AQA A Level Geography - Paper 2
Exam Questions With Assured
Answers
Benefits - ANSThe advantages/positive impacts of something (social, economic, environmental, etc).
Geopolitics - ANSHow relationships between geographical, economic and political factors impact on
political decisions and international relations and therefore affect the use and control of territory and
resources.
Global commons - ANSA region, resource or natural property of Earth beyond the exclusive control of
individual nation states and requiring common governance and management by the international
community.
Global governance - ANSThe system and institutions that coordinate the behaviour of international
agencies, facilitate cooperation, resolve disputes and improve global decision-making.
Globalisation - ANSThe process whereby individual national economies, societies and cultures are
increasingly integrated through advances in communication and transport technology, international
trade and movement of peoples.
International trade - ANSThe exchange of capital, goods and services across international borders. An
individual country's exports are outbound to other countries; imports are inbound from other
countries.
Labour - ANSA factor of production incorporating human effort and ingenuity into the production,
trade and consumption of goods and services.
Latin America - ANSA commonly used term to describe the countries in the Americas found to the
south of the continental United States, including Central America, South America and the islands of
the Caribbean where the dominant languages derive from Latin (mainly Spanish and Portuguese).
Some see the use of this term as problematic due to its use homogenising the region and using a
characterisation of language that originates from colonisation.
, Non-governmental organisation (NGO) - ANSA non-profit, voluntary citizens group with a common
interest in pursuing political goals, organised on a local, national or international scale.
Norms - ANSThe shared values, traditions and customs that govern individual and group behaviour in
a society.
Sub-Saharan Africa - ANSA term collectively describing countries in Africa located mainly south of the
Sahara Desert. The dividing line has origins in colonial ideas of race, separating the predominately
Arab states of North Africa, which colonists considered to be more developed from the rest of Africa.
This term replaced racist phrases such as 'Black Africa' that were used up until the 1950s.
Transnational corporation (TNC) - ANSLarge businesses that operate in several different countries and
commonly allocate different productions functions to different types of country - for example in
terms of assembly, research and development, and decision taking.
United Nations (UN) - ANSAn international organisation founded in 1945 consisting of 193 member
states with the aim of maintaining international peace, security and cooperation. It self-defines as
"one place where the world's nations can gather together, discuss common problems and find
shared solutions."
United National Environment Programme (UNEP) - ANSA global authority for the environment with
programmes focusing on climate, nature, pollution and sustainable development. UNEP's mission is
"to inspire, inform, and enable nations and people to improve their quality of life without
compromising that of future generations."
Community group - ANSAn organised collection of people with shared interests and aims often
concerning aspects of public life.
Endogenous factor - ANSThese constitute the characteristics of the place itself, including aspects
such as climate, topography, land use, the built environment and social and economic characteristics,
all of which contribute to peoples' experience of the place and their sense of place.
Exogenous factor - ANSThese constitute external agents and processes that affect the character of a
place and the experiences of those who live there. They include the activities of central
governments, decision taking by business and public agencies, and the operation and effect of the
national and international economy.
Exam Questions With Assured
Answers
Benefits - ANSThe advantages/positive impacts of something (social, economic, environmental, etc).
Geopolitics - ANSHow relationships between geographical, economic and political factors impact on
political decisions and international relations and therefore affect the use and control of territory and
resources.
Global commons - ANSA region, resource or natural property of Earth beyond the exclusive control of
individual nation states and requiring common governance and management by the international
community.
Global governance - ANSThe system and institutions that coordinate the behaviour of international
agencies, facilitate cooperation, resolve disputes and improve global decision-making.
Globalisation - ANSThe process whereby individual national economies, societies and cultures are
increasingly integrated through advances in communication and transport technology, international
trade and movement of peoples.
International trade - ANSThe exchange of capital, goods and services across international borders. An
individual country's exports are outbound to other countries; imports are inbound from other
countries.
Labour - ANSA factor of production incorporating human effort and ingenuity into the production,
trade and consumption of goods and services.
Latin America - ANSA commonly used term to describe the countries in the Americas found to the
south of the continental United States, including Central America, South America and the islands of
the Caribbean where the dominant languages derive from Latin (mainly Spanish and Portuguese).
Some see the use of this term as problematic due to its use homogenising the region and using a
characterisation of language that originates from colonisation.
, Non-governmental organisation (NGO) - ANSA non-profit, voluntary citizens group with a common
interest in pursuing political goals, organised on a local, national or international scale.
Norms - ANSThe shared values, traditions and customs that govern individual and group behaviour in
a society.
Sub-Saharan Africa - ANSA term collectively describing countries in Africa located mainly south of the
Sahara Desert. The dividing line has origins in colonial ideas of race, separating the predominately
Arab states of North Africa, which colonists considered to be more developed from the rest of Africa.
This term replaced racist phrases such as 'Black Africa' that were used up until the 1950s.
Transnational corporation (TNC) - ANSLarge businesses that operate in several different countries and
commonly allocate different productions functions to different types of country - for example in
terms of assembly, research and development, and decision taking.
United Nations (UN) - ANSAn international organisation founded in 1945 consisting of 193 member
states with the aim of maintaining international peace, security and cooperation. It self-defines as
"one place where the world's nations can gather together, discuss common problems and find
shared solutions."
United National Environment Programme (UNEP) - ANSA global authority for the environment with
programmes focusing on climate, nature, pollution and sustainable development. UNEP's mission is
"to inspire, inform, and enable nations and people to improve their quality of life without
compromising that of future generations."
Community group - ANSAn organised collection of people with shared interests and aims often
concerning aspects of public life.
Endogenous factor - ANSThese constitute the characteristics of the place itself, including aspects
such as climate, topography, land use, the built environment and social and economic characteristics,
all of which contribute to peoples' experience of the place and their sense of place.
Exogenous factor - ANSThese constitute external agents and processes that affect the character of a
place and the experiences of those who live there. They include the activities of central
governments, decision taking by business and public agencies, and the operation and effect of the
national and international economy.
