotheses, risk assessment, sampling methods and ethical considerationsFree 40 questions
- 7.6Physical fieldwork (river or coast): data collection methods such as channel width, depth, velocity, beach profiles and sediment size86 questions
- 7.7Human fieldwork (urban or rural): land-use surveys, environmental quality surveys, pedestrian and traffic counts and questionnaires74 questions
- 7.8Presenting, analysing, concluding on and evaluating fieldwork data, including unfamiliar fieldwork questions77 questions
- 7.9Extended-answer technique: 9-mark and 12-mark evaluative questions with SPaG31 questions