Edexcel GCSE Geography A Paper 2: The Human Environment June 2022 question paper 1GA0/02

The city of St Albans is influenced by its site, situation and connectivity.

Study the Ordnance Survey (OS) map extract.

Which one of the following grid squares does the A1081 main road pass through?

Name the two suburbs of St Albans located in the following grid squares.

1508

1405

Suggest one reason why the area in grid square 1407 became the original site of St Albans.

Compare the land use in grid square 1409 with grid square 1505.

Study Figure 1a in the Resource Booklet.

Identify the age group with the largest population.

Calculate the percentage (%) of Nottingham’s population aged 45 to 59 years old.

Give your answer to one decimal place.

You must show your working in the space below.

Define the term de-centralisation.

Study Figure 1b in the Resource Booklet.

Identify the two correct statements about migration to Manchester.

the East Midlands.

and the East Midlands combined.

combined.

and the North East combined.

Calculate the range of the number of migrants across all regions shown in Figure 1b.

Explain one impact of migration on housing in a UK city that you have studied.

Named UK city

Explain two factors that have influenced the level of urbanisation in different regions of the UK.

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

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

Evaluate how successful bottom-up and top-down approaches have been in solving the problems caused by rapid growth.

Named city

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

The level of development of a country can be measured in different ways, for example by using the Human Development Index (HDI).

Study Figure 2a below.

Life expectancy

Life expectancy and expected years of schooling for selected developing and emerging countries in 2018

Complete Figure 2a by plotting the data in the table below.

Draw a best fit line on Figure 2a.

Describe the relationship shown in Figure 2a.

Use data in your answer.

Suggest two reasons for the differences in life expectancy shown in Figure 2a.

Use data in your answer.

Figure 2a shows two measures used in the calculation of the HDI.

Identify one other measure used to calculate the HDI.

Explain one historical factor that has led to variations in levels of development within the UK.

Changes have been taking place in the economic sectors of developing and emerging countries.

Study Figure 2b in the Resource Booklet.

Identify the economic sector shown in Figure 2b.

The growth of this economic sector has increased the average earnings of the people in India.

State one other possible positive impact of the growth of this sector for people in India.

The starting salary for the workers in Figure 2b is 260,000 Indian Rupees per

Calculate the starting salary for these workers in British Pounds (£).

Describe how one geopolitical relationship has affected the development of a named developing country or emerging country.

Named developing or emerging country

Explain two negative environmental impacts of rapid development.

You have studied development in either a developing country or an emerging country.

Assess the importance of different factors that have led to uneven development within this country.

Named country

People obtain natural resources, such as fossil fuels, from the environment.

Identify two fossil fuels.

Name one biotic and one abiotic resource.

Biotic resource

Abiotic resource

Study Figure 3 in the Resource Booklet.

Name the region with the highest annual meat production in 1961.

Describe the overall change in meat production in Asia.

Use data in your answer.

Suggest one reason for the differences in meat production between Europe and Asia.

Renewable and non-renewable resources are being developed to meet the growing demand for energy.

Identify the correct definition of non-renewable energy.

Define the term hydro-electric power.

Explain one advantage and one disadvantage for the environment of using uranium to generate electricity.

Advantage

Disadvantage

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

State one advantage of fracking.

Only use evidence from Figure 4a in your answer.

Identify the percentage (%) of UK residents in Figure 4b who are in favour of fracking in their local area.

Suggest one reason for the viewpoint held by the majority of the residents who took part in the survey.

Only use evidence from Figures 4a and 4b in your answer.

Assess the following statement.

Water resources are being managed to deal with changes in supply and demand.

Identify the correct definition of water deficit.

Define the term sustainable management.

Explain two reasons why the global demand for water has increased.

Study Figure 5a and Figure 5b in the Resource Booklet.

State one disadvantage of desalination.

Only use evidence from Figure 5a in your answer.

Identify the percentage (%) of UK residents in Figure 5b who are against the development of desalination in the UK.

Suggest one reason for the viewpoint held by the majority of the residents who took part in the survey.

Only use evidence from Figures 5a and 5b in your answer.

Assess the following statement.