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Every OCR GCSE Geography B exam question on 5.1b What does rapid urbanisation mean for cities?, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 17 questions on What does rapid urbanisation mean for cities?, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q1(a)(iv) (2 marks): State two consequences of rapid urban growth in LIDC cities such as Dhaka. 1 2 [2]
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q1(b) (1 mark): What does ‘suburbanisation’ mean? [1]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q1(a) (1 mark): What is counter-urbanisation? A When people migrate to a different country B When people move back into the city C When people move out of the city and into the
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q1(b) (2 marks): Explain one push factor which may cause people to migrate. [2]
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q2(a)(i) (1 mark): Complete the graph above for 2020–2021 using the data in the table below. [1]
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q2(a)(ii) (2 marks): Calculate the percentage change in total population between 2010–2011 and 2020–2021. You must show your working. Answer % [2]
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q2(b)(i) (1 mark): Calculate what proportion of Brazil’s population are living in the city of Manaus. [1]
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q2(b)(ii) (3 marks): Explain why people may choose to migrate to the city of Manaus. [3]
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q2(c)(i) (2 marks): Give two pieces of evidence from the photographs to show the consequences of rapid urban growth. 1 2 [2]
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q2(c)(ii) (6 marks): Explain the impact on the city of Manaus if migration continues to increase. [6]
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q1(b)(iii) (3 marks): Dhaka in Bangladesh is experiencing rapid urban growth and is predicted to be the 4th largest megacity by 2030. Suggest how rapid urban growth can cause consequ
- June 2023, Paper 3, Q2(b) (3 marks): An informal settlement is where housing is constructed on land that the occupants do not own or have the permission to build on. Explain why informal settlement
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q1(a) (1 mark): Which one of the following most accurately defines re-urbanisation? A When people migrate back into inner city areas B When people migrate from the inner city t
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q1(b) (1 mark): Give one reason why people would be attracted to live in the suburbs of a city. [1]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q1(c) (3 marks): Explain the consequences of suburbanisation. [3]
- June 2022, Paper 3, Q2(c) (12 marks): Fig. 1 Map of England. Fig. 2 Population Pyramids for Milton Keynes and England, 2020. Fig. 3 Different views about Milton Keynes. Fig. 4 Annotated map of Milto
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q1(b) (4 marks): Explain how two push factors may result in migration from rural to urban areas in LIDCs. 1 2 [4]
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