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GEOGRAPHY
Paper 2 Challenges in the Human Environment
Friday 9 June 2023 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
the OS map key insert (enclosed) Question Mark
a pencil
a rubber 1
a ruler.
You may use a calculator. 2
Instructions 3
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 4
Answer all questions in Section A and Section B. 5
Answer Question 3 and one other question in Section C.
6
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside
the box around each page or on blank pages. TOTAL
If you need additional extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at
the end of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
Information
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
The total number of marks available for this paper is 88.
Spelling, punctuation, grammar and specialist terminology will be assessed in Question 01.11.
HIC is a higher income country.
LIC is a lower income country.
NEE is a newly emerging economy.
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Do not write
outside the
box
For the multiple-choice questions, shade the circle next to the correct answer.
CORRECT METHOD WRONG METHODS
If you want to change your answer you must cross out your original answer as shown.
If you wish to return to an answer previously crossed out, ring the answer you now wish to
select as shown.
Section A Urban issues and challenges
Answer all questions in this section.
Question 1 Urban issues and challenges
0 1 . 1 Give one reason for the growth of megacities in LIC/NEEs.
[1 mark]
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Do not write
outside the
box
Study Figure 1, a table showing the projected population of the world’s ten largest
cities in 2030.
Figure 1
Projected
City population in 2030
(millions)
Delhi, India 38.9
Tokyo, Japan 36.6
Shanghai, China 32.9
Dhaka, Bangladesh 28.0
Al-Qahirah (Cairo), Egypt 25.5
Mumbai (Bombay), India 24.6
Beijing, China 24.3
Mexico City, Mexico 24.1
Sao Paulo, Brazil 23.8
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo 21.9
0 1 . 2 Calculate the mean size of the cities shown in Figure 1.
Answer to one decimal place.
[2 marks]
Show your working
Answer ____________________ millions
Question 1 continues on the next page
Turn over 8
(03)
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Do not write
outside the
box
Study Figure 2, a graph showing selected crimes reported on Twitter in Mexico City,
a city in a NEE, September 2016 – April 2017.
Figure 2
Street
robbery
Theft of
motor vehicle
Type of Business
crime burglary
reported
Card
fraud
Domestic
burglary
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Number of reports
0 1 . 3 Complete Figure 2 using the following data.
[1 mark]
Number of reports
Crime
Sept 2016 – Apr 2017
Theft of motor vehicle 350
0 1 . 4 Approximately how much more frequent is street robbery than business burglary?
Shade one circle only.
[1 mark]
A 2 times
B 3 times
C 4 times
D 5 times
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