AQA A Level Geography Paper 2: Human geography November 2021 question paper 7037/2

Outline the spatial organisation of one transnational corporation (TNC) you have studied.

Figures 1a and 1b are in the insert.

Figure 1a shows UN peacekeeping forces involved in active service in different regions between 1955 and 2016.

Figure 1b shows the origin of UN peacekeeper forces in 1995 and 2016.

Using Figure 2 and your own knowledge, assess the importance of geographical location in trading relationships between major economies such as China and smaller less developed economies.

‘Climate change and pressures from economic growth mean that it is becoming more difficult to protect the global commons, such as Antarctica.’

To what extent do you agree with this view?

Outline how topography can contribute to the character of a place.

Figures 3a and 3b are in the insert.

Figure 3a shows a poem and sketch, written and drawn in 1906, about Ancoats, an inner-city area of Manchester.

Figure 3b is an aerial photograph of Ancoats taken in 2014.

Evaluate the usefulness of Figure 3a and Figure 3b in showing change in Ancoats.

Figures 4a and 4b are in the insert.

Figure 4a shows a tweet about a protest in Grasmere, a village located in the Lake District National Park.

Figure 4b shows a news report about the protest in Grasmere.

Using Figure 4a, Figure 4b and your own knowledge, to what extent do you agree that place-meaning is based on different perspectives?

With reference to your local place, assess the extent to which qualitative sources (for example songs, artwork) present contrasting images to quantitative sources (for example census data, maps).

Outline the role that world cities play in the global economy.

Figures 5a and 5b are in the insert.

Figure 5a shows the change in population in inner and outer London between 1800 and 2018.

Figure 5b shows the year of peak population in London boroughs.

Analyse the data shown in Figure 5a and Figure 5b.

Figures 6a and 6b are in the insert.

Figure 6a shows the world’s most liveable cities in 2018.

Figure 6b shows an aerial photograph of Vienna’s suburbs.

Using Figure 6a, Figure 6b and your own knowledge, assess the factors that contribute to cities such as these scoring highly on the liveability index.

Using an example you have studied, assess the impact of a river restoration project on urban drainage.

‘Strategies used to manage issues associated with economic inequality are usually unsuccessful.’

With reference to two contrasting urban areas that you have studied, how far do you agree with this statement?

Outline characteristics of an agricultural system.

Figures 7a, 7b and 7c are in the insert.

Figures 7a and 7b show population pyramids for Cuba in 1980 and 2010.

Figure 7c shows key vital rates for Cuba for selected years.

Analyse population change shown in Figures 7a, 7b and 7c.

Figure 8 shows the relationship between access to improved drinking water and life expectancy for selected countries by income group.

Using Figure 8 and your own knowledge, assess links between water quality and health.

To what extent can economic migrants enable countries to achieve a Demographic Dividend?

‘Current levels of world population growth heading towards a total of 8 billion, along with the impacts of climate change, justify a Malthusian viewpoint.’

To what extent do you agree with this statement?

Outline a strategy used to manage energy consumption.

Figures 9a and 9b are in the insert.

Figure 9a shows the location and amount of economically viable oil reserves at different oil prices in 2016.

Figure 9b shows the average oil price between January 2004 and January 2020.

Analyse the data shown in Figure 9a and Figure 9b.

Figures 10a and 10b are in the insert.

Figure 10a shows information produced by the Canadian government about greenhouse gas emissions and tar sand developments producing oil in Canada.

Figure 10b shows a tar sand oil production area in Alberta, Canada.

Using Figure 10a, Figure 10b and your own knowledge, to what extent do you agree that the environmental impacts of the development of a major energy source such as this are always negative?

To what extent are the geopolitics of mineral ore trade determined by global patterns of consumption?

Assess the relative importance of physical and human factors in creating water conflicts at different scales.