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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. 1.1Coastal landscapesFree 65 questions
  2. 1.2Coastal management: hard and soft engineering, managed retreat and a UK coastal case study38 questions
  3. 1.3River landscapes60 questions
  4. 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.

  1. 2.1The UK in the 21st century: population, diversity and the UK's place in the world58 questions
  2. 2.2Economic change in the UK19 questions
  3. 2.3UK city case study (London or Bristol): location, migration, opportunities and challenges35 questions
  4. 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.

  1. 3.1Extreme weather in the UK: causes, impacts and the Somerset Levels flooding case study76 questions
  2. 3.2A small-scale UK ecosystem (pond, woodland or similar)84 questions
  3. 3.3Resource management: food, water and energyFree 38 questions
  4. 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.

  1. 4.1Global biomes: distribution, climate, soils and ecosystem interdependence77 questions
  2. 4.2Biodiversity, ecosystem services and threats to ecosystems39 questions
  3. 4.3Ecosystems and tropical rainforestsFree 27 questions
  4. 4.4Tropical rainforest deforestation: causes, impacts and sustainable management case study41 questions
  5. 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.

  1. 5.1Development and the development gapFree 64 questions
  2. 5.2Reducing the development gap: aid, debt relief, fair trade, microfinance and intermediate technology86 questions
  3. 5.3Globalisation and transnational corporations: causes, impacts and a TNC case study31 questions
  4. 5.4Urbanisation and megacitiesFree 55 questions
  5. 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.

  1. 6.1Evidence for and causes of climate change (natural and human)75 questions
  2. 6.2Managing climate change: mitigation (carbon capture, renewables, international agreements) and adaptation strategies70 questions
  3. 6.3Global atmospheric circulation and climate zones78 questions
  4. 6.4Weather hazards and climate change56 questions
  5. 6.5Tropical storms: formation, impacts and responses37 questions
  6. 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.

  1. 7.1Map skills: OS maps, grid references, scale, distance, contours, relief and cross-sectionsFree 79 questions
  2. 7.2Graphical skills: bar, line, pie, scatter, histogram, choropleth, isoline, flow-line and proportional symbol maps, population pyramids and climate graphs83 questions
  3. 7.3Numerical and statistical skills: mean, median, mode, range, interquartile range, percentages, percentage change, ratios and Spearman's rank70 questions
  4. 7.4Using GIS, satellite images, aerial photographs and annotated photo or sketch interpretation36 questions
  5. 7.5The enquiry process: questions, hypotheses, risk assessment, sampling methods and ethical considerationsFree 40 questions
  6. 7.6Physical fieldwork (river or coast): data collection methods such as channel width, depth, velocity, beach profiles and sediment size86 questions
  7. 7.7Human fieldwork (urban or rural): land-use surveys, environmental quality surveys, pedestrian and traffic counts and questionnaires74 questions
  8. 7.8Presenting, analysing, concluding on and evaluating fieldwork data, including unfamiliar fieldwork questions77 questions
  9. 7.9Extended-answer technique: 9-mark and 12-mark evaluative questions with SPaG31 questions

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