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H481/03 Geographical debates
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2025 OCR A Level Geography H481/03 Geographical debates Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes (Verified Question Paper With Mark Scheme Combined June 2025) INSTRUCTIONS •Use black ink. You can use an HB pencil, but only for graphs and diagrams. •Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must be clearly shown. •Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet. •Section A: Choose two topics. Answer both parts of the question from each topic. •Section B: Choose two topics. Answer the question from each topic. •Section C: Choose two topics. Answer one question from each topic. •Use the Resource Booklet to answer the questions in Section A. INFORMATION •The total mark for this paper is 108. •The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ]. •Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*). •This document has 8 pages. ADVICE
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Oxford Cambridge and RSA - 2025
Friday 6 June 2025 – Morning
A Level Geography
H481/03 Geographical debates
Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
(Verified Question Paper With Mark
Scheme Combined June 2025)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Use black ink. You can use an HB pencil, but only for graphs and diagrams.
- Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must be clearly shown.
- Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
- Section A: Choose two topics. Answer both parts of the question from each topic.
- Section B: Choose two topics. Answer the question from each topic.
- Section C: Choose two topics. Answer one question from each topic.
- Use the Resource Booklet to answer the questions in Section A. INFORMATION
- The total mark for this paper is 108.
- The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
- Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk ( ***** ).
- This document has 8 pages. ADVICE
- Try to answer every part of each question you choose.
- Read each question carefully before you start your answer. © OCR 2025 [601/8576/4] DC (ST) 347932/ OCR is an exempt Charity (^) Turn over
© OCR H481/03 Turn over Section B – Synoptic questions Choose two topics and answer the question from each topic. You must use your knowledge and understanding from across the course of study to answer these questions. Topic 3.1 – Climate Change 6 Examine how the formation of landforms within one landscape system you have studied can be modified by climate change (coastal, glaciated or dryland). [12] Topic 3.2 – Disease Dilemmas 7 Examine how the eradication of disease can be affected by issues of either human rights or territorial integrity. [12] Topic 3.3 – Exploring Oceans 8 Examine how pollution in the ocean can be affected by either global trade or global migration. [12] Topic 3.4 – Future of Food 9 Examine how food production can affect informal representations of place. [12] Topic 3.5 – Hazardous Earth 10 Examine how volcanic eruptions can affect stores in the carbon cycle. [12]
H481/ © OCR Section C Choose two topics and answer one question from each topic. Topic 3.1 – Climate Change 11* ‘Climate modelling is essential for an effective human response to climate change.’ Discuss. [33] Or 12* To what extent do different agendas shape the debates of climate change over time? [33] Topic 3.2 – Disease Dilemmas 13* Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of strategies used to respond to disease outbreaks. [33] Or 14* Assess the relative importance of economic factors in influencing the spread of disease. [33] Topic 3.3 – Exploring Oceans 15* Assess the extent to which socio-economic factors influence the use of oceans. [33] Or 16* Evaluate the extent to which the use of biological ocean resources will ever be sustainable. [33] Topic 3.4 – Future of Food 17* Assess the extent to which contrasting levels of economic development determine the success of strategies to improve food security. [33] Or 18* To what extent is food security of global significance? [33]
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- This document has 8 pages. © OCR 2025 [601/8576/4] DC (ST/CB) 347933/2 (^) OCR is an exempt
Friday 6 June 2025 – Morning
A Level Geography
H481/03 Geographical
debates Resource Booklet Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
H481/03/RB © OCR Fig. 1 – Word cloud which shows terms in relation to responses to climate change
Turn over H481/03/RB © OCR Fig. 2 – Alcohol-related deaths in England and Scotland England Scotland 2013 2012 2011 Year
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© OCR H481/03/RB Turn over Fig. 4 – Soil Moisture map for sugar plantation in Mozambique The map categorises the water content in agricultural fields belonging to one agribusiness. colour index of surface water Very high high low very low
H481/03/RB © OCR Fig. 5 – Relationship between disaster and response Quality of life 1 day 1 week 1 month 1 year Source: after Park [1991] Several years Time Mitigatio n Reconstructi on Respons e Preparatio n
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