OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds) - J384 Past Papers

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2025

Available years: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022

Jun 2025Difficulty 3.2/5

OCR GCSE Geography B (J384) June 2025: three components totalling 200 marks (Our Natural World 70, People and Society 70, Geographical Exploration 60). Over half the marks sit in extended levels-of-response answers (case studies, fieldwork evaluation and a 12-mark decision-making task), balanced by many short data-skills and multiple-choice items. Paper 3 is a single synoptic water-supply decision-making exercise worth 30% of the total.

Jun 2024Difficulty 3.8/5

A comprehensive analysis of the June 2024 J384 series, covering Papers 1, 2, and 3. The examinations featured a strong emphasis on Tropical Rainforest ecosystems, human and physical fieldwork methodologies, and synoptic evaluation of developmental and environmental trade-offs in the Amazon basin.

Jun 2023Difficulty 3.5/5

A comprehensive examination series comprising Paper 1 (Our Natural World), Paper 2 (People and Society), and Paper 3 (Geographical Exploration). It balances rigid mathematical skills, detailed case-study recall, and critical synoptic decision-making.

Jun 2022Difficulty 3.8/5

The June 2022 OCR GCSE Geography B J384 series offered a thorough synoptic test of candidates' geographical knowledge and quantitative skills. J384/01 and J384/02 tested core physical and human concepts with rigorous case-study evaluations, while the J384/03 paper contextualised urbanisation and climate change mitigation through an in-depth exploration of Milton Keynes.

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