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What you get
Comprehensive revision notes on the whole unit
All the case study detail, and the story each one tells
Revision recall questions throughout
Real OCR questions on every section, and the ones likely to come next
The whole unit, built around the three enquiry questions.
1 The contemporary patterns of global migration
2 Why migration has become increasingly complex
3 The issues associated with unequal flows of global migration
Covered and labelled. No hunting across PowerPoints, OneNote and Google Classroom.
The common mistakes from OCR's published reports, so you do not have to read them yourself.
Every question OCR has set on each topic, and where to find it.
Same command words, same structure, so you can see what is likely to come.
Retrieval practice throughout, with a full answer key at the back so you can mark yourself.
The exam does not ask for facts, it asks for an argument. Every case study closes with the story it tells and the arguments it builds.
Global Migration is the OCR A-Level Geography (H481) unit on the flows of people between countries, regions and continents. It covers how migration patterns relate to development, remittances and HDI; why migration has become more complex through economic globalisation, conflict, changing policies and migration corridors; and how unequal power between countries shapes who gains and who loses.
The specification requires three case studies: migration and interdependence in one EDC, how one AC influences and drives change in the global migration system, and how one LIDC has limited influence over it.
Brazil — Migration and interdependence, EDC
The USA — Driving change in the global migration system, AC
Laos — Limited influence in the global migration system, LIDC
Each one is labelled and built under the specification's own case-study headings. OCR's case study questions name the type of country, AC, EDC or LIDC, so the notes give you one of each. US migration policy has changed sharply since January 2025, so the USA is brought up to September 2026, with its patterns, policies, opportunities and challenges each split into up to 2024 and since January 2025.
Do email me at jono@geographystudio.co.uk and say which one. I will reply, and if possible, add it to the revision notes.
Paper 2 is the Human Interactions paper. Section A is Changing Spaces, Making Places, which everyone answers. Section B is Global Connections, where you answer on one Global Systems option (Trade or Migration) and one Global Governance option (Human Rights or Power and Borders).
Global Migration comes up in one of two forms: a 16-mark essay, or a structured question built from a figure, a short explanation and an 8-mark case study answer. The form has switched between exam years with no fixed pattern, so you need to be ready for both. That is why every case study in these notes is written to work as a full answer on its own and as evidence in an essay.
If you have not tested these notes yet, the complete Earth's Life Support Systems unit is free.