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OCR GCSE Geography A (Geographical Themes) J383
71 points in 3 topics, with OCR's codes and titles.
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1 Living in the UK Today
- 1.1 Landscapes of the UK
- 1.1.1 UK physical landscapes
- 1.1.2 Geomorphic processes and landscapes
- 1.1.3 River landforms along a river basin
- 1.1.4 Coastal landforms
- 1.1.5 Dynamic landscapes: geology, climate and people
- 1.2 People of the UK
- 1.2.1 UK connections with other countries
- 1.2.2 Diversity and inequality in UK society
- 1.2.3 Causes and consequences of UK development
- 1.2.4 The UK’s population is changing
- 1.2.5 Urban trends in the UK
- 1.2.6 Challenges and ways of life in UK cities
- 1.3 UK Environmental Challenges
- 1.3.1 UK climate and extreme weather
- 1.3.2 Flood hazard events in the UK
- 1.3.3 Using ecosystems for food, energy and water
- 1.3.4 UK energy sources
- 1.3.5 Managing UK energy supplies
2 The World Around Us
- 2.1 Ecosystems of the Planet
- 2.1.1 Ecosystems consist of interdependent components
- 2.1.2 Ecosystems have distinct distributions and characteristics
- 2.1.3 Tropical rainforests
- 2.1.4 Coral reefs
- 2.1.5 Threats to biodiverse ecosystems
- 2.2 People of the Planet
- 2.2.1 The world is developing unevenly
- 2.2.2 Causes of uneven development
- 2.2.3 Factors in economic development
- 2.2.4 Global urban population
- 2.2.5 Rapid urbanisation in LIDCs
- 2.2.6 Challenges and ways of life in LIDC cities
- 2.3 Environmental threats to our Planet
- 2.3.1 Climate change since the Quaternary
- 2.3.2 Causes of climate change
- 2.3.3 Climate change has consequences
- 2.3.4 Global atmospheric circulation
- 2.3.5 Extreme weather hazards
- 2.3.6 Drought
3 Geographical Skills
- 3.1 Cartographic skills
- 3.1.1 Selecting and constructing maps
- 3.1.2 Cross sections and transects
- 3.1.3 Coordinates, scale and distance
- 3.1.4 Extract, interpret, analyse and evaluate information
- 3.1.5 Gradient, contours and spot heights
- 3.1.6 Geo-spatial data in GIS
- 3.2 Graphical skills
- 3.2.1 Selecting and constructing graphs and charts
- 3.2.2 Communicating data through graphs
- 3.2.3 Extract, interpret, analyse and evaluate information
- 3.3 Numerical and statistical skills
- 3.3.1 Number, area and scale
- 3.3.2 Relationships between units
- 3.3.3 Proportion, ratio, magnitude and frequency
- 3.3.4 Central tendency, spread and cumulative frequency
- 3.3.5 Percentages and percentiles
- 3.3.6 Designing fieldwork data collection
- 3.3.7 Interpreting tables of data
- 3.3.8 Relationships in bivariate data
- 3.3.9 Trend lines on scatter plots
- 3.3.10 Lines of best fit
- 3.3.11 Interpolation and extrapolation
- 3.3.12 Weaknesses in statistical presentations
- 3.3.13 Conclusions from numerical data
- 3.4 Analysing images, articles and sources
- 3.4.1 Analysing visual images
- 3.4.2 Analysing written articles and bias
- 3.4.3 Improving use of maps, graphs and sources