GCSEGeography: B (1GB0)EdexcelTopic Questions3. Challenges of an Urbanising World3.2 Megacity

Megacity (Edexcel GCSE Geography: B (1GB0))

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For a named megacity, explain one way its location has influenced its growth.

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Named megacity .............................................................................................

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For a named megacity in either a developing or an emerging country, assess the reasons why the quality of life varies so much.

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For a named megacity in a developing or emerging country, state one way that site and one way that situation are significant in a national context.

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Named megacity ................................................................................
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For the megacity named in (d)(i), explain the building age in the urban-rural fringe.

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For the megacity named in (d)(i), explain two opportunities for people living there as a result of its rapid growth.

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Assess whether economic development always leads to urban growth.

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32 marks

Identify two characteristics of bottom-up development strategies intended to make megacities more sustainable.

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  ☐ A Projects funded by national governments
  ☐ B Large-scale, expensive projects funded by non-governmental organisations
  ☐ C Projects making use of cheap local materials, employing local people
  ☐ D Projects benefitting the whole country
  ☐ E Small-scale, low-cost projects where communities are involved in the decision making

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49 marks

Study Figures 8a and 8b which show satellite images of Delhi in 1991 (Figure 8a) and in 2016 (Figure 8b).

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Figure 8a

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Figure 8b

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Calculate the percentage population increase of Delhi from 1991 to 2016.
Answer to one decimal place. Show your working.
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Using Figures 8a and 8b, describe the growth of urban land use in Delhi between 1991 and 2016.
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iii)
Using Figure 8b, explain two ways that rapid urban growth creates challenges for people living in megacities.
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58 marks

For a named megacity, evaluate the success of different top-down development strategies.

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Named megacity ....................................................

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