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How do different people view diverse living spaces?: Edexcel A‑Level Geography questions

Every Edexcel A-Level Geography exam question on How do different people view diverse living spaces? (specification points 4B.4–4B.6), 2017–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q4(a)(ii)

    June 2025 · Paper 2

    6 marksHow do different people view diverse living spaces?
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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 4(a)(ii): Suggest why positive media representations may not always change the perceptions of urban areas, such as Notting Hill. (6) The following resource relates to Que

  2. Q4(b)

    June 2025 · Paper 2

    6 marksHow do different people view diverse living spaces?
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    June 2025 Paper 2, question 4(b): Explain why rural places are seen as undesirable by some groups of people. (6) The following resource relates to Question 4. Figure 3 Street art advertising the

  3. Q6(a)

    June 2025 · AS Paper 2

    4 marksHow do different people view diverse living spaces?
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    June 2025 AS Paper 2, question 6(a): Explain two limitations of this data collection sheet. (4) 6 Study Figure 6 in the Resource Booklet. A group of students visited a town centre to assess the ext

  4. Q6(b)

    June 2025 · AS Paper 2

    3 marksHow do different people view diverse living spaces?
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    June 2025 AS Paper 2, question 6(b): Explain one reason why sample size is important when collecting primary fieldwork data. (3) 6 Study Figure 6 in the Resource Booklet. A group of students visite

  5. Q6(c)

    June 2025 · AS Paper 2

    2 marksHow do different people view diverse living spaces?
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    June 2025 AS Paper 2, question 6(c): Explain one risk students might experience when collecting data in an urban environment. (2) 6 Study Figure 6 in the Resource Booklet. A group of students visit

  6. Q6(d)

    June 2025 · AS Paper 2

    9 marksHow do different people view diverse living spaces?
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    June 2025 AS Paper 2, question 6(d): You have also carried out fieldwork and research into a question about Diverse Places. Assess the value of secondary data at different stages of your geographic

  7. Q4(b)

    June 2024 · Paper 2

    6 marksHow do different people view diverse living spaces?
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    June 2024 Paper 2, question 4(b): Explain why some urban locations are perceived as undesirable by some groups. (6) The following resources relate to Question 4. Figure 2a Brick Lane, London, 19

  8. Q5(c)

    June 2024 · AS Paper 2

    4 marksHow do different people view diverse living spaces?
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    June 2024 AS Paper 2, question 5(c): Explain two reasons rural places are seen as undesirable by some of their residents. (4) SECTION C The following resources relate to Question 5. Total number of

  9. Q6(a)(i)

    June 2024 · AS Paper 2

    1 markHow do different people view diverse living spaces?
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    June 2024 AS Paper 2, question 6(a)(i): State the range for the data for location A. (1) 6 Students collected data about the number of pedestrians passing two locations (A and B) for one minute, at 30

  10. Q6(a)(ii)

    June 2024 · AS Paper 2

    2 marksHow do different people view diverse living spaces?
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    June 2024 AS Paper 2, question 6(a)(ii): Suggest whether deprivation is likely to be greater at location A or B. (2) 6 Students collected data about the number of pedestrians passing two locations (A a

  11. Q6(a)(iii)

    June 2024 · AS Paper 2

    2 marksHow do different people view diverse living spaces?
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    June 2024 AS Paper 2, question 6(a)(iii): Explain one limitation of the design of this data collection method. (2) 6 Students collected data about the number of pedestrians passing two locations (A and

  12. Q6(a)(iv)

    June 2024 · AS Paper 2

    4 marksHow do different people view diverse living spaces?
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    June 2024 AS Paper 2, question 6(a)(iv): Suggest two ways secondary data could be used to assess the levels of deprivation in places such as these. (4) 6 Students collected data about the number of ped

  13. Q6(b)

    June 2024 · AS Paper 2

    9 marksHow do different people view diverse living spaces?
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    June 2024 AS Paper 2, question 6(b): You have also carried out fieldwork and research into a question about Diverse Places. Assess how far your conclusions answered the question posed in the geogra

  14. Q5(a)

    June 2023 · AS Paper 2

    1 markHow do different people view diverse living spaces?
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    June 2023 AS Paper 2, question 5(a): State one reason why some people perceive suburban areas as desirable places to live. (1) SECTION C The following resources relate to Question 5. Thousands of p

  15. Q5(e)

    June 2023 · AS Paper 2

    6 marksHow do different people view diverse living spaces?
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    June 2023 AS Paper 2, question 5(e): Explain why residents’ perceptions of inner-city life can be both positive and negative. (6) SECTION C The following resources relate to Question 5. Thousands o

  16. Q6(a)(i)

    June 2023 · AS Paper 2

    3 marksHow do different people view diverse living spaces?
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    June 2023 AS Paper 2, question 6(a)(i): Compare the environmental quality in Locations A and B. (3) 6 Study Figure 6 in the Resource Booklet. Students visited two locations in their local town. They c

  17. Q6(a)(ii)

    June 2023 · AS Paper 2

    2 marksHow do different people view diverse living spaces?
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    June 2023 AS Paper 2, question 6(a)(ii): Suggest two other criteria the students could have included in their environmental quality survey. (2) 6 Study Figure 6 in the Resource Booklet. Students visite

  18. Q6(b)

    June 2023 · AS Paper 2

    4 marksHow do different people view diverse living spaces?
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    June 2023 AS Paper 2, question 6(b): Explain how secondary data sources could be used to investigate the reasons for differences in environmental quality. (4) 6 Study Figure 6 in the Resource Bookl

  19. Q6(c)

    June 2023 · AS Paper 2

    9 marksHow do different people view diverse living spaces?
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    June 2023 AS Paper 2, question 6(c): You have also carried out fieldwork to investigate Diverse Places. Assess the effectiveness of your data processing and presentation techniques in analysing the

  20. Q4(b)

    June 2022 · Paper 2

    6 marksHow do different people view diverse living spaces?
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    June 2022 Paper 2, question 4(b): Explain why different groups of people vary in their perceptions of one local place you have studied. (6) The following resource relates to Question 4. Broomhil
All 62 questions on How do different people view diverse living spaces?, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 2, Q4(a)(ii) (6 marks): Suggest why positive media representations may not always change the perceptions of urban areas, such as Notting Hill. (6) The following resource relates to Que
  2. June 2025, Paper 2, Q4(b) (6 marks): Explain why rural places are seen as undesirable by some groups of people. (6) The following resource relates to Question 4. Figure 3 Street art advertising the
  3. June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q6(a) (4 marks): Explain two limitations of this data collection sheet. (4) 6 Study Figure 6 in the Resource Booklet. A group of students visited a town centre to assess the ext
  4. June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q6(b) (3 marks): Explain one reason why sample size is important when collecting primary fieldwork data. (3) 6 Study Figure 6 in the Resource Booklet. A group of students visite
  5. June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q6(c) (2 marks): Explain one risk students might experience when collecting data in an urban environment. (2) 6 Study Figure 6 in the Resource Booklet. A group of students visit
  6. June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q6(d) (9 marks): You have also carried out fieldwork and research into a question about Diverse Places. Assess the value of secondary data at different stages of your geographic
  7. June 2024, Paper 2, Q4(b) (6 marks): Explain why some urban locations are perceived as undesirable by some groups. (6) The following resources relate to Question 4. Figure 2a Brick Lane, London, 19
  8. June 2024, AS Paper 2, Q5(c) (4 marks): Explain two reasons rural places are seen as undesirable by some of their residents. (4) SECTION C The following resources relate to Question 5. Total number of
  9. June 2024, AS Paper 2, Q6(a)(i) (1 mark): State the range for the data for location A. (1) 6 Students collected data about the number of pedestrians passing two locations (A and B) for one minute, at 30
  10. June 2024, AS Paper 2, Q6(a)(ii) (2 marks): Suggest whether deprivation is likely to be greater at location A or B. (2) 6 Students collected data about the number of pedestrians passing two locations (A a
  11. June 2024, AS Paper 2, Q6(a)(iii) (2 marks): Explain one limitation of the design of this data collection method. (2) 6 Students collected data about the number of pedestrians passing two locations (A and
  12. June 2024, AS Paper 2, Q6(a)(iv) (4 marks): Suggest two ways secondary data could be used to assess the levels of deprivation in places such as these. (4) 6 Students collected data about the number of ped
  13. June 2024, AS Paper 2, Q6(b) (9 marks): You have also carried out fieldwork and research into a question about Diverse Places. Assess how far your conclusions answered the question posed in the geogra
  14. June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q5(a) (1 mark): State one reason why some people perceive suburban areas as desirable places to live. (1) SECTION C The following resources relate to Question 5. Thousands of p
  15. June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q5(e) (6 marks): Explain why residents’ perceptions of inner-city life can be both positive and negative. (6) SECTION C The following resources relate to Question 5. Thousands o
  16. June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q6(a)(i) (3 marks): Compare the environmental quality in Locations A and B. (3) 6 Study Figure 6 in the Resource Booklet. Students visited two locations in their local town. They c
  17. June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q6(a)(ii) (2 marks): Suggest two other criteria the students could have included in their environmental quality survey. (2) 6 Study Figure 6 in the Resource Booklet. Students visite
  18. June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q6(b) (4 marks): Explain how secondary data sources could be used to investigate the reasons for differences in environmental quality. (4) 6 Study Figure 6 in the Resource Bookl
  19. June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q6(c) (9 marks): You have also carried out fieldwork to investigate Diverse Places. Assess the effectiveness of your data processing and presentation techniques in analysing the
  20. June 2022, Paper 2, Q4(b) (6 marks): Explain why different groups of people vary in their perceptions of one local place you have studied. (6) The following resource relates to Question 4. Broomhil
  21. June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q4(a) (1 mark): State one reason some urban areas are seen as undesirable by residents. (1) SECTION C The following resource relates to Question 4. Bus Bus Bus Bus Bus stop Sha
  22. June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q4(b)(i) (2 marks): Complete the table below by calculating the journey time and journey distance from Sharnford to Leicester city centre. (2) SECTION C The following resource rela
  23. June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q4(b)(ii) (3 marks): Suggest one way access to transport may affect residents’ perceptions of Sharnford. (3) SECTION C The following resource relates to Question 4. Bus Bus Bus Bus
  24. June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q4(c) (4 marks): Explain two reasons some groups of people may perceive a rural place as idyllic. (4) SECTION C The following resource relates to Question 4. Bus Bus Bus Bus Bus
  25. June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q8(a) (2 marks): Suggest why this method was chosen. (2) 8 Students interviewed tourists on Swanage seafront as part of an investigation into perceptions of the town. They used
  26. June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q8(b)(i) (3 marks): Describe the findings shown in Figure 8. (3) 8 Students interviewed tourists on Swanage seafront as part of an investigation into perceptions of the town. They
  27. June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q8(b)(ii) (4 marks): Explain one strength and one weakness of this method of data presentation. (4) 8 Students interviewed tourists on Swanage seafront as part of an investigation i
  28. June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q9(a) (2 marks): Suggest why this method was chosen. (2) 9 Students interviewed local residents on Swanage seafront as part of an investigation into perceptions of the town. The
  29. June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q9(b)(i) (3 marks): Describe the findings shown in Figure 9. (3) 9 Students interviewed local residents on Swanage seafront as part of an investigation into perceptions of the town
  30. June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q9(b)(ii) (4 marks): Explain one strength and one weakness of this method of data presentation. (4) 9 Students interviewed local residents on Swanage seafront as part of an investig
  31. October 2020, AS Paper 2, Q5(a) (1 mark): Identify one reason why rural places may be seen as undesirable by some groups. (1) SECTION C The following resource relates to Question 5. Crimes per County Br
  32. October 2020, AS Paper 2, Q5(b)(i) (1 mark): Calculate the mean value for crimes in 2018 for the counties shown. Give your answer to 1 decimal place. (1) SECTION C The following resource relates to Questio
  33. October 2020, AS Paper 2, Q5(b)(ii) (1 mark): Calculate the median value for crimes in 2018 for the counties shown. (1) SECTION C The following resource relates to Question 5. Crimes per County Brief descri
  34. October 2020, AS Paper 2, Q5(b)(iii) (3 marks): Suggest one reason why the rate of crime might vary between these different counties. (3) SECTION C The following resource relates to Question 5. Crimes per Cou
  35. October 2020, AS Paper 2, Q5(c) (4 marks): Describe the contrasting evidence provided by two different media sources of the image of your local place. (4) SECTION C The following resource relates to Ques
  36. October 2020, AS Paper 2, Q5(d) (6 marks): Explain why perceptions of inner city areas have changed over time. (6) SECTION C The following resource relates to Question 5. Crimes per County Brief descript
  37. October 2020, AS Paper 2, Q6(a)(i) (2 marks): Describe the change in level of multiple deprivation along the transect. (2) 6 Study Figure 9 in the Resource Booklet. A group of students travelled by minibus
  38. October 2020, AS Paper 2, Q6(a)(ii) (2 marks): State one advantage and one disadvantage of displaying data using a choropleth map, as shown in Figure 9. (2) 6 Study Figure 9 in the Resource Booklet. A group
  39. October 2020, AS Paper 2, Q6(a)(iii) (1 mark): State a suitable null hypothesis the students could use to test the relationship between multiple deprivation and personal safety. (1) 6 Study Figure 9 in the R
  40. October 2020, AS Paper 2, Q6(a)(iv) (2 marks): Complete the missing data in Figure 10 below. (2) PSS score (0–20) Level of IMD Rank of Rank of Difference Difference in ranks 0 = lowest level (1 = most depriv
  41. October 2020, AS Paper 2, Q6(a)(v) (2 marks): Explain why they should accept or reject the null hypothesis. (2) 6 Study Figure 9 in the Resource Booklet. A group of students travelled by minibus along the r
  42. October 2020, AS Paper 2, Q6(b) (9 marks): You have also carried out fieldwork into Diverse Places. Assess the accuracy and reliability of the methods used to collect primary data for your own enquiry. (
  43. June 2019, Paper 2, Q4(c) (20 marks): With reference to Figure 4a and 4b in the Resource Booklet and your own knowledge and understanding: Evaluate the reasons why some places appear to be more desi
  44. June 2019, AS Paper 2, Q5(a) (1 mark): Define the term ‘lived experience of a place’. (1) SECTION C The following resources relate to Question 5. 100 90 80 70 Age group (years) 60 Population 65 and a
  45. June 2019, AS Paper 2, Q5(c)(i) (1 mark): Identify which one of the following statements is correct. (1) A The lowest anxiety levels were in Orkney Islands B Oxford had higher anxiety levels than the UK
  46. June 2019, AS Paper 2, Q5(c)(ii) (3 marks): Suggest one reason why anxiety levels are so high in urban areas. (3) SECTION C The following resources relate to Question 5. 100 90 80 70 Age group (years) 60
  47. June 2019, AS Paper 2, Q5(d) (4 marks): Explain two reasons why people’s age affects their view of a local place you have studied. (4) SECTION C The following resources relate to Question 5. 100 90 80
  48. June 2019, AS Paper 2, Q6(a)(i) (3 marks): Describe the variation in average life expectancy from central to east London. (3) 6 A student used secondary data about average life expectancy along a transec
  49. June 2019, AS Paper 2, Q6(a)(ii) (2 marks): State one strength and one weakness of using average data to compare areas. (2) 6 A student used secondary data about average life expectancy along a transect i
  50. June 2019, AS Paper 2, Q6(b) (4 marks): Explain how one qualitative and one quantitative technique could be used as part of the student’s primary data collection into the level of deprivation. (4) 6 A
  51. June 2019, AS Paper 2, Q6(c) (9 marks): You have also carried out fieldwork and research into Diverse Places. Assess the contribution of the secondary research data you used in investigating your geog
  52. June 2019, AS Paper 2, Q7 (16 marks): Study Figures 7a, 7b, 7c and 7d in the Resource Booklet. Evaluate the extent to which west Cornwall could be described as a rural idyll. (16) The following reso
  53. June 2018, Paper 2, Q4(a)(i) (3 marks): Suggest one way the writer of the blog presents a negative view of her life in inner-city London. (3) The following resource relates to Question 4. “ The landlo
  54. June 2018, Paper 2, Q4(a)(ii) (6 marks): Suggest reasons why perceptions of living in an inner-city area, such as in London, may vary. (6) The following resource relates to Question 4. “ The landlord n
  55. June 2018, Paper 2, Q4(b) (6 marks): With reference to a named example, explain why people have different opinions about rural living spaces. (6) The following resource relates to Question 4. “ The
  56. June 2018, AS Paper 2, Q6(a)(i) (1 mark): Identify the building at location 352967. (1) 6 Study Figure 6 in the Resource Booklet showing Chapeltown, near Sheffield, UK, which has experienced significant
  57. June 2018, AS Paper 2, Q6(a)(ii) (1 mark): State the 6-digit grid reference for the mast south-east of Mortomley. (1) 6 Study Figure 6 in the Resource Booklet showing Chapeltown, near Sheffield, UK, whic
  58. June 2018, AS Paper 2, Q6(a)(iii) (1 mark): The students started at the roundabout on the B6546, in Chapeltown. Each group collected data every 200m as they walked along one of the roads. Identify the sam
  59. June 2018, AS Paper 2, Q6(a)(iv) (4 marks): Explain two data collection techniques that could be used at the sampling points to investigate urban deprivation. (4) 6 Study Figure 6 in the Resource Booklet
  60. June 2018, AS Paper 2, Q6(b) (2 marks): Identify two hazards that should be included in a risk assessment for fieldwork in an urban location. (2) 6 Study Figure 6 in the Resource Booklet showing Chape
  61. June 2018, AS Paper 2, Q6(c) (9 marks): You have collected data during your fieldwork relating to Diverse Places. You then used a number of data presentation methods. Assess how effective these were i
  62. June 2017, AS Paper 2, Q6(b) (4 marks): Explain one advantage and one disadvantage of using oral accounts in fieldwork. (4) 6 A student collected fieldwork data using an index of ethnic diversity to m

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