GCSE GEOGRAPHY A (9–1): Actual June 2025 PAST PAPER 2: The Human Environment. All Assessment Questions & Mark Scheme [Edexcel 1GA0/02]

GCSE GEOGRAPHY A (9–1): Actual June 2025 PAST PAPER 2: The Human Environment. All
Assessment Questions & Mark Scheme [Edexcel 1GA0/02]


Exam Resource Summary

The GCSE Geography A (9–1) June 2025 Paper 2: The Human Environment (Edexcel 1GA0/02) – All
Assessment Questions & Mark Scheme document combines the complete official examination paper with its
detailed mark scheme, serving as a focused and practical revision resource. This paper evaluates students’
understanding of human geography themes, including urbanization, changing economic environments,
global development, and resource management. It emphasizes the ability to interpret data, analyze case
studies, and construct reasoned arguments about real-world human and environmental interactions. The
merged format presents each question alongside its corresponding marking criteria, providing clarity on
examiner expectations, mark allocation, and how to structure effective, evidence-based responses.

This resource is essential for focused revision, self-assessment, and enhancing analytical and evaluative
skills, making it a key tool for preparation for the May 2026 Edexcel GCSE Geography A (9–1) Paper 2:
The Human Environment examination.


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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.
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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
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Africa Asia Europe America Oceania
(North and South)
Area
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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.
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Area Year Percentage (%)

Africa 1950 6

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and 2015.
(1)
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A America (North and South)

B Asia
C Europe

D Oceania
(iii) Calculate the range of the 2050 (predicted) percentage distribution shown in
Figure 1a.
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(iv) Compare the trend for Asia with the trend for America (North and South).

You must use data from Figure 1a in your answer.
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