Edexcel A Level Geography Paper 2 October 2020 question paper 9GE0/02

Complete Figure 2 below by adding the GII and GDP data for China from Figure 1.

Calculate the range for the GII data for the countries shown in Figure 1.

Draw the line of best fit on Figure 1.

Study Figure 1 which shows the relationship between GDP per capita and GII (gender inequality index).

Assess the extent to which improvements in gender equality may lead to higher national incomes per capita.

Explain one effect on key resources, such as oil, from rising middle‑class consumption in emerging superpowers.

Assess the role of TNCs in developing the economic importance of superpowers.

Study Figure 3 in the Resource Booklet.

Suggest one reason why the unemployment rates for Hartlepool have varied.

Suggest possible reasons why Hartlepool’s unemployment rates are likely to remain higher than those of England.

Explain how international and global influences have shaped the social characteristics of your local place.

Name of local place:_........

Evaluate the view that successful regeneration always relies on changing the perceptions of an area.

Do not answer Question 4 if you have answered Question 3

Diverse Places

You must use the Resource Booklet provided.

Study Figures 4a and 4b in the Resource Booklet.

Suggest one reason why the population structures of Newcastle‑upon‑Tyne and Northumberland differ.

Suggest reasons for the different levels of cultural diversity between Newcastle‑upon‑Tyne and Northumberland.

Explain how regional and national influences have shaped the demographic characteristics of your local place.

Name of local place:_........

Evaluate why stakeholders in diverse communities use different criteria for measuring the success of managing change.

Explain how the Geneva Convention attempts to protect human rights.

Study Figure 5 in the Resource Booklet.

Explain why some regions have experienced more rapid rates of increase in life expectancy than others.

Explain why some International Governmental Organisations (IGOs) have promoted neo‑liberal market and trade policies for economic development.

Evaluate the extent to which military interventions are effective in reducing human rights abuses.

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

Migration, Identity and Sovereignty

You must use the Resource Booklet provided.

Explain why the emergence of new nation states is often accompanied by conflict.

Study Figure 6 in the Resource Booklet.

Suggest reasons for the differences in the numbers of foreign-born population (international migrants) in the countries shown.

Explain why the opinions of governments and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) about the growth of tax havens may differ.

Evaluate the extent to which the rise of nationalism can prevent globalisation.