OCR GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds) People and Society November 2020 question paper J384/02

Which of the following is the correct meaning of the term ‘world city’?

A A city which has a large migrant population

B A city which is located in an Advanced Country

C A city which is very important in the global economy

D A city with a population of over 10 million people

Write the correct letter in the box.

New York is a megacity which had a population of 20 million in 2011. By 2025, the population is predicted to have reached 24 million. Calculate the percentage increase in the size of the population.

Show your working.

Study Fig. 1 in the separate Resource Booklet, which shows a city in the United Kingdom.

State one piece of evidence which suggests that migration has had an impact on this city.

Explain how migration changes the growth and character of cities.

CASE STUDY – Contemporary challenge in LIDC or EDC city

Name of LIDC or EDC city:........

For an LIDC or EDC city you have studied, evaluate how one contemporary challenge impacts on everyday life in the city.

Which of the following is the correct definition of development?

A When a country becomes less economically stable

B When a country’s population grows

C When countries have a small range of jobs and services

D When there is an improvement in living standards in a country

Write the correct letter in the box.

Study Fig. 2 in the separate Resource Booklet, a graph showing the GNI per capita in Mozambique. GNI per capita is the sum of all money earned in a country, divided by its population.

Describe the pattern shown for Mozambique.

Suggest one way in which the change in GNI per capita may have impacted the people of Mozambique.

Explain one reason why it may be hard for countries like Mozambique to break out of poverty.

CASE STUDY – Trade in an LIDC country

Name of LIDC country:........

For an LIDC country which you have studied, explain how international trade has influenced its development.

Study Fig. 3 in the separate Resource Booklet, which shows population pyramids for the UK in 2005 and 2015.

Describe one change in the population of the United Kingdom between 2005 and 2015.

How many people were aged between 55 and 59 in the UK in 2015?

A 2 135 622

B 3 882 949

C 4 206 528

D 4 594 823

Write the correct letter in the box.

The population pyramid for the UK is typical of the fourth stage of the demographic transition model. Explain the factors which have resulted in this pattern.

* ‘The UK is dealing with its ageing population very effectively.’ To what extent do you agree with this statement?

Which of the following is the correct meaning of food security?

A When all people always have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food

B When people compost leftover food

C When people do not have enough food to eat

D When people have enough money to buy food most of the time

Write the correct letter in the box.

Explain one factor leading to demand outstripping supply for water.

Study the data below.

U S U G ermany
I ndia S o malia N o rth K o rea

Suggest one improvement which could be made to this graph.

What is the mean number of calories consumed per day for the countries in the table? Show your working and give your answer to one decimal place.

CASE STUDY – Food security in a country at a local scale

Analyse the success of one attempt to achieve food security at a local scale.

State three parts of the enquiry process for geography fieldwork.

Some students were planning their human geography fieldwork. They decided to investigate the impact of internet shopping on city centres.

Suggest one data collection technique which they could use and explain why this would be appropriate.

Study Fig. 4 in the separate Resource Booklet, which is a bar graph displaying results from a survey looking at how the number and type of shops in a city centre has changed.

Suggest what Fig. 4 indicates about the impact of internet shopping on city centres.

* You will have carried out some human geography fieldwork as part of your GCSE (9–1) Geography course.

Examine the effectiveness of your data presentation techniques.

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