Edexcel GCSE Geography A Paper 2: The Human Environment June 2018 question paper 1GA0/02

The functions and structure of cities vary across the UK.

Study the Ordnance Survey (OS) map extract.

Name the suburb of Bradford located in grid square 1736.

Identify the settlement pattern for the suburb of Cottingley, located in grid square 1137.

Identify the land use at grid reference 201360.

Identify two pieces of evidence from grid squares 1632 and 1633 to show that this area is Bradford’s Central Business District (CBD).

Recent changes in retailing have created challenges for many UK cities.

Study Figure 1a in the Resource Booklet.

State two possible reasons why the Kingswood Shopping Centre was built here.

Suggest one impact of the Kingswood Shopping Centre on Hull’s CBD.

Identify the meaning of the term re-urbanisation.

Explain two causes of deindustrialisation in the UK.

Rapid urbanisation has taken place in many developing and emerging countries.

Study Figure 1b below.

2010 Year 2025

Figure 1b

Past and projected populations for selected cities in Africa

Plot the data for Nairobi given in the table below by completing the bar chart on Figure 1b.

Calculate the projected increase in Kinshasa’s population between 2010 and 2025.

State one possible reason for the trend shown on Figure 1b.

Explain two negative impacts of rapid urbanisation on a city in a developing or emerging country.

You have studied a major city in either a developing or emerging country.

Evaluate the ways that the challenges of rapid urbanisation have been managed to improve the quality of life.

Named major city in a developing or emerging country_........

Levels of development are different around the world due to a combination of physical and human factors.

Name one indicator used in the calculation of the Human Development Index (HDI).

Study Figure 2a in the Resource Booklet.

Identify one country labelled on Figure 2a with a medium HDI.

Identify the continent on Figure 2a that has the highest number of countries with a very high HDI.

State two disadvantages of the method of presentation shown on Figure 2a.

State one physical factor that has led to variations in the level of development across the UK.

Study Figure 2b in the Resource Booklet.

Identify the two countries with the highest GDP per capita.

Calculate the median GDP per capita for the countries shown on Figure 2b.

Explain two reasons why GDP per capita is often lower in the periphery regions of a country.

Changes in population structure over the last 30 years have influenced the development of developing and emerging countries.

Study Figure 2c below.

7.5% 5% 2.5% 0 2.5% 5% 7.5%

Population pyramids for Ghana, a developing country, 1986 and 2016

Plot the data below to complete the 2016 population pyramid on Figure 2c.

Identify the total percentage of 5-9 year olds in 1986.

State two possible reasons for the decrease in the 0–4 age group shown on Figure 2c.

Explain two ways geopolitical relationships have affected the development of either a named developing or emerging country.

Named developing or emerging country_........

Assess the positive and negative impacts of rapid development on either a named developing or emerging country.

Named developing or emerging country_........

People exploit and can change environments in order to obtain natural resources.

Define the term renewable resource.

Study Figure 3 in the Resource Booklet.

Identify the amount of forest cover in 2020 if the trend shown on Figure 3 continues.

Calculate the mean amount of forest cover shown on Figure 3.

Answer to one decimal place.

You must show your workings in the space below.

Name one type of graph that could be used to present the data shown on Figure 3.

State one possible reason for the trend shown on Figure 3.

Explain two ways in which the trend shown on Figure 3 could impact on the environment.

The increasing demand for energy is being met by different types of energy resource.

Identify the meaning of the term carbon footprint.

Natural gas is a non-renewable energy resource.

State one other non-renewable energy resource.

Study Figure 4 in the Resource Booklet.

Identify the increase in Africa’s percentage of natural gas production from 1970 to 2015.

Identify the region with the smallest percentage change in natural gas production between 1970 and 2015.

State two possible reasons for the change in the Middle East’s natural gas production shown on Figure 4.

Explain one disadvantage of fracking.

Explain one way a named developed country has attempted to manage its energy resources in a sustainable way.

Named developed country_........

In this question, up to four additional marks will be awarded for your spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology.

Assess the reasons why the UK and other countries use a mix of different energy resources.

(Spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)

Areas around the world have challenges in managing their water resources.

Identify the meaning of the term water surplus.

State one reason why some areas have water supply problems.

Study Figure 5 in the Resource Booklet.

Water stress can be measured using the Water Exploitation Index (WEI).

Identify the decrease in the Humber area’s WEI.

Identify the area with the smallest change in WEI between summer 2002 and summer 2012.

State two possible reasons for the change in the North Eastern area’s WEI shown on Figure 5.

Explain one disadvantage of desalination.

Explain one way a named developed country has attempted to manage its water resources in a sustainable way.

Named developed country_........

In this question, up to four additional marks will be awarded for your spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology.

Assess the reasons why there are differences in water consumption between a developed country and either an emerging or a developing country.

(Spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)