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Pearson Edexcel
Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Paper
reference 1GB0/02
Geography B
PAPER 2: UK Geographical Issues
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• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
• Answer ALL questions in Sections A and B.
• InIn Section C1 answer either Question 8 or Question 9.
• Answer
Section C2 answer either Question 10 or Question 11.
• – there maythe questions in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
• You must show all your working out with your answer clearly identified
at the end of your solution.
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• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
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, SECTION A
The UK’s Evolving Physical Landscape
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
1 Study Figure 1, which is a geological cross-section of part of south-east England.
North
Downs South
Downs
Key
London Clay Chalk Gault Clay Lower Greensand Wealden Series
Figure 1
(a) Identify which one of the following is a resistant rock forming higher ground.
(1)
A Wealden Series
B Lower Greensand
C Chalk
D Gault Clay
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, (b) Identify which one of the following is the best definition of weathering.
(1)
A the processes that erode rocks
B when chemicals cause pollution
C the breakdown or dissolving of rocks on the surface
D the weather conditions in an area
(c) Explain one reason why sedimentary rocks are usually eroded faster than igneous
rocks.
(2)
, Coastal Change and Conflict
2 (a) Study Figure 2, which shows information about the percentage (%) of coastline
being eroded and coastal protection for selected UK coastal regions.
Region Length of % being eroded % being
coastline (km) >0.1 metres per protected
year
NE England 296 26.9 37.4
NW England 659 18.5 49.9
Yorkshire and Humberside 361 56.2 43.2
East Midlands 234 9.0 99.8
SE England 788 31.0 54.2
SW England 1,379 31.7 22.2
Scotland 11,154 11.6 6.6
Figure 2
(i) Identify which one of the regions has the highest % of coastline being eroded.
(1)
A East Midlands
B Yorkshire and Humberside
C SE England
D SW England
(ii) Calculate the length of the Scottish coastline being protected.
Answer to one decimal place.
You must show your working in the space below.
(2)
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