paper 2 geography gcse Edexcel Questions And Answers
2025\2026
State two possible reasons why the Kingswood Shopping Centre was built here. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Flat land (1).
Near housing (1).
Near main road (1).
Cheaper land than in the CBD
Suggest one impact of the Kingswood Shopping Centre on Hull's CBD. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Fewer shoppers are coming into the CBD (1) which means that more
shops close down (1)
meaning of the term re-urbanisation. - CORRECT ANSWER-movement of people
back towards a city centre to live
Explain two causes of deindustrialisation in the UK - CORRECT ANSWER-
Developments/improvements in transport means that goods can be transported
more easily (1) which means that it is increasingly possible for goods to be
manufactured overseas (1).
, Cheaper labour costs abroad/in other parts of the UK (1) which means
offices/factories move to lower production costs (1).
Explain two negative impacts of rapid urbanisation on a city in a developing or
emerging country. - CORRECT ANSWER-Death rates are falling (1).
Improved medical care (1).
Birth rates are increasing (
Evaluate the ways that the challenges of rapid urbanisation have been managed to
improve the quality of life. - CORRECT ANSWER-The challenges of rapid
urbanisation can be managed through top-down (including 'government-led') and
bottom-up strategies.
Bottom-up strategies to manage the challenges of rapid urbanisation often involve
the local community in the decision-making process to ensure the aims of the
project directly meet their needs. Top-down approaches are influenced by
government policy, and often have a long-term plan attached to them to ensure
the project is sustainable.Smaller-scale, 'bottom-up' projects can be successful
because they involve local people in the planning and delivery of the project -
which helps to sustain the project over time; these types of projects also have the
advantage of getting off the ground quickly as they don't require a great amount
of funding or manpower to make it happen
Some projects might be successful in some ways, but may have negative knock-
on/side-effects elsewhere; for example, a scheme to address housing shortages by
building new housing blocks could mean that people live in cleaner, better
equipped accommodation - but living spaces might be much smaller and the
sense of community (that existed in the previous squatter settlement) may be lost.
2025\2026
State two possible reasons why the Kingswood Shopping Centre was built here. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Flat land (1).
Near housing (1).
Near main road (1).
Cheaper land than in the CBD
Suggest one impact of the Kingswood Shopping Centre on Hull's CBD. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Fewer shoppers are coming into the CBD (1) which means that more
shops close down (1)
meaning of the term re-urbanisation. - CORRECT ANSWER-movement of people
back towards a city centre to live
Explain two causes of deindustrialisation in the UK - CORRECT ANSWER-
Developments/improvements in transport means that goods can be transported
more easily (1) which means that it is increasingly possible for goods to be
manufactured overseas (1).
, Cheaper labour costs abroad/in other parts of the UK (1) which means
offices/factories move to lower production costs (1).
Explain two negative impacts of rapid urbanisation on a city in a developing or
emerging country. - CORRECT ANSWER-Death rates are falling (1).
Improved medical care (1).
Birth rates are increasing (
Evaluate the ways that the challenges of rapid urbanisation have been managed to
improve the quality of life. - CORRECT ANSWER-The challenges of rapid
urbanisation can be managed through top-down (including 'government-led') and
bottom-up strategies.
Bottom-up strategies to manage the challenges of rapid urbanisation often involve
the local community in the decision-making process to ensure the aims of the
project directly meet their needs. Top-down approaches are influenced by
government policy, and often have a long-term plan attached to them to ensure
the project is sustainable.Smaller-scale, 'bottom-up' projects can be successful
because they involve local people in the planning and delivery of the project -
which helps to sustain the project over time; these types of projects also have the
advantage of getting off the ground quickly as they don't require a great amount
of funding or manpower to make it happen
Some projects might be successful in some ways, but may have negative knock-
on/side-effects elsewhere; for example, a scheme to address housing shortages by
building new housing blocks could mean that people live in cleaner, better
equipped accommodation - but living spaces might be much smaller and the
sense of community (that existed in the previous squatter settlement) may be lost.
