AS LEVEL GEOGRAPHY: Actual May 2025 PAST PAPER 1: Landscape and Place. All
Assessment Questions & Mark Scheme [OCR H081/01]
Exam Resource Summary
The AS Level Geography May 2025 Landscape and Place Paper (OCR H081/01) brings together the full
official examination paper with its complete mark scheme to provide a clear, structured, and exam-
focused revision resource. This paper assesses students’ understanding of physical landscapes, place
characteristics, and the processes shaping both natural and human environments. It requires candidates to
apply geographical concepts, interpret data, and analyse real-world examples to explain landscape
change, place identity, and spatial variation. By presenting each question alongside the corresponding
marking criteria, the resource offers direct guidance on analytical depth, clarity of explanation, and the
evaluative skills needed to achieve higher-band responses. This integrated format supports targeted
revision, strengthens geographical reasoning, and equips students with the skills required for success in
the May 2026 OCR AS Level Geography Landscape and Place examination.
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Section A – Landscape Systems
Choose one option and answer all parts of the question in the option.
Option A – Coastal Landscapes
1
(a) Study Fig. 1 which shows a coastal landscape in Wales.
(i) Using evidence from Fig. 1, identify three inputs to the coastal landscape system. [3]
(ii) Suggest one way that waves might influence this coastal landscape system. [4]
(b) Explain the formation of salt marshes. [8]
(c)* ‘Only physical factors influence the formation of landforms within the coastal landscape system.’
Discuss in the context of one high energy coastline. [14]
OR
Option B – Glaciated Landscapes
2
(a) Study Fig. 2 which shows a glacial landscape in Canada.
(i) Using evidence from Fig. 2, identify three inputs to the glacial landscape system. [3]
(ii) Suggest one way that climate might influence this glacial landscape system. [4]
(b) Explain the formation of till sheets. [8]
(c)* ‘Only physical factors influence the formation of landforms within the glaciated landscape
system.’ Discuss in the context of one landscape associated with the action of valley glaciers.
[14]
OR
Option C – Dryland Landscapes
3
(a) Study Fig. 3 which shows a dryland landscape in Jordan.
(i) Using evidence from Fig. 3, identify three inputs to the dryland landscape system. [3]
(ii) Suggest one way that climate might influence this dryland landscape system. [4]
(b) Explain the formation of linear dunes. [8]
(c)* ‘Only physical factors influence the formation of landforms within the dryland landscape system.’
Discuss in the context of one mid-latitude desert. [14]
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Section B – Changing Spaces; Making Places
4
(a) Explain two different ways of measuring social inequality. [4]
(b) Study Fig. 4A, which shows government health spending per person for selected countries, 2021.
(i) Using evidence from Fig. 4A, identify one contrast in government health spending between
Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. [1]
(ii) With reference to Fig. 4A, suggest two possible reasons for variation in government health
spending. [4]
(c) Study Fig. 4B, which shows a 1:25 000 OS map extract of Irlam, City of Salford, Greater
Manchester.
Using evidence from Fig. 4B, explain how flows of money and investment might have helped to
shape the place profile of Irlam. [6]
(d) * ‘Making a successful place through rebranding requires more than one type of strategy.’
Discuss. [14]
Section C – Fieldwork
5
(a) Study Fig. 4B, which shows a 1:25 000 OS map extract of Irlam, City of Salford, Greater
Manchester where a geographical investigation is to be undertaken.
(i) Using evidence from Fig. 4B, state and justify an appropriate field research question for
investigation in the area shown. [4]
(ii) Outline two difficulties you might encounter in collecting data for your chosen investigation. [2]
(b) Suggest two possible advantages of using crowd-sourced data to generate geographical
information. [6]
(c) With reference to a fieldwork investigation you have carried out, evaluate the techniques you
used to analyse the data collected. [12]
END OF QUESTION PAPER
© OCR 2025 H081/01 Jun25
, GCE
Geography
H081/01: Landscape and place
AS Level
Mark Scheme for June 2025
Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations
Assessment Questions & Mark Scheme [OCR H081/01]
Exam Resource Summary
The AS Level Geography May 2025 Landscape and Place Paper (OCR H081/01) brings together the full
official examination paper with its complete mark scheme to provide a clear, structured, and exam-
focused revision resource. This paper assesses students’ understanding of physical landscapes, place
characteristics, and the processes shaping both natural and human environments. It requires candidates to
apply geographical concepts, interpret data, and analyse real-world examples to explain landscape
change, place identity, and spatial variation. By presenting each question alongside the corresponding
marking criteria, the resource offers direct guidance on analytical depth, clarity of explanation, and the
evaluative skills needed to achieve higher-band responses. This integrated format supports targeted
revision, strengthens geographical reasoning, and equips students with the skills required for success in
the May 2026 OCR AS Level Geography Landscape and Place examination.
OCR is an exempt Charity
Turn over
, 2
Section A – Landscape Systems
Choose one option and answer all parts of the question in the option.
Option A – Coastal Landscapes
1
(a) Study Fig. 1 which shows a coastal landscape in Wales.
(i) Using evidence from Fig. 1, identify three inputs to the coastal landscape system. [3]
(ii) Suggest one way that waves might influence this coastal landscape system. [4]
(b) Explain the formation of salt marshes. [8]
(c)* ‘Only physical factors influence the formation of landforms within the coastal landscape system.’
Discuss in the context of one high energy coastline. [14]
OR
Option B – Glaciated Landscapes
2
(a) Study Fig. 2 which shows a glacial landscape in Canada.
(i) Using evidence from Fig. 2, identify three inputs to the glacial landscape system. [3]
(ii) Suggest one way that climate might influence this glacial landscape system. [4]
(b) Explain the formation of till sheets. [8]
(c)* ‘Only physical factors influence the formation of landforms within the glaciated landscape
system.’ Discuss in the context of one landscape associated with the action of valley glaciers.
[14]
OR
Option C – Dryland Landscapes
3
(a) Study Fig. 3 which shows a dryland landscape in Jordan.
(i) Using evidence from Fig. 3, identify three inputs to the dryland landscape system. [3]
(ii) Suggest one way that climate might influence this dryland landscape system. [4]
(b) Explain the formation of linear dunes. [8]
(c)* ‘Only physical factors influence the formation of landforms within the dryland landscape system.’
Discuss in the context of one mid-latitude desert. [14]
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Section B – Changing Spaces; Making Places
4
(a) Explain two different ways of measuring social inequality. [4]
(b) Study Fig. 4A, which shows government health spending per person for selected countries, 2021.
(i) Using evidence from Fig. 4A, identify one contrast in government health spending between
Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. [1]
(ii) With reference to Fig. 4A, suggest two possible reasons for variation in government health
spending. [4]
(c) Study Fig. 4B, which shows a 1:25 000 OS map extract of Irlam, City of Salford, Greater
Manchester.
Using evidence from Fig. 4B, explain how flows of money and investment might have helped to
shape the place profile of Irlam. [6]
(d) * ‘Making a successful place through rebranding requires more than one type of strategy.’
Discuss. [14]
Section C – Fieldwork
5
(a) Study Fig. 4B, which shows a 1:25 000 OS map extract of Irlam, City of Salford, Greater
Manchester where a geographical investigation is to be undertaken.
(i) Using evidence from Fig. 4B, state and justify an appropriate field research question for
investigation in the area shown. [4]
(ii) Outline two difficulties you might encounter in collecting data for your chosen investigation. [2]
(b) Suggest two possible advantages of using crowd-sourced data to generate geographical
information. [6]
(c) With reference to a fieldwork investigation you have carried out, evaluate the techniques you
used to analyse the data collected. [12]
END OF QUESTION PAPER
© OCR 2025 H081/01 Jun25
, GCE
Geography
H081/01: Landscape and place
AS Level
Mark Scheme for June 2025
Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations
