OCR Oxford Cambridge and RSA Tuesday 14 June 2022 — Morning GCSE (9—1) Geography A (Geographical Themes) J383/03 Geographical Skills

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Section A – Geographical Skills Answer all the questions. 1 Study the separate Ordnance Survey (OS) map extract of the area to the south of Shrewsbury. (a) (i) In which direction does the A458 t... ravel if you were driving towards Shrewsbury? ...................................................................................................................................... [1] (ii) Which building of historic interest is found in grid square 5211? A Boreton Grange B Emstrey C Longner Hall D Raven’s Nest Write the correct letter in the box. [1] (iii) Approximately how far would you travel along the A5 from the roundabout at grid reference 488097 to the roundabout at grid reference 521107? A 0.3 km B 1.5 km C 3.3 km D 5.5 km Write the correct letter in the box. [1] (b) Study Fig. 1 in the separate Resource Booklet, which shows an enlargement of grid square 4708 on the OS map extract. (i) Use Fig. 1 to complete the cross-section below of line YZ. [1] (ii) Mark your line with an ‘S’ to show the location of the Shropshire Way on your cross-section. Y Height above sea level (m) 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Z [1] 3 © OCR 2022 Turn over (c) Study Fig. 2 in the separate Resource Booklet, which shows a photograph of a stone quarry near Bayston Hill. (i) In which direction was the camera pointing when the photograph was taken? ...................................................................................................................................... [1] (ii) Using evidence from the OS map extract, describe the location of the stone quarry. ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... [2] (d) Bayston Hill is an example of counter-urbanisation. Using the OS map extract, explain two reasons why counter-urbanisation has taken place in this location. 1 ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... 2 ................................................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... [4] 4 © OCR 2022 (e) Some environmental guidelines for housing developers in Bayston Hill are shown below: • A review of traffic and air quality concerns should be carried out. • The river running alongside the development should maintain its current habitats. • Trees and hedgerows on the site should be kept in place. • Housing development should be limited to areas which ensure there is no increase in flood risk. Assess how far housing developments have been the main cause of UK environmental change. You could consider energy, farming and/or water supply in your answer. ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................. [6] 5 © OCR 2022 Turn over BLANK PAGE PLEASE DO NOT WRITE ON THIS PAGE 6 © OCR 2022 2 (a) Study the bar chart below, which shows average monthly rainfall in Shrewsbury, a town in England. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Rainfall (mm) Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec (i) Complete the rainfall graph using the information in the table below. Month Rainfall (mm) February 40 May 55 [2] (ii) State the mode of the rainfall values. ...................................................................................................................................... [1] (iii) Calculate the mean of the rainfall values to two decimal places (2dp). Show your working below. ...................................................................................................................................... [2] 7 © OCR 2022 Turn over (b) Describe the pattern of rainfall shown. Use data in your answer. ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................. [4] (c) Study Fig. 3 in the separate Resource Booklet, which shows the River Severn in Shrewsbury. (i) Identify one feature in Fig. 3 which suggests Shrewsbury residents will be vulnerable to flood events. Explain your answer. .............................................................................. [Show More]

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