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Paper 2 Challenges in the human environment
Friday 6 June 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
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For the multiple-choice questions, shade the circle next to the correct answer.
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Section A Urban issues and challenges
Answer all questions in this section.
Question 1 Urban issues and challenges
0 1 . 1 What is urbanisation?
[1 mark]
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Study Figure 1, a world map showing cities expected to become megacities by 2050.
Figure 1
Baghdad
7.6 Tehran
London 13.0 9.4 Chengdu
9.6 10.6
Chicago 10.8 9.5
8.9 10.6
10.8 Nanjing
Ahmedabad Surat 9.5
Khartoum 8.5 7.9 10.4
6.2 13.0 12.0
11.2 Ho Chi Minh City
9.1
Nairobi Pune 13.0
5.2
Luanda 10.4 Dar es 7.0
9.0 Salaam 10.8
14.6 7.5
Key: Emerging megacities 16.4
2022 Population (million)
2050 Population (projected) (million)
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0 1 . 2 Which continent is expected to have the most new megacities in 2050?
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[1 mark]
A Africa
B Asia
C Europe
D North America
0 1 . 3 What is the expected percentage growth of Nairobi 2022–2050?
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A 50%
B 100%
C 150%
D 200%
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Study Figure 2, some data about three of the cities shown in Figure 1. box
Figure 2
Additional population
City Median age
per week
Baghdad, Iraq 21 3850
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 30 3270
Khartoum, Sudan 20 2885
0 1 . 4 Suggest how natural increase and migration affect the growth of LIC/NEE cities.
Use Figure 2 and your own understanding.
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Centre number Candidate number
Surname _________________________________________________________________________
Forename(s) _________________________________________________________________________
Candidate signature _________________________________________________________________________
I declare this is my own work.
GCSE
GEOGRAPHY
Paper 2 Challenges in the human environment
Friday 6 June 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
, 2
Do not write
outside the
box
For the multiple-choice questions, shade the circle next to the correct answer.
CORRECT METHOD WRONG METHODS
If you want to change your answer you must cross out your original answer as shown.
If you wish to return to an answer previously crossed out, ring the answer you now wish to
select as shown.
Section A Urban issues and challenges
Answer all questions in this section.
Question 1 Urban issues and challenges
0 1 . 1 What is urbanisation?
[1 mark]
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
Study Figure 1, a world map showing cities expected to become megacities by 2050.
Figure 1
Baghdad
7.6 Tehran
London 13.0 9.4 Chengdu
9.6 10.6
Chicago 10.8 9.5
8.9 10.6
10.8 Nanjing
Ahmedabad Surat 9.5
Khartoum 8.5 7.9 10.4
6.2 13.0 12.0
11.2 Ho Chi Minh City
9.1
Nairobi Pune 13.0
5.2
Luanda 10.4 Dar es 7.0
9.0 Salaam 10.8
14.6 7.5
Key: Emerging megacities 16.4
2022 Population (million)
2050 Population (projected) (million)
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0 1 . 2 Which continent is expected to have the most new megacities in 2050?
Shade one circle only.
[1 mark]
A Africa
B Asia
C Europe
D North America
0 1 . 3 What is the expected percentage growth of Nairobi 2022–2050?
Shade one circle only.
[1 mark]
A 50%
B 100%
C 150%
D 200%
Question 1 continues on the next page
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Study Figure 2, some data about three of the cities shown in Figure 1. box
Figure 2
Additional population
City Median age
per week
Baghdad, Iraq 21 3850
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 30 3270
Khartoum, Sudan 20 2885
0 1 . 4 Suggest how natural increase and migration affect the growth of LIC/NEE cities.
Use Figure 2 and your own understanding.
[4 marks]
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