Edexcel A Level Geography Paper 2 June 2023 question paper 9GE0/02

Explain one reason why some locations remain ‘switched off’ from globalisation.

Assess the positive and negative impacts of the spread of a ‘westernised’ culture.

Explain one reason why some countries choose to join economic alliances.

Assess the importance of hard power in maintaining the status of superpowers.

Study Figure 1a in the Resource Booklet.

Suggest one reason why some age groups are more likely to vote than others.

Study Figure 1b in the Resource Booklet.

Voter turnout is one measure of political engagement.

Suggest why levels of deprivation may affect political engagement in these towns.

Explain the reasons for variation in the functions of your two chosen places.

Named local place

Do not answer Question 4 if you have answered Question 3.

Diverse Places

You must use the Resource Booklet provided.

Study Figure 2a in the Resource Booklet.

Suggest one reason why ethnic diversity may affect the percentage of people who vote.

Study Figures 2a, 2b and 2c in the Resource Booklet.

Suggest why greater ethnic diversity can help create more varied living spaces.

Explain why your two chosen places have contrasting levels of cultural diversity.

Named local place

Study Figure 3 below.

Life expectancy at birth and healthcare spending (2020) for selected developed countries

Calculate the mean life expectancy at birth for the countries shown in Figure 3.

Give your answer to one decimal place.

You must show your working.

Calculate the range in healthcare spending for the countries shown.

You must show your working.

Study Figure 3.

Suggest why life expectancy varies for these developed countries.

Explain why a range of variables is needed to measure the success of development aid.

Evaluate the view that Intergovernmental Organisations (IGOs) have been largely unsuccessful in improving human development.

Do not answer Question 6 if you have answered Question 5.

Migration, Identity and Sovereignty.

Study Figure 4 below.

Percentage of population living overseas and GDP per capita for a selection of countries, 2021

Calculate the mean percentage of population living overseas for the countries shown in Figure 4.

Give your answer to one decimal place.

You must show your working.

Calculate the range in GDP per capita for the countries shown.

You must show your working.

Study Figure 4.

Suggest why the percentage of the population living overseas varies for these countries.

Explain how successful Intergovernmental Organisations (IGOs) have been in managing the environmental challenges facing oceans.

Evaluate the view that a loss of national sovereignty is inevitable in a globalised world.