Gcse Geography Ocr B Study buddy

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For an Advanced Country (AC) city you have studied, explain how international migration has changed the character of the city. (6 marks)

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Brick Lane/Southall - Food, Fashion, Balti Triangle

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Over 300,000 Indians, 340,000 Caribbeans

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Jewish influence in East End, more synagogues, bagel shops

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Examine the effects of migration on an LIDC or EDC city. (6 marks)

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Not enough jobs/housing - slums like Makoko

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Strain on healthcare
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For an LIDC or EDC city you have studied, evaluate how one contemporary challenge impacts on everyday life in the city. (6 marks)

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Traffic in Lagos - no public transport means people wait hours in traffic.
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Means reduced productivity as less time spent working more commuting

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More pollution (emitting fumes while idle) - causing respiratory problems, acid rain and climate change (nitrous oxides + carbon monoxides)

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For an Advanced Country (AC) city you have studied, explain how one contemporary challenge affects life in the city. (6 marks)

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Housing crisis

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11X income to buy house, huge demand

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People pushed out of London to have to face long commutes

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Or live in low quality housing, causing health issues (asthma from poor ventilation) or anxiety/stress from lack of space/privacy, especially in kids

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Explain the importance of an AC city within its country and the wider world (6 marks)

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London in country

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Financial hub - Bank of England,, 20% of GDP in London.

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Political status - 73 MPs out of 650 in UK, host G7/NATO meetings, house

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London in wider world

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Major Financial Hub - London Stock Exchange, Canary Wharf HSBC, Citibank headquarters - Influences global decisions in finance

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G7/Nato

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Media: Almost all major television networks HQs in London (BBC, ITV, Sky), shape global media

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Examine how ways of life vary within one LIDC or EDC city. (8 marks)
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Highly priced vs Informal Property Market

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Access to basic services (clean water, sanitation, education) not in Makoko

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Public transport (cab service), bad buses in Makoko

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For an Advanced Country (AC) you have studied, discuss one initiative to make the city more sustainable. (6 marks)
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ULEZ - Reduce air pollution, carbon dioxide/methane

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49% decrease in NO2 emissions from 2016-2023

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Explain how the wider political, environmental and social context affected the development of your named country. (6)

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Warring tribes from colonial influence, gov has to spend money on maintaining stability, cause destruction in infrastructure, further spending

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Land degradation - less crop yields, less food

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Discuss the extent to which global connections have influenced the LIDC’s development. (6)

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Yihai Kerry Group

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Tariffs/TNCs exploited by developed countries

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For an LIDC you have studied, assess the extent to which a country’s politics has been the greatest influence on its development. (6)

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For: Corruption siphons money away from public services

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Against: Land-locked, Land degradation

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For an LIDC you have studied, evaluate how successful a development strategy has been. (6)
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MDGs

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Good: Extreme poverty rate from 56% to 24% from 2000 to 2015

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Good: Primary school enrolment from 60 to 90%

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Bad: Only 35% of Ethiopians had skilled birth attendants

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Bad: 70% have limited access to clean water
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For an LIDC country which you have studied, explain how international trade has influenced its development. (6)

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Yihai Kerry - 130 million in sesame seeds + coffee

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Trade tariffs exploited (10% from US) especially for machinery - Ethiopia reliant

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Trade deficit as well - more susceptible to default - less gov investment fr development

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Evaluate how similar the Malthus and Boserup theories are. (6 marks)

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Similar: Both predict exponential increases in population + food supply influenced by population pressure, but the way they think we will react is different

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Different: Malthus predicts that human innovation will not increase, while Boserup predicts innovation will rise to match population

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For a country you have studied, explain how food security is achieved by one method at a local scale. (6 marks)

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Felix Project

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Equivalent of 38 million meals given across London in 2024

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Supported 1,200 community orgs

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50% contained fruit and vegetables, nutritious

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Analyse the success of one attempt to achieve food security at a local scale. (6 marks)

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Success: 38 million meals, over 1,200 community orgs, over 50% meals had food and veg

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Failure: Relies on funding + surplus food waste, can be hard to get consistent support

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Evaluate the success of one technological strategy to sustainably improve food security (6 marks)

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Hydroponics

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Requires less space - best in cities

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Grows without soil, uses nutrient rich water

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Uses less water, best in drought prone regions or areas which are prone to land degradation

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However, requires constant energy input + technical expertise

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So it is expensive + requires good knowledge of farming to be effective

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Assess how far food security has been achieved at a local scale in your chosen country. (8 marks)

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For -83% of population classed as food secure, diverse supply chain in over 200 countries

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Against - water scarcity + land degradation increasing issues in south of England - recent droughts have caused lower yields of potatoes and wheat, driving up costs

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Against - Food deserts mean families have to rely on food banks ofr healthy food - prices also go up

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Assess whether ethical consumerism is sustainable (6 marks)

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Financially unsustainable

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Environmentally sustainable

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Explain the effects of an ageing population (6)

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Less labour workforce

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More strain on healthcare

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Explain the economic impact of changes in the UK job market since 2001 (6)

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Financial Crisis 2008

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COVID - 10% more in remote work

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Examine the global influence of UK media exports (6)

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Culture/Language

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Encourages tourism - landmarks

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Explain why your named economic hub is significant to its region (6)

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Bristol - Aerospace engineering

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Jobs, attracts talent, reduces unemployment

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Tech, Drives foreign investment

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Evaluate the importance of the UK’s role in one example of a global conflict (6)

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Somalia

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Important:

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Led 2012 London Somalia Conference, raised more than 2 billion for peace + development
Gave 286 million in aid from 2011-2021, helped with famine relief/rebuilding
Trained thousands of African Union troops to fight Al-Shabaab, a terrorist group

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Not Important:
Al Shabaab still controls 40% of territory in Somalia
3 million people in Somalia faced food insecurity, 178/189 on HDI
Over 400 political violence, 1500 dead Somalians from that in 2023

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For a named place in the UK, explain how its ethnic diversity has changed. (6)

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London

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Influx of Caribbean migrants after WW2 - Windrush Gen

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Brought music such as reggae, Caribbean food, influenced language, Notting Hill Carnival

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Influx of Bengali to East London starting from 1950s - 300,000 in London

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Balti Triangle, fashion, Bollywood