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Changing cities

From Paper 2: The human environment
1(a)1 mark
What is meant by 'counter-urbanisation'?
From Paper 2: The human environment
1(b)2 marks
Study the figure. Compare the rate of urbanisation in HICs and LICs after 1990.
1950199020300255075100YearUrban population (%)HICsLICs
Percentage of population living in urban areas, 1950–2050 (projected from 2020) (data are illustrative, written for this paper)
From Paper 2: The human environment
1(c)4 marks
Explain why the rate of urbanisation differs between developed and developing countries.
From Paper 2: The human environment
2(a)2 marks
Describe the location of a major UK city you have studied.
From Paper 2: The human environment
2(b)4 marks
Explain how migration has changed the character of a UK city.
From Paper 2: The human environment
2(c)8 marks
Assess the success of strategies to make a UK city more sustainable.
From Paper 2: The human environment
316 marks
For a city in a developing or emerging country, evaluate the success of top-down and bottom-up strategies in improving quality of life. [12 marks + 4 SPaG]
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This paper is written by Plasmo in the style of the Edexcel GCSE Geography exam. It is not a past paper and is not produced or endorsed by the exam board.

Changing cities Exam Questions: Edexcel GCSE Geography | Plasmo