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Every Edexcel GCSE Geography B exam question on 5.2 The UK economy and society is increasingly linked and shaped by the wider world, 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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- June 2025, Paper 2, Q5(a)(i) (2 marks): Calculate the mean % employed in manufacturing in English regions. Answer to one decimal place. Show your working below. (2)
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q5(a)(ii) (2 marks): Study Figure 5 below which shows the population of London and the % of people that worked in manufacturing in 2018. Population % employed in manufacturing 2018
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q5(b) (4 marks): Explain two reasons why the % employed in the UK’s secondary (manufacturing) sector has fallen. (4)
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q5(a)(i) (1 mark): Identify the region with the smallest increase in FDI between 2015 and 2019. (1)
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q5(a)(ii) (2 marks): Calculate the percentage (%) increase in the FDI into the London region Answer to one decimal place. You must show your working in the space below. (2)
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q5(a)(iii) (3 marks): Compare the importance of London in attracting FDI, with the rest of the UK. (3)
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q5(a)(iv) (2 marks): Explain one reason for the regional variations in FDI in 2019. (2)
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q7 (8 marks): Analyse the information in Figure 5 which shows the population of England’s 10 largest cities in 2021 and their population growth since 2011. City Population in
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q5(a) (3 marks): Study Figure 3 which shows the ethnic diversity of two regions of England, London and the North East. Ethnicity London North East Asian 20.7% 3.7% Black 13.5% 1
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q5(b) (4 marks): Explain two reasons for regional variations in ethnic diversity. (4)
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q5(b) (4 marks): Explain two ways in which international migration has changed the population geography of the UK. (4)
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q5(b) (4 marks): Explain two ways in which TNCs (transnational corporations) have changed the economy of the UK. (4)
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q5(a)(i) (1 mark): Identify which one of the following is a positive impact of English migrants on the local community. (1) A Houses too expensive for locals B Protection of the W
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q5(a)(ii) (2 marks): State two reasons why some people retire to rural areas in the UK. (2)
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q5(b) (4 marks): Explain two reasons why transnational corporations (TNCs) have become more important to the UK economy. (4)
- June 2019, Paper 2, Q5(b) (2 marks): Explain one reason for the growth of tertiary employment in the UK. (2)
- June 2019, Paper 2, Q7 (8 marks): Analyse the information in Figure 7 which shows information about what happens to graduates at selected UK universities when they complete their studies. The to
- June 2018, Paper 2, Q5(a)(i) (1 mark): Identify which one of the following is the total number of economically inactive men and women aged 65 and over. (1)
- June 2018, Paper 2, Q5(a)(ii) (2 marks): Calculate the percentage of the population aged 16 and over who were in full-time employment in 2016. Answer to one decimal place. You must show your working in
- June 2018, Paper 2, Q5(a)(iii) (2 marks): State two possible reasons why employment of women has grown in recent years. (2)
- June 2018, Paper 2, Q5(b) (2 marks): Explain one impact of globalisation on secondary sector employment in the UK. (2)
- June 2018, Paper 2, Q7 (8 marks): Analyse the information in Figure 7 which shows the percentage of the population of England and Wales born outside the UK, based on the 2011 Census data. N Perc
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