AQA
AQA GCSE GEOGRAPHY
GLOSSARY ACTUAL EXAM 20242025
LATEST UPDATE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+
Urbanisation - CORRECT ANSWERS - People moving to towns and cities
Where is urbanisation happening fastest? - CORRECT ANSWERS - poorer
countries
Push factors for urbanisation - CORRECT ANSWERS - Natural disasters
Mechanisation of agricultural equipment
Desertification
Conflict
Push factors - CORRECT ANSWERS - Make you leave
Pull factors - CORRECT ANSWERS - Make you go
Pull factors for urbanisation - CORRECT ANSWERS - More jobs
Better healthcare
Family members
Quality of life
Social opportunities of urban growth in NEE's - CORRECT ANSWERS - Better
access to services
x
x
,A
Better access to resources
Economic opportunities of urban growth in NEE's - CORRECT ANSWERS -
Increase Economic development
More jobs and better wages
Industries
Social challenges of urban growth in NEE's - CORRECT ANSWERS - Badly
built squatters
No access to basic services
Unclean
Little education
Unemployment and crime
Environmental challenges of urban growth in NEE's - CORRECT ANSWERS -
Rubbish isn't collected
Air pollution
Sewage
Road system is overcrowded
Upland regions of Northern Scotland are - CORRECT ANSWERS - Sparsely
populated due to being difficult to farm and no natural resources
Coastal areas have attracted human settlements - CORRECT ANSWERS - For
harbours and ports
London is - CORRECT ANSWERS - Uk's biggest city with 8.6 million people
Where is Central Business district (CBD) usually in towns - CORRECT
ANSWERS - Central areas near bus/train stations
x
x
, AQA
Uses of inner city - CORRECT ANSWERS - Residential areas and recreational
parks
Rural-urban fringe - CORRECT ANSWERS - New housing and development of
business parks etc
Suburbs are found - CORRECT ANSWERS - Near edge of city
Immigrant communities are created by - CORRECT ANSWERS - Low cost
housing
What can Immigrant communities bring - CORRECT ANSWERS - Festivals
and food eg Notting Hill carnival in London
Redevelopment can create what - CORRECT ANSWERS - opportunities
Cities with high numbers of commuters have come up with - CORRECT
ANSWERS - creative transport solutions
What to planners recognise to be important - CORRECT ANSWERS - Green
space
Industrial decline can lead to - CORRECT ANSWERS - crime
Derelict land creates - CORRECT ANSWERS - brownfield sites
Water conservation schemes (rainwater) - CORRECT ANSWERS - Collecting
rainwater for toilets or garden
x
x
,A
Water conservation schemes (toilets) - CORRECT ANSWERS - Toilets that use
less water
Water conservation schemes (water meters) - CORRECT ANSWERS - Pay for
water used
Water conservation schemes (Less water) - CORRECT ANSWERS -
Encourage people to use less water eg turning off taps while brushing teeth
Creating green space advantages - CORRECT ANSWERS - Cooler areas where
people can relax Encourage exercise Make people happier reduce flooding
reduce air pollution
Energy conservation schemes (renewable) - CORRECT ANSWERS -
Encouraging use of renewable energy sources
Energy conservation schemes (efficiency) - CORRECT ANSWERS -
Encourage efficient energy usage
Energy conservation schemes (new homes) - CORRECT ANSWERS -
Encourage building of more efficient homes
Waste recycling schemes (boxes) - CORRECT ANSWERS - Collection of
household recycling boxes
Waste recycling schemes (facilities) - CORRECT ANSWERS - For recycling
larger items eg fridges
Waste recycling schemes (websites) - CORRECT ANSWERS - Items are
offered for free
x
x
AQA GCSE GEOGRAPHY
GLOSSARY ACTUAL EXAM 20242025
LATEST UPDATE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+
Urbanisation - CORRECT ANSWERS - People moving to towns and cities
Where is urbanisation happening fastest? - CORRECT ANSWERS - poorer
countries
Push factors for urbanisation - CORRECT ANSWERS - Natural disasters
Mechanisation of agricultural equipment
Desertification
Conflict
Push factors - CORRECT ANSWERS - Make you leave
Pull factors - CORRECT ANSWERS - Make you go
Pull factors for urbanisation - CORRECT ANSWERS - More jobs
Better healthcare
Family members
Quality of life
Social opportunities of urban growth in NEE's - CORRECT ANSWERS - Better
access to services
x
x
,A
Better access to resources
Economic opportunities of urban growth in NEE's - CORRECT ANSWERS -
Increase Economic development
More jobs and better wages
Industries
Social challenges of urban growth in NEE's - CORRECT ANSWERS - Badly
built squatters
No access to basic services
Unclean
Little education
Unemployment and crime
Environmental challenges of urban growth in NEE's - CORRECT ANSWERS -
Rubbish isn't collected
Air pollution
Sewage
Road system is overcrowded
Upland regions of Northern Scotland are - CORRECT ANSWERS - Sparsely
populated due to being difficult to farm and no natural resources
Coastal areas have attracted human settlements - CORRECT ANSWERS - For
harbours and ports
London is - CORRECT ANSWERS - Uk's biggest city with 8.6 million people
Where is Central Business district (CBD) usually in towns - CORRECT
ANSWERS - Central areas near bus/train stations
x
x
, AQA
Uses of inner city - CORRECT ANSWERS - Residential areas and recreational
parks
Rural-urban fringe - CORRECT ANSWERS - New housing and development of
business parks etc
Suburbs are found - CORRECT ANSWERS - Near edge of city
Immigrant communities are created by - CORRECT ANSWERS - Low cost
housing
What can Immigrant communities bring - CORRECT ANSWERS - Festivals
and food eg Notting Hill carnival in London
Redevelopment can create what - CORRECT ANSWERS - opportunities
Cities with high numbers of commuters have come up with - CORRECT
ANSWERS - creative transport solutions
What to planners recognise to be important - CORRECT ANSWERS - Green
space
Industrial decline can lead to - CORRECT ANSWERS - crime
Derelict land creates - CORRECT ANSWERS - brownfield sites
Water conservation schemes (rainwater) - CORRECT ANSWERS - Collecting
rainwater for toilets or garden
x
x
,A
Water conservation schemes (toilets) - CORRECT ANSWERS - Toilets that use
less water
Water conservation schemes (water meters) - CORRECT ANSWERS - Pay for
water used
Water conservation schemes (Less water) - CORRECT ANSWERS -
Encourage people to use less water eg turning off taps while brushing teeth
Creating green space advantages - CORRECT ANSWERS - Cooler areas where
people can relax Encourage exercise Make people happier reduce flooding
reduce air pollution
Energy conservation schemes (renewable) - CORRECT ANSWERS -
Encouraging use of renewable energy sources
Energy conservation schemes (efficiency) - CORRECT ANSWERS -
Encourage efficient energy usage
Energy conservation schemes (new homes) - CORRECT ANSWERS -
Encourage building of more efficient homes
Waste recycling schemes (boxes) - CORRECT ANSWERS - Collection of
household recycling boxes
Waste recycling schemes (facilities) - CORRECT ANSWERS - For recycling
larger items eg fridges
Waste recycling schemes (websites) - CORRECT ANSWERS - Items are
offered for free
x
x
