Dynamic UK Cities (Edexcel GCSE Geography: B (1GB0))

Topic Questions

1a4 marks
a)
Study Figure 6a which shows variations in GCSE scores in the London Boroughs and Figure 6b which shows both GCSE scores and variations in child poverty.

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The size of the Borough compared to Figure 6a is scaled according to levels of child poverty
so, for example, when a borough is larger than shown on Figure 6a it has high child poverty

Figure 6b

i)
Identify which one of the following London boroughs has the highest GCSE scores.
(1)
  A Lambeth
  B Enfield
  C Kingston upon Thames
  D Islington

ii)
State a relationship between child poverty and GCSE scores that could be investigated.
(1)
iii)
Explain one reason why child poverty varies between different parts of a city.
(2)
1b4 marks
b)
For a named UK city, explain two reasons why the functions of its inner-city areas have changed in recent years.

(4)
Named UK city ......................................................
1c4 marks
c)
For a named UK city, explain why changes in the city have caused economic and social changes in the surrounding accessible rural areas.

(4)
Named UK city ............................................

1d8 marks
d)
Analyse the information in Figure 7 which shows the percentage of the population of England and Wales born outside the UK, based on the 2011 Census data.

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Figure 7

Assess the causes of variations in the distribution shown in Figure 7.

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2a4 marks
a)
Study Figure 6 which shows variations in life expectancy at birth and child poverty around the underground stations in central London.

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Figure 6

i)
Which one of the following is the range of life expectancy at birth in central London?
(1)
  A 6 years
  B 8 years
  C 12 years
  D 15 years

ii)
Suggest a relationship that you could test between life expectancy at birth and child poverty.
(1)
iii)
Explain one reason why child poverty varies in urban areas.
(2)
2b4 marks
b)
For a UK city that you have studied, explain why regeneration has had both positive and negative effects on people.

(4)

Named city ...................................................
2c4 marks
c)
For a UK city that you have studied, explain the strategies used to make urban living more sustainable.

(4)

Named city ..............................................
2d8 marks
d)
Analyse the data in Figure 7 which shows average weekly earnings in the UK in two different ways.

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Figure 7

Assess the causes of variations in average weekly earnings in the UK.

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3a
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a)
Study Figure 6 which shows a suburban high street before and after urban regeneration.

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Figure 6

Identify which one of the following is the most obvious change to this suburban high street.

(1)
  A The buildings have been extended upwards
  B There are fewer shops and offices
  C Most of the buildings have been painted
  D There are more houses

3b1 mark
b)
Identify one piece of evidence that this is a high street in the suburbs rather than in a city centre.

(1)

3c2 marks
c)
Explain one strategy for making urban living more sustainable.

(2)

3d
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d)

For a UK city that you have studied, explain one negative impact and one positive impact of regeneration on local people.

(4)

UK city .........................................................................................................

Negative impact ..........................................................................................

Positive impact   ..........................................................................................

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e)
For a UK city that you have studied, explain the differences between the land use in the central business district (CBD) and in the urban–rural fringe.

(4)

UK city .............................................................................................................

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44 marks
Study Figure 6 which is a map of a UK city showing building height.

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Figure 6

i)
Identify which one of the following is most likely to be the location of the city centre.

(1)

  A south-west corner of the map
  B north-west corner of the map
  C centre of the map
  D north-east corner of the map

ii)
Identify the most likely function of buildings which are under 10 metres in height.

(1)

iii)
Explain one reason why building height varies in urban areas.

(2)

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54 marks

For a UK city that you have studied, explain one positive and one negative effect of regeneration.

Named UK city ............................................................. 

(4)

Positive effect ...............................................................

Negative effect ............................................................

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64 marks

For a named UK city, explain one way in which migration has changed its population.

Named UK city ............................................................

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78 marks

Analyse the information in Figure 7 which shows information about what happens to graduates at selected UK universities when they complete their studies.

The top 5 universities and bottom 5 universities measured by the percentage of graduates who leave their university town/city after graduation
Location of university % of graduates who leave after graduation Population of town/city Total number of students at university
Top 5
Exeter 89% 117,000 23,200
Warrington 87% 202,000 13,600
Coventry 84% 325,000 31,700
Reading 83% 163,000 15,800
Cambridge 82% 158,000 19,900
Bottom 5
Glasgow 46% 621,000 28,600
Birmingham 44% 1,100,000 34,800
Belfast 42% 333,000 23,800
Manchester 40% 545,000 40,500
London 25% 8,700,000 160,500

Figure 7

Assess the possible causes and consequences of this movement of graduates.

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