0680.3.1.3 — Identify the world’s oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Arctic.: past paper questions

Real questions on 0680.3.1.3 — identify the world’s oceans: pacific, atlantic, indian, southern and arctic.

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1. 0680/12 · February/March 2025 · Q6a(ii)[1]

   Name the ocean labelled F.

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2. 0680/12 · February/March 2024 · Q3a(i)[1]

   Label with an X a cold ocean current in the Indian Ocean.

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3. 0680/12 · February/March 2024 · Q3a(ii)[1]

   Draw on the map the major ocean currents in the North Pacific.

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4. 0680/12 · February/March 2019 · Q7a(i)[3]

   Describe the major ocean currents in the Atlantic Ocean.

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5. 0680/12 · February/March 2019 · Q7a(iii)[2]

   Large fish populations are found off the west coast of southern Africa. Explain why.

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What examiners said

This question required candidates to demonstrate their knowledge of ocean currents. Whilst the map provided the location of some ocean currents, a proportion did not label any of these with an X and chose a location elsewhere.

— Examiner report, February/March 2024, 0680/12 Q3(a)(i) (Cambridge)

Whilst many candidates correctly understood that currents in the North Pacific would also have a circular pattern, many incorrectly assumed they would move in the same direction as those in the southern hemisphere. Stronger candidates were generally successful on this question and also their interpretation of the map in part (a)(i).

— Examiner report, February/March 2024, 0680/12 Q3(a)(ii) (Cambridge)

Candidates found describing the major ocean currents challenging. Some candidates misread the key. Other responses were not specific enough in their descriptions, for example, ‘there are mostly cold currents’ – needed to be clarified with ‘ in the South Atlantic’ to gain credit.

— Examiner report, February/March 2019, 0680/12 Q7(a)(i) (Cambridge)