OCR 2023 GCE Geography H481/03: Geographical debates A Level Question Paper & Mark Scheme (Merged)

2 © OCR 2023 H481/03 Jun23 Section A Choose two topics and answer both parts of the question from each topic. Topic 3.1 – Climate Change 1 (a) Identify three limitations of Fig. 1 as a source of information about the global energy balance. [3] (b) Explain how increasing atmospheric water vapour influences the climate system. [6] Topic 3.2 – Disease Dilemmas 2 (a) Identify three limitations of Fig. 2 as a source of information about the percentage of deaths caused by air pollution in South and East Asia, 2017. [3] (b) Explain the socio-economic impacts of a non-communicable disease. [6] Topic 3.3 – Exploring Oceans 3 (a) Identify three limitations of Fig. 3 as a source of information about the relief of the Indian Ocean Basin. [3] (b) Explain the pattern of circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean. [6] Topic 3.4 – Future of Food 4 (a) Identify three limitations of Fig. 4 as a source of information about types of soil. [3] (b) Explain why geographical pinchpoints exist in the food supply chain. [6] Topic 3.5 – Hazardous Earth 5 (a) Identify three limitations of Fig. 5 as a source of information about the global economic cost of natural disasters. [3] (b) Explain how fossil record evidence supports the theory of continental drift. [6] 3 © OCR 2023 H481/03 Jun23 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 climate change may influence human activity in one