Edexcel GCSE Geography A Paper 2: The Human Environment June 2024 question paper 1GA0/02

Study Figure 1a in the Resource Booklet.

Identify the country that had the largest increase in percentage urban population between 1970 and 1985?

Identify Mongolia’s percentage urban population in 2010.

State two possible reasons for the overall trend in urbanisation shown in Figure 1a.

UK cities are changing due to the movements of people, employment and services.

Identify the term which is, “the movement of people back into urban areas where populations had previously declined”.

Study Figure 1b in the Resource Booklet.

Describe the results of the survey shown in Figure 1b.

Use data in your answer.

Explain one positive impact of migration on cities.

Study Figure 1c in the Resource Booklet.

Calculate the median percentage increase in population shown on Figure 1c.

Write your answer to one decimal place.

You must show your working in the space below.

In Wolverhampton, another UK city, there was a population increase from 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021.

Calculate the percentage increase in the population of Wolverhampton between 2011 and 2021.

Write your answer to one decimal place.

You must show your working in the space below.

Explain two reasons why deindustrialisation has taken place in some UK cities.

Cities in emerging and developing countries have experienced rapid urban growth, which has resulted in a number of challenges.

Study Figure 1d in the Resource Booklet.

Identify one factor shown on Figure 1d that influenced the choice of site for Lima.

Suggest one disadvantage of this location as a site for a major city.

Use evidence from Figure 1d in your answer.

You have studied a major city in a developing / emerging country.

Evaluate how successful government policies have been in improving the quality of life for the people living in this city.

Named city

Identify one economic activity that is in the primary sector.

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

State the GNI per capita of Spain shown on Figure 2a.

Compare the GNI per capita for the UK and Brazil shown in Figure 2a.

Use data in your answer.

Calculate the mean birth rate for the countries with a GNI per capita between 40,000 and 50,000 US$.

Write your answer to the nearest whole number.

You must show your working in the space below.

_........ per 1000 per year

Explain one way a lack of food security can limit a country’s rate of development.

Explain two historical factors that have led to global variations in the level of development.

The A35 Redbridge Causeway project is an example of a top-down development project in the UK.

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

Identify the grid square where the nature reserve is located on Figure 2b.

Identify the six-figure grid reference for the civic centre in Totton.

Identify the straight-line distance from the school (Sch) at 356141 to the school (Sch) at 385152.

Suggest one disadvantage of the A35 Redbridge Causeway project.

Use evidence from Figure 2c in your answer.

Suggest two advantages of the A35 Redbridge Causeway project.

Use evidence from Figure 2c in your answer.

Advantage 1

Advantage 2

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

Evaluate whether, in a named developing or emerging country, the positive impacts of rapid development outweigh the negative impacts.

Named developing or emerging country

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

Identify one biotic resource.

Name one mineral.

There are a number of reasons why deforestation (tree loss) is taking place in different global regions.

Study Figure 3 in the Resource Booklet.

Identify the main causes of deforestation in USA and Canada.

Name the global region where shifting agriculture was the main cause of deforestation.

Permanent deforestation to obtain resources was the cause of 56% of Latin America’s total tree loss.

Calculate the area (Mha) of tree loss due to permanent deforestation in Latin America.

Write your answer to one decimal point.

You must show your working in the space below.

Explain why deforestation could lead to soil erosion and reduced biodiversity.

Soil erosion

Reduced biodiversity

The carbon footprint measures the amount of greenhouse gases that are generated by human activities.

Study Figure 4 below.

Carbon footprint measured in tonnes per person per year

Figure 4

Carbon footprint measured in tonnes per person per year for selected countries

Complete Figure 4 by plotting the data in the table below.

Identify the country with a carbon footprint of 15.7 tonnes per person per year.

Calculate the range in the carbon footprint shown on Figure 4.

_........ tonnes per person per year

Suggest one reason for the differences in carbon footprint shown on Figure 4.

State two disadvantages of fracking as a way of reducing energy shortages.

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

Named developed country

Assess the reasons why individuals and organisations may have different views about the sustainable use of energy resources.

The water footprint measures the amount of water used to produce the goods and services we use.

Complete Figure 5 by plotting the data in the table below.

Identify the country with a water footprint of 4,900 litres per person per day.

Calculate the range in the water footprint shown on Figure 5.

_........ litres per person per day

Suggest one reason for the differences in water footprint shown on Figure 5.

State two disadvantages of desalination as a way of reducing water shortages.

Explain two ways a named emerging or developing country has attempted to manage their water resources in a sustainable way.

Named emerging or developing country

Assess the reasons why individuals and organisations may have different views about the sustainable use of water resources.