16 marker writing guide for the OCR A Level Geography specification, specifically based on the content of the Human Interactions Paper 2: Changing Spaces Making Places topic. Numerous practice examination questions are included throughout. Links to the specification are highlighted, along with details on hitting the AO1 and AO2 criteria successfully. Focuses on two pages of detailed guidance on how to structure the 16 mark questions - overall structure and structure within each paragraph. Other questions students might have are also addressed e.g. number of 16 markers to be completed in the examination, and how long to spend on them.

Case study of cholera in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake - this is designed for the OCR A Level Geography specification for the Geographical Debates paper. It is Part 1c of the Disease Dilemmas topic and includes all of the following detail: • Case study of one country which has experienced a natural hazard, such as an earthquake, drought or monsoon rains, and the implications this has on a named disease, such as cholera or typhoid: o geographical area covered by the hazard and its influence on the risk and outbreak of disease o environmental factors affecting the spread of disease such as climate, sanitation, water supply and food o human factors affecting the spread of the disease such as population density, access to clean water, immunisation programmes o impacts of the disease on resident populations o strategies used to minimise the impacts of the disease at national and international scales. The resource is a reading pack - all of the necessary information is included (under ordered subheadings from the specification), so students do not need to do any further research. Maps and statistics are included throughout, alongside important evaluative comments about the content - all helping to build up the skills for answering both the synoptic questions and the evaluative essays.

These resources form reading packs and activities to go with Part 1a of the OCR A Level Geography specification for Paper 3: Geographical Debates, focusing particularly on the Disease Dilemmas topic. The content covered in the reading packs is as follows (as in the specification): Diseases can be classified and their patterns mapped. The spread of diseases is complex and influenced by a number of factors. • How diseases can be classified, including infectious and non-infectious, communicable and noncommunicable, contagious and non-contagious, epidemic, endemic and pandemic. • Patterns of disease, including global distributions of malaria, HIV, tuberculosis, diabetes and cardio-vascular disease. • Disease diffusion and spread to new areas (Hägerstrand model), including the phases of diffusion, physical and socio-economic barriers. Five different activities are included within these resources, including a card sort of key words, low tariff examination question practice, and more evaluative thinking skills. Evaluative comments are included throughout in order to build up the content for the essays and synoptic questions.

A reading pack for the OCR A Level Geography Paper 3: Geographical Debates Disease Dilemmas topic. This set of handouts covers the content of Part 4b: How far can diseases be predicted and mitigated against? In particular, it includes content to cover the following parts of the specification: Mitigation strategies to combat global pandemics and overcome physical barriers. • Physical barriers, such as relief, natural hazards, excess water, remoteness of communities, have positive and negative effects on mitigation strategies and response efforts in dealing with disease. • Mitigation strategies used by government and international agencies to combat global pandemics, such as HIV / AIDS, including screening, availability and funding of treatment and education programmes. Handouts are designed as matrices to cover all elements of the separate bullet points against each other. As such, it might be best to print on A3. Evaluative comments, essential for the top grades, are also included throughout.

This set of resources and activities covers the content from the OCR A Level Geography specification as follows: There is a relationship between physical factors and the prevalence of disease which can change over time. • Global patterns of temperature, precipitation, relief and water sources and how they affect patterns of disease. • Physical factors can influence vectors of disease such as the prevalence of mosquitoes in warm, humid areas close to water sources. • How seasonal variations influence disease outbreaks such as periods of drought or monsoon rains. • Climate change provides the conditions for emerging infectious diseases to spread to new places and new hosts such as West Nile virus, tsetse fly and tick seasons. • The conditions for zoonotic infectious diseases such as bird flu or rabies to establish and spread from animals to humans. The reading handouts are structured to cover each of the above bullet points in detail, and evaluative links are made throughout. Th activities are designed to challenge students to draw together knowledge from these readings (and can also be used in conjunction with Part 1a - also on TES). Many different maps and statistics are included - no extra research/resources would be needed.

Activities based on the Disease Dilemmas topic of the OCR A Level Geography specification. In particular, this handout has resources and activities based on Section 2: Is there a link between disease and levels of economic development? and covers the following content: The reasons why LIDCs have a higher prevalence for communicable diseases (diseases of poverty) and ACs have a higher prevalence for noncommunicable diseases (diseases of affluence). Detailed handout includes information on: - what are diseases of affluence/poverty - social, economic, political and environmental reasons for diseases of affluence/poverty - why we should care about diseases of affluence/poverty Evaluative comments are included throughout, and a section is included at the end of the handout on the links between diseases of affluence and poverty.

For the OCR A Level Geography specification, this series of handouts covers the content needed for the Disease Dilemmas topic - Section 3: How effectively are communicable and non-communicable diseases dealt with? In particular, these handouts cover the following specific content about tuberculosis in South Africa: Case study of one communicable disease, such as malaria or tuberculosis, at a country scale, either an LIDC or EDC, including: o environmental and human causes of the disease o prevalence, incidence and patterns of the disease o socio-economic impacts of the disease o direct and indirect strategies used by government and international agencies to mitigate against the disease and respond to outbreaks. Detailed case study information is included throughout, with statistics, maps and evaluative detail to prepare students for the 33 mark essay questions.

Activities based on the Disease Dilemmas topic of the OCR A Level Geography specification. In particular, this handout has resources and activities based on Section 2: Is there a link between disease and levels of economic development? and covers the following content: How rising standards of living, including access to food, clean water and sanitation, impact upon susceptibility to disease and influence a country’s epidemiological transition. The handout contains detailed flow charts to show how access to food, clean water and sanitation lead to changes in susceptibility to disease. There are also detailed annotated diagrams of the epidemiological transition, which are related to the demographic transition model. Activities are included are evaluative, getting students to think about how quickly/slowly countries pass through the model(s) and what the connections between the two models are.

List of essay questions for each section of the Changing Spaces Making Places compulsory topic of the OCR A Level Geography, as well as for the optional topics of Human Rights and Global Migration. One A4 page of questions are listed per topic, as well as variations on different 16 mark question styles.

This set of resources contains multiple documents: An overview of how to answer 12-mark synoptic questions from Paper 3 - OCR A Level Geography, with specific reference to the Disease Dilemmas topic. Guidelines are given on AO1 and AO2 weightings and how to structure a 12-mark answer, with an example plan. Evaluative comments are also emphasised, and examples of how to implement these in an answer are given. There is also a question builder grid with links between the Disease Dilemmas topic, and the topics from Papers 1 and 2 (including Changing Spaces; Making Places and Earth’s Life Support Systems, as well as Coastal Landscapes, Human Rights and Global Migration as the optional topics). This question builder allows students to create an almost endless list of their own synoptic questions from all parts of the specification. Thirdly, there is a topic links sheet with links drawn between Disease Dilemmas, and the optional topics listed above. Starter sentences are given with the specific link between each topic, which students need to finish with specific case study detail from their chosen examples. Finally, a model answer is provided to answer the question: ‘It is more challenging to mitigate against communicable diseases in areas with human rights conflicts.’ How far do you agree with the statement? This answer follows the guidance given in the resources above.

A model 33-marker for the Disease Dilemmas topic from the OCR A Level Geography specification. It answers the question: Evaluate the relative importance of social factors in influencing the spread of disease. (33) Many evaluative themes are developed, including both thematic and comparative evaluation drawing on ideas of spatial context, the type of disease (communicable and non-communicable) and the mode of transmission, and the relative importance of social factors compared to economic and environmental. The case studies drawn on are cholera in Haiti, lung cancer in China, and tuberculosis in South Africa.

Mock examination for the OCR A Level Geography specification. 1 hour and a half paper (66 marks) to echo what is expected from OCR for Paper 2: Human Interactions. The topics covered are Changing Spaces Making Places (33 marks - short answer questions of 17 marks and an essay question of 16 marks), Global Migration (short answer questions of 17 marks) and Human Rights (essay question of 16 marks). Our students used this as revision material in preparation for their internal examination at the end of their L6th year (we are doing the linear A Level), but it could also be used as a timed examination piece. Comprehensive mark scheme is also included with some model answers for the shorter answer questions, and detailed guidance of mark allocation (AO1, AO2 and AO3 marks). Case study detail for the essay questions is also included, with suggested evaluative comments.

Reading resources for the OCR A Level Geography specification - covering the Paper 3 Geographical Debates topic of Disease Dilemmas. The resources specifically cover Section 5: Can diseases ever be fully eradicated? In particular, the resources cover the following bullet points from the specification: Top down and bottom up strategies that deal with disease risk and eradication. • Case study of the global impact of one pharmaceutical transnational, including scientific breakthroughs made, patents, drug manufacturing and their global flows for distribution. • Strategies for disease eradication at a range of scales, including global and national campaigns. • Impact of grassroots strategies in educating communities and the role of women in combating disease risk. The case study of a pharmaceutical company is GSK. The strategies for disease eradication at a global scale are smallpox and polio, with malaria in Mauritius at a national scale. And the grassroots strategies focus on guinea worm in Ghana. The handouts are easy to use, with photos, maps and graphs incorporated in the text. Evaluative comments and synoptic links, essential for the top grades, are also included throughout.

Mock examination for the OCR A Level Geography specification. 1 hour and a half paper (66 marks) to echo what is expected from OCR for Paper 2: Human Interactions. The topics covered are Changing Spaces Making Places (33 marks - short answer questions of 17 marks and an essay question of 16 marks), Global Migration (essay question of 16 marks) and Human Rights (short answer questions of 17 marks). Our students used this as revision material in preparation for their internal examination at the end of their L6th year (we are doing the linear A Level), but it could also be used as a timed examination piece. Comprehensive mark scheme is also included with some model answers for the shorter answer questions, and detailed guidance of mark allocation (AO1, AO2 and AO3 marks). Case study detail for the essay questions is also included, with suggested evaluative comments.

16 mark model answer from the Changing Spaces Making Places compulsory topic of the OCR A Level Geography. The answer focuses on evaluative comments of scale and longevity to answer the question "‘Rebranding projects are always successful’. Using a case study, assess the extent to which you agree with this statement." The case study used is the Olympic Park, Stratford.

A reading pack for the OCR A Level Geography Paper 3: Geographical Debates Disease Dilemmas topic. This set of handouts covers the content of Section 5: Can diseases ever be fully eradicated? In particular, it includes content to cover the following parts of the specification: Nature has provided medicines to treat disease for thousands of years. • Medicines from nature, their habitats and conditions for growth including the influence of soil type and climate. • Case study of one medicinal plant, such as rosy periwinkle and opium poppy, including their growing conditions, international trade, medicinal importance for disease and sustainable use. • Conservation issues relating to the international trade in medicinal plants such as endangering species survival, erosion of genetic diversity, threats to the survival of natural ecosystems. The case study of a medicinal plant is opium poppy - there is also specific reference made to opium production in Afghanistan, as this was the case study used in the Paper 2 Human Rights topic of an area of conflict as so students are encouraged to make synoptic links. This resource is also published on TES. The handouts are easy to use, with photos, maps and graphs incorporated in the text. Evaluative comments and synoptic links, essential for the top grades, are also included throughout.

For the OCR A Level Geography specification, these resources give an outline of how to answer 6 mark questions for Paper 3: Disease Dilemmas. One resource gives an outline as to how to answer the questions successfully, with reference to AO1 criteria and with suggested writing structures. There is a real focus on the cause and effect link given in the question, and how to write a thematic answer that picks up on more complex geographical ideas. The second resource gives a range of 6 mark questions with planning grids - these are focused on Section 1 of the Disease Dilemmas topic (relationship between factors and prevalence of disease).

From the OCR A Level Geography specification, this series of handouts covers content from the Disease Dilemmas topic - Section 2: Is there a link between disease and levels of economic development? This case study is on incidences of cancer due to air pollution in China, and covers the following part of Section 2: Case study of one country experiencing air pollution and the impact this has on incidences of cancers (such as lung or bladder). The global and national solutions in dealing with this. The handout goes through each part of the case study in detail, including: - the geographical extent of air pollution in China - how air pollution is created - how air pollution causes cancer - the extent of cancer incidence and mortality across China - global solutions - national solutions Maps and statistics are included throughout, as well as important evaluative detail to prepare students for tackling the 33 mark essay questions. A revision resources using the epidemiological triangle is also included.

Fieldwork handout (whole day) for Deptford and Blackheath in Lewisham, London to meet the requirements of the OCR A Level Geography specification - Changing Spaces Making Places topic from the Human Interactions paper. The day begins in Blackheath with background information to the area (including a brief history and some census data) and then guides students through several fieldwork tasks, including questionnaires and retail diversity surveys. The afternoon session is in Deptford, and follows the same outline of background information and data collection tasks. This is in order to introduce students to data collection methods (with discussion included on ethical implications of research and sampling strategies) ahead of their NEA Independent Investigations - our students found this day very useful and did come back to using/adapting some of these techniques for their own projects in different locations. A follow up evaluative task is included to encourage students to evaluate various indicators of social inequality in order to meet the following criteria from the specification: o the types of evidence of social inequality that can be found there such as housing, environmental quality, crime rates, digital divide o the range of factors that influence people’s social inequality such as income, gender, age, health, personal mobility, ethnicity and education o how social inequality impacts upon people’s daily lives in different ways.

For the OCR A Level Geography specification, this handout details case study information on South Wales to meet the criteria set out in the Changing Spaces Making Places topic of the Human Interactions paper. The content covers structural economic change in the South Wales region, and includes more specific local detail on the planned closure of the Tata Steelworks in Port Talbot. The case study detail covers each of the sections given in the specification in detail (over 30 pages), including maps, statistics, photographs and written text. The specification content included is: - BEFORE: the demographic, socio-economic, cultural and environmental characteristics of South East Wales before structural economic change - DURING: the economic change that took place, and the role of the players involved in driving that change - AFTER: the demographic, socio-economic, cultural and environmental impacts of economic change on people and place We decided to give out this handout to our students (rather than them researching the information themselves) so that we could spend more time on evaluating the content in the classroom.

These resources are for the OCR A Level Geography Paper 3 Geographical Applications - Disease Dilemmas topic. In particular, they focus on Section 4: how far can diseases be predicted and mitigated against? There are three resources designed to increase students' confidence with assessment. Two of the resources are based on global mobility (the overarching theme to Section 4, although none of the bullet points in the specification directly address it) and encourage students to draw synoptic and evaluative links with the content - therefore targeting the 12 and 33 markers. The third resource is a set of eight Section A-style 3 and 6 mark questions (with resources) based on the Section 4 content.