OCR Geography A-Level Resources

Cheat sheet covering types of means and data presentation techniques and their advantages and disadvantages which act essentially as question formulas to cover all the marking points in OCR A-level Geography exams. A summary of the Human Development Index and how to analyse and use age-sex population pyramids are also included, which can be applied to case studies to gain marks.

Highly detailed case study of the carbon and water cycles in the Arctic Tundra, including the features of these cycles, human and physical factors that impact them, future changes and management strategies

Highly detailed case study of the carbon and water cycles in the Amazon Rainforest, including the features of these cycles, human and physical factors that impact them, future changes and management strategies

Highly detailed case study overview of both global guinea worm distribution over time, and specifically for eradication efforts in Ghana, as well as pathology of the disease and the roles of NGOs and women in combating the disease

Highly detailed case study overview of GlaxoSmithKline, including their pharmaceutical portfolio and metrics of sales, and an ethical evaluation of their practices, including distribution, patents and corporate-social responsibility

Highly detailed case study overview of the opium poppy for the medicinal plant topic within disease dilemmas. This includes the extraction and uses of opium derivatives, sustainable and unsustainable harvesting metrics including relevant countries and legislation, and efforts used to control use of substances such as morphine and codeine

Highly detailed case study overview of the global eradication of smallpox, including a timeline of global spread and eradication, pathology of smallpox, efforts used to control the spread and the role of the WHO. National strategies for disease control that can be used across multiple case studies are also included

Highly detailed case study overview of the causes, impacts, mitigation efforts in the short- and long-term and geographical distribution of different forms of cancer (non-communicable disease) in the UK (HIC)

Highly detailed case study overview of malaria in Haiti including causes, impacts, mitigation efforts in the short- and long-term, and the geographical distribution of the disease

Highly detailed case study overview of the actions taken by, and relative successes of, the British, American and Haitian branches of the Red Cross in tackling the cholera outbreak in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake. Evaluative points about the ethics associated with NGO activities is also included, which allows you to create a higher-scoring, more well-rounded answer