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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Monday 8 June 2026
Afternoon (Time: 2 hours 15 minutes) Paper
reference 9GE0/03
Geography
Advanced
PAPER 3
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You must use the Resource Booklet provided and your own knowledge and
understanding from across your course of study to answer the questions in this paper.
1 Explain how increasing global temperatures will impact on one store in the
hydrological cycle.
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(Total for Question 1 = 4 marks)
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, 2 (a) Table 1 below shows data for the contribution of tourism to Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) of three different groups of countries, Developed Countries,
Emerging Countries and Low-income Developing Countries (LIDCs).
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The contribution of tourism to the GDP of countries was categorised as either
higher or lower than the global mean (2.5%).
A Chi-squared test was used to establish whether there was a statistically
significant difference in the contribution of tourism to the GDP for these three
groups of countries.
The null hypothesis tested was:
There is no significant association between the level of economic development of a
country and the contribution of tourism to its economy.
The alternative hypothesis was:
There is a significant association between the level of economic development of a
country and the contribution of tourism to its economy.
The data for both O (the observed values) and E (the expected values) are shown
below in Table 1.
Above global average Below global average TOTAL
Column Column Column Column Column Column Column
1 2 3 4 5 6 3
+
Level of Observed Expected (O−E)2 /E Observed Expected (O−E)2 /E
Column
development
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Developed 28 20.05 3.15 13 20.95 3.02 6.17
countries
Emerging 42 43.04 0.03 46 44.96 0.02 0.05
countries
LIDCs 20 26.90 1.77 35 28.10
TOTAL 90 4.95 94 4.73 χ2 =
Table 1
Contribution of tourism to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for
three different groups of countries
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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Monday 8 June 2026
Afternoon (Time: 2 hours 15 minutes) Paper
reference 9GE0/03
Geography
Advanced
PAPER 3
You must have: Total Marks
Resource Booklet (enclosed)
Calculator, ruler
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 70.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• Calculators may be used.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Try to answer every question.
•• You
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
should show all your working out with your answer.
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, Answer ALL questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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You must use the Resource Booklet provided and your own knowledge and
understanding from across your course of study to answer the questions in this paper.
1 Explain how increasing global temperatures will impact on one store in the
hydrological cycle.
(4)
. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................................................................................................ ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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(Total for Question 1 = 4 marks)
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, 2 (a) Table 1 below shows data for the contribution of tourism to Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) of three different groups of countries, Developed Countries,
Emerging Countries and Low-income Developing Countries (LIDCs).
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The contribution of tourism to the GDP of countries was categorised as either
higher or lower than the global mean (2.5%).
A Chi-squared test was used to establish whether there was a statistically
significant difference in the contribution of tourism to the GDP for these three
groups of countries.
The null hypothesis tested was:
There is no significant association between the level of economic development of a
country and the contribution of tourism to its economy.
The alternative hypothesis was:
There is a significant association between the level of economic development of a
country and the contribution of tourism to its economy.
The data for both O (the observed values) and E (the expected values) are shown
below in Table 1.
Above global average Below global average TOTAL
Column Column Column Column Column Column Column
1 2 3 4 5 6 3
+
Level of Observed Expected (O−E)2 /E Observed Expected (O−E)2 /E
Column
development
6
Developed 28 20.05 3.15 13 20.95 3.02 6.17
countries
Emerging 42 43.04 0.03 46 44.96 0.02 0.05
countries
LIDCs 20 26.90 1.77 35 28.10
TOTAL 90 4.95 94 4.73 χ2 =
Table 1
Contribution of tourism to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for
three different groups of countries
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