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Thursday 12 June 2025 – Morning GCSE (9–1) Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds) J384/03 Geographical Exploration Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes You must have: • the Resource Booklet (inside this document) You can use: • a ruler (cm/mm) • a scientific or graphical calculator Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes. Centre number Candidate number First name(s) Last name INSTRUCTIONS • Use black ink. You can use an HB pencil, but only for graphs and diagrams. • Write your answer to each question in the space provided. If you need extra space use the lined pages at the end of this booklet. The question numbers must be clearly shown. • Answer all the questions. INFORMATION • The total mark for this paper is 60. • The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ]. • Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*). • Spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG) and the use of specialist terminology will be assessed in questions marked with a pencil (฀ ). • This document has 12 pages. ADVICE • Read each question carefully before you start your answer. © OCR 2025 [601/8224/6] DC (ST/JG) 334325/8 OCR is an exempt Charity Turn over

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2025 OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds)
J384/03 Geographical Exploration
Complete Question paper with Marking Scheme Combined

Thursday 12 June 2025 – Morning
GCSE (9–1) Geography B
(Geography for Enquiring Minds)
J384/03 Geographical Exploration
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes

You must have:
• the Resource Booklet (inside this document)
You can use:
• a ruler (cm/mm)
• a scientific or graphical calculator

Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes.

Centre number Candidate number

First name(s)

Last name

INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink. You can use an HB pencil, but only for graphs and diagrams.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided. If you need extra space use
the lined pages at the end of this booklet. The question numbers must be clearly shown.
• Answer all the questions.

INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 60.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• Spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG) and the use of specialist terminology will be
assessed in questions marked with a pencil (฀ ).
• This document has 12 pages.

ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.

© OCR 2025 [601/8224/6] OCR is an exempt Charity
DC (ST/JG) 334325/8 Turn over
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(a) Look at Fig. 1 in the Resource Booklet.

(i) What approximate fraction of water lost from Southern Water’s Network came from Portsmouth
Water?

A 1/25

B 1/10

C 1/4

D 1/2

Write the correct letter in the box. [1]

(ii) State the reasons why Southern Water introduced a hosepipe ban in August 2022.

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(b) Look at the graph below showing water supply and demand for the years 2005–2030 for
Portsmouth Water.

350

300
Water
volume
250

200
2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
Year

Supply available Forecast demand

(i) Identify the year forecast demand first exceeded the supply available.

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(ii) Explain why the Portsmouth area may be classed as being in ‘water stress’.

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(a) Look at Fig. 2a and Fig. 2b in the Resource Booklet.

(i) Describe the location of the Havant Thicket reservoir.

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. ................................................................................................................................................. [2]

(ii) Suggest the possible disadvantages of building this reservoir.

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(b) Look at Fig. 3 in the Resource Booklet.

(i) Calculate the distance across the reservoir between points X and Y.

........................................................................................................................................ metres [1]

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