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Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Friday 6 June 2025
Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes) Paper
reference 1GA0/02
Geography A
PAPER 2: The Human Environment
You must have: Total Marks
Resource Booklet (enclosed)
Calculator, ruler
Instructions
•• 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.
•• InIn Section A and Section B answer all questions.
Section C answer all of Question 3 and one question from either Question 4 or
Question 5.
• – there may
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
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Where asked must show all your working out with your answer clearly
the end of your solution.
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•• The total mark for this paper is 94.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• The marks available for spelling, punctuation and grammar are clearly indicated.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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, SECTION A
Changing Cities
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Answer ALL questions in this section.
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 (a) Identify the correct definition for the term de-centralisation.
(1)
A movement of people from rural areas to the Central Business District
B shift of economic activity away from the Central Business District
C greater inequality within the Central Business District
D growth in the number of factories in the Central Business District
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, (b) Study Figure 1a below.
Percentage (%) of the
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world’s urban population
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Africa Asia Europe America Oceania
(North and South)
Area
Key
1950
2015
2050 (predicted)
Figure 1a
Percentage (%) distribution of the world’s urban population by area
(i) Complete Figure 1a by plotting the data in the table below.
(1)
Area Year Percentage (%)
Africa 1950 6
4
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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Friday 6 June 2025
Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes) Paper
reference 1GA0/02
Geography A
PAPER 2: The Human Environment
You must have: Total Marks
Resource Booklet (enclosed)
Calculator, ruler
Instructions
•• 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.
•• InIn Section A and Section B answer all questions.
Section C answer all of Question 3 and one question from either Question 4 or
Question 5.
• – there may
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
be more space than you need.
• identified atyou
Where asked must show all your working out with your answer clearly
the end of your solution.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 94.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• The marks available for spelling, punctuation and grammar are clearly indicated.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
P78719A
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2
, SECTION A
Changing Cities
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Answer ALL questions in this section.
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 (a) Identify the correct definition for the term de-centralisation.
(1)
A movement of people from rural areas to the Central Business District
B shift of economic activity away from the Central Business District
C greater inequality within the Central Business District
D growth in the number of factories in the Central Business District
3
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, (b) Study Figure 1a below.
Percentage (%) of the
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world’s urban population
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Africa Asia Europe America Oceania
(North and South)
Area
Key
1950
2015
2050 (predicted)
Figure 1a
Percentage (%) distribution of the world’s urban population by area
(i) Complete Figure 1a by plotting the data in the table below.
(1)
Area Year Percentage (%)
Africa 1950 6
4
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