plumiUrbanisation is a result of socio-economic processes and change: Edexcel GCSE Geography B questions
Every Edexcel GCSE Geography B exam question on 3.2 Urbanisation is a result of socio-economic processes and change, 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 15 questions on Urbanisation is a result of socio-economic processes and change, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q3(f) (4 marks): Explain two reasons why many people migrate to megacities. (4)
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q3(b) (2 marks): Explain one reason for the rapid growth of cities in many developing and emerging countries. (2) 3 Study Figure 7 which shows the population for selected cities
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q3(d)(iii) (4 marks): Explain two reasons for the increasing number of megacities. You must use evidence from Figures 7a and 7b. (4)
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q3(c) (3 marks): Study Figure 9, a pie chart showing the origin of international migrants living in Doha, the capital city of Qatar, in 2020. Sri Lanka 8% Egypt 8% Philippines 1
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q3(g) (2 marks): Explain one difference between formal and informal employment. (2)
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q3(c)(iii) (3 marks): Using Figures 7a and 7b, suggest why the predicted percentage of the population living in urban areas varies from place to place in 2050. Use data in your answe
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q3(b)(ii) (2 marks): Suggest one reason for the differences in the annual rate of growth of urban population shown in Figure 7. (2)
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q3(c)(i) (1 mark): Identify one characteristic of formal employment. (1) A jobs do not have a weekly regular wage B workers pay taxes on their earnings C workers have little incom
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q3(c)(ii) (1 mark): Calculate the difference between the percentage (%) employed in the formal sector in developed and developing countries using Figure 8. (1)
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q3(c)(iii) (4 marks): Explain two reasons why there is a high percentage of people working in informal employment in cities in developing countries. (4)
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q3(a)(iii) (2 marks): Explain one reason why the percentage of the world’s urban population is projected to increase. (2)
- June 2019, Paper 1, Q3(d)(i) (1 mark): Calculate the difference in percentage population change between Austin and Detroit. (1)
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q3(b)(i) (1 mark): State one characteristic of informal employment. (1)
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q3(b)(ii) (2 marks): Explain one reason why informal employment has grown rapidly in some cities. (2)
- June 2018, Paper 1, Q3(e)(i) (1 mark): State one reason why the population of megacities is likely to grow rapidly. (1)
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