AQA GCSE Geography Paper 2: Challenges in the human environment November 2020 question paper 8035/2

Which statement completes the following sentence?

A megacity is a city with at least…

Shade one circle only.

A 500 000 people. B 1 million people. C 5 million people. D 10 million people.

Study Figure 1, a graph showing the percentage of people living in urban areas in selected countries.

Complete Figure 1 using the following data.

Calculate the mean percentage of people projected to be living in urban areas in 2050, in the countries shown.

Answer to the nearest whole percentage.

Give two pull factors that encourage people to move to urban areas in LICs/NEEs.

Study Figure 2, a photo of a shared toilet in an Indian city.

Suggest why sanitation systems in cities in LICs/NEEs create challenges.

Use Figure 2 and your own understanding.

Study Figure 3, a graph showing the percentage of household waste that was recycled in 2016–17 in selected cities in the UK.

City

Complete Figure 3 using the following data.

Outline one advantage of recycling waste.

Assess the importance of managing transport as part of urban sustainability.

Study Figure 4, a 1:25 000 Ordnance Survey map of part of Hull, a city in the UK.

What is the 6 figure grid reference for the point marked X ?

Shade one circle only.

A 283098 B 098282 C 098298 D 102283

What is the straight line distance, to the nearest 100 m, from point X to the centre of the rail and bus station at 092288?

Shade one circle only.

A 500 m B 700 m C 900 m D 1.1 km

Study Figure 5a and Figure 5b which were taken at point X on Figure 4.

They show the same location before and after a regeneration scheme.

Figure 5a
Figure 5b

Suggest how a regeneration project can solve urban problems.

Use Figure 5a and Figure 5b and a UK example you have studied.

Study Figure 6, a diagram showing countries and their share of world trade.

Source: howmuch.net

Using Figure 6, what is Mexico’s share of world trade?

Using Figure 6, what is the difference between China and the USA’s share of world trade?

Outline the limitations of economic measures of development.

Explain how physical and economic factors have caused uneven development.

Study Figure 7a, a graph of tourist arrivals to South Africa 2012–2023 (projected) and Figure 7b, some opinions about tourism in South Africa.

South Africa is a NEE country.

Describe the trend shown in Figure 7a.

Using Figure 7b, state one benefit of tourism to South Africa’s economy.

Tourism is an effective way of reducing the development gap.

Do you agree?

Use Figure 7a and Figure 7b and an example you have studied to explain your answer.

Study Figure 8, showing life expectancy at selected places along the East Coast main railway.

Calculate the median life expectancy shown in Figure 8.

How might the data in Figure 8 suggest a north-south divide in the UK?

Evaluate the success or likely success of one or more strategies to resolve regional differences in the UK.

Study Figure 9, a graph showing the percentage of income spent on food in selected countries.

Using Figure 9, suggest how the percentage of income spent on food may influence well-being.

What is organic farming?

Explain why there is a growing demand in the UK for food from LICs.

Study Figures 10a and 10b.

Figure 10a shows the cost of producing electricity in the UK by source. Figure 10b is a photograph showing some issues regarding wind farms.

‘There are economic and environmental issues associated with the exploitation of energy sources.’

Use evidence from Figure 10a and Figure 10b to explain this statement.

Complete Figure 11 using the following data.

Describe the distribution of the countries which had 5 –14.9% of their population undernourished between 2016 and 2018 as shown in Figure 11.

Suggest one reason for differences in undernourishment between countries.

What is meant by famine?

Study Figures 12a and 12b.

Figure 12a is a photograph showing The Eagle Street Rooftop Farm in New York, a city in the USA.

Figure 12b is a food label.

Suggest how food supplies can be made more sustainable.

Use Figures 12a and 12b and your own understanding.

Study Figure 13, a map of Africa showing the water footprint per person per year.

Complete Figure 13 using the following data.

Outline one way in which economic development leads to increased water consumption.

What is meant by water deficit?

Study Figures 14a and 14b.

Figure 14a is a typical greywater system.

Figure 14b is a photograph of a garden water butt.

Suggest how water supplies can be made more sustainable.

Use Figures 14a and 14b and your own understanding.

Study Figure 15, a map of Africa showing the percentage of population with access to electricity in 2017.

Complete Figure 15 using the following data.

Describe the distribution of the countries which had 75–100% access to electricity as shown in Figure 15.

Outline one way in which economic development leads to increased energy consumption.

What is meant by energy deficit?

Study Figures 16a and 16b.

Figure 16a is a diagram showing energy conservation in the home.

Figure 16b is a photograph of an electric vehicle charging point.

Suggest how energy use can be made more sustainable.

Use Figures 16a and 16b and your own understanding.