Geography GCSE Paper 2 Questions And Answers
2025\2026
3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*BROWNFIELD SITE* - CORRECT ANSWER-Land that has been used,
abandoned and now awaits some new use. Commonly found across
urban areas, particularly in the inner city.
3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*DERELICTION* - CORRECT ANSWER-Abandoned buildings and
wasteland.
3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES* - CORRECT ANSWER-Chances for people
to improve their standard of living through employment.
3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*GREENFIELD SITE* - CORRECT ANSWER-A plot of land, often in a rural
or on the edge of an urban area that has not yet been subject to any
building development.
,3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*INEQUALITIES* - CORRECT ANSWER-Differences between poverty and
wealth, as well as in peoples' wellbeing and access to things like jobs,
housing and education. Inequalities may occur in housing provision,
access to services, access to open land, safety and security.
3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*INTEGRATED TRANSPORT SYSTEMS* - CORRECT ANSWER-When
different transport methods connect together, making journeys
smoother and therefore public transport more appealing. Better
integration should result in more demand for public transport and
should see people switching from private car use to public modes of
transport, which should be more sustainable. It may also lead to a fall in
congestion due to less road users.
3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*MEGA-CITIES* - CORRECT ANSWER-An urban area with a total
population in excess of ten million people.
3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*MIGRATION* - CORRECT ANSWER-When people move from one area
to another. In many LICS people move from rural to urban areas (rural-
urban migration).
, 3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*NATURAL INCREASE* - CORRECT ANSWER-The birth rate minus the
death rate of a population.
3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*POLLUTION* - CORRECT ANSWER-The presence of chemicals, noise,
dirt or other substances which have harmful or poisonous effects on an
environment.
3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*RURAL-URBAN FRINGE* - CORRECT ANSWER-A zone of transition
between the built-up area and the countryside, where there is often
competition for land use. It is a zone of mixed land uses, from out of
town shopping centres and golf courses to farmland and motorways.
3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*SANITATION* - CORRECT ANSWER-Measures designed to protect
public health, including the provision of clean water and the disposal of
sewage and waste.
3.2.1 ~urban issues~
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3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*BROWNFIELD SITE* - CORRECT ANSWER-Land that has been used,
abandoned and now awaits some new use. Commonly found across
urban areas, particularly in the inner city.
3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*DERELICTION* - CORRECT ANSWER-Abandoned buildings and
wasteland.
3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES* - CORRECT ANSWER-Chances for people
to improve their standard of living through employment.
3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*GREENFIELD SITE* - CORRECT ANSWER-A plot of land, often in a rural
or on the edge of an urban area that has not yet been subject to any
building development.
,3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*INEQUALITIES* - CORRECT ANSWER-Differences between poverty and
wealth, as well as in peoples' wellbeing and access to things like jobs,
housing and education. Inequalities may occur in housing provision,
access to services, access to open land, safety and security.
3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*INTEGRATED TRANSPORT SYSTEMS* - CORRECT ANSWER-When
different transport methods connect together, making journeys
smoother and therefore public transport more appealing. Better
integration should result in more demand for public transport and
should see people switching from private car use to public modes of
transport, which should be more sustainable. It may also lead to a fall in
congestion due to less road users.
3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*MEGA-CITIES* - CORRECT ANSWER-An urban area with a total
population in excess of ten million people.
3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*MIGRATION* - CORRECT ANSWER-When people move from one area
to another. In many LICS people move from rural to urban areas (rural-
urban migration).
, 3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*NATURAL INCREASE* - CORRECT ANSWER-The birth rate minus the
death rate of a population.
3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*POLLUTION* - CORRECT ANSWER-The presence of chemicals, noise,
dirt or other substances which have harmful or poisonous effects on an
environment.
3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*RURAL-URBAN FRINGE* - CORRECT ANSWER-A zone of transition
between the built-up area and the countryside, where there is often
competition for land use. It is a zone of mixed land uses, from out of
town shopping centres and golf courses to farmland and motorways.
3.2.1 ~urban issues~
*SANITATION* - CORRECT ANSWER-Measures designed to protect
public health, including the provision of clean water and the disposal of
sewage and waste.
3.2.1 ~urban issues~
