plumiRapid population growth creates opportunities and challenges for people living in the chosen megacity: Edexcel GCSE Geography B questions
Every Edexcel GCSE Geography B exam question on 3.6 Rapid population growth creates opportunities and challenges for people living in the chosen megacity, 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 13 questions on Rapid population growth creates opportunities and challenges for people living in the chosen megacity, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q3(i) (8 marks): You have studied a megacity in either a developing or emerging country. Evaluate the following statement. ‘Rapid population growth always results in social and
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q3(b) (2 marks): Explain one reason why traffic congestion is increasing in cities in developing and emerging countries. (2)
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q3(c)(i) (1 mark): Identify the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 8:00 am on 21 October. (1) A 200 B 250 C 300 D 350
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q3(c)(ii) (2 marks): Calculate the difference between the highest and the lowest Air Quality Index (AQI) shown in Figure 7. Show your working below. (2)
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q3(e)(i) (1 mark): Using Figure 9 identify one piece of evidence that people living in Area B enjoy a higher quality of life than people living in Area A. (1) 3 Study Figure 7 whi
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q3(g) (8 marks): Many megacities are experiencing rapid population growth. For a named megacity, assess the social and environmental challenges caused by rapid population growth
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q3(d)(i) (2 marks): Calculate the change in the number of people per toilet between 2009 and 2019. (2)
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q3(d)(ii) (2 marks): Explain one reason why squatter settlements, such as the one in Figure 8a, develop in megacities in developing and emerging countries. (2)
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q3(f) (8 marks): ‘Megacities provide more opportunities than challenges for the people living there.’ Evaluate this statement for a named megacity in a developing or emerging co
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q3(f) (8 marks): For a named megacity in either a developing or an emerging country, assess the reasons why the quality of life varies so much. (8)
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q3(c)(iii) (4 marks): Using Figure 8b, explain two ways that rapid urban growth creates challenges for people living in megacities. (4)
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q3(d)(ii) (3 marks): Explain why the rapid growth of megacities shown in Figure 7 may cause social challenges. (3)
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q3(e)(ii) (3 marks): For a named megacity, explain why the quality of life varies between different residential areas. (3)
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