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Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel
Level 3 GCE
Paper
Time 2 hours 15 minutes
reference
Geography
Advanced
PAPER 3
You must have: Total Marks
Resource Booklet (enclosed)
Calculator, ruler
Instructions
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• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• Any calculations must show all stages of working out and a clear answer.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 70.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• Calculators may be used.
Advice
• You are advised to spend the first 15 minutes reading the Resource Booklet.
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every question.
• Good luck
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You must use the Resource Booklet provided and your own knowledge and understanding
from across your course of study to answer the questions in this paper.
1 Explain why future global warming may be inevitable.
, 2 (a) Table 1 below shows the area of the northern hemisphere covered by either snow
or ice in January and July for selected years between 1970 and 2020.
Year Area in Rank Area in Rank d d2
million km2 Order million km2 Order
January July
1970 48.26 3 4.94 2= 0.5 0.25
1975 44.95 11 4.60 4 7 49
1980 45.91 9 5.40 1 8 64
1985 50.18 1 4.94 2= –1.5 2.25
1990 45.67 10 2.97 8 2 4
1995 46.13 8 3.97 5 3 9
2000 47.61 4 3.55 6= –2.5 6.25
2005 46.56 6 3.55 6= –0.5
2010 48.84 2 2.51 10 –8 64
2015 47.15 5 2.52 9 –4 16
2020 46.36 7 2.41 11 –4 16
Σd2=
Table 1
Complete Table 1 by calculating the value of d2 for the year 2005 and then
calculating the value of Σd2
(2)
Using the formula below, now calculate Rs.
# 6)d2 &
R s ! 1" % 3 (
$ n "n '
Give your answer to two decimal places.
You must show your working.
(2)
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