AQA GEOGRAPHY PAPER 2 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS||2025
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Explain how Park and Ride systems in Cambridge set out to reduce
congestion problems. - CORRECT-ANSWER-- 5 Park and Ride sites
around outskirts of Cambridge (e.g. Madingley Road) - pay £3 for bus
ticket - leave car in secure car parking facilities with toilets / security
cameras - bus into Cambridge - by cars being left on outskirts - reduce
traffic congestion in the city.
What is the difference between renewal and redevelopment in the
context of urban regeneration? - CORRECT-ANSWER-i) Renewal - mean
renewing what is already there - i.e. installing modern facilities in old
buildings
(ii) Redevelopment - means demolishing what is there and starting
anew.
,Why did the area of Stratford and the Lower Lea Valley need
regenerating? - CORRECT-ANSWER-- By 2007 it was one of the most
deprived areas having undergone deindustrialisation
- Many derelict brownfield sites
- Higher than average unemployment
- Low school achievement
Give any three features of success of the redevelopment of the Lower
Leas Valley in London. - CORRECT-ANSWER-• Improved Infrastructure
(e.g. Stratford Tube Station)
• Tackled unemployment (Westfield shopping centre - provided 10,000
more jobs
• Environmental improvement - Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park created;
wildlife habitats created; water quality of River leas improved
• Economy boosted - £9 billion of investment in the area
• Social benefits - new school opened; new sports arenas
• More affordable housing - former athletes village now provides 2,800
new homes for locals / newcomers.
,Give 2 possible problems associated with the development of Stratford
and the Lower Leas Valley in London. - CORRECT-ANSWER--
Compulsory purchase of land (some protests)
- Rents of some of the new homes are unaffordable for the area's
poorest
- Development had a high carbon footprint
- Total cost of redevelopment was very high.
Describe how the problem of crime is being tackled in Lagos - CORRECT-
ANSWER-• The city has brought 3 helicopters to help spot criminal
activity
• Community policy is being used
• A DNA forensic lab has been established
Describe how the problem of air pollution is being tackled in Lagos -
CORRECT-ANSWER-• In Dec 2016 the city pledged to stop importing
dirty fuel
• Move to improve public transport (not much success to date)
• Banned import of miniature generators.
, Describe how the problem of crime is being tackled in Lagos - CORRECT-
ANSWER-• The city has brought 3 helicopters to help spot criminal
activity
• Community policy is being used
• A DNA forensic lab has been established
What is urbanisation? - CORRECT-ANSWER-This is the process of an
increasing number of people living in towns and cities
Describe and explain the way that urbanisation rates vary around the
world. - CORRECT-ANSWER-- Rates of urbanisation are UNEQUAL
around the world - Rates are highest in LICs (with high levels of rural-
urban migration and high natural increase) - Rates are lowest in HICs -
many live in cities and have a lower natural increase) - Rates in NEEs are
slower than in LICs as their urbanisation happened earlier.
Define the term 'Megacity' - CORRECT-ANSWER-Theses are the world's
largest cities with a population over 10 million.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS||2025
UPDATE||GRADED A+
Explain how Park and Ride systems in Cambridge set out to reduce
congestion problems. - CORRECT-ANSWER-- 5 Park and Ride sites
around outskirts of Cambridge (e.g. Madingley Road) - pay £3 for bus
ticket - leave car in secure car parking facilities with toilets / security
cameras - bus into Cambridge - by cars being left on outskirts - reduce
traffic congestion in the city.
What is the difference between renewal and redevelopment in the
context of urban regeneration? - CORRECT-ANSWER-i) Renewal - mean
renewing what is already there - i.e. installing modern facilities in old
buildings
(ii) Redevelopment - means demolishing what is there and starting
anew.
,Why did the area of Stratford and the Lower Lea Valley need
regenerating? - CORRECT-ANSWER-- By 2007 it was one of the most
deprived areas having undergone deindustrialisation
- Many derelict brownfield sites
- Higher than average unemployment
- Low school achievement
Give any three features of success of the redevelopment of the Lower
Leas Valley in London. - CORRECT-ANSWER-• Improved Infrastructure
(e.g. Stratford Tube Station)
• Tackled unemployment (Westfield shopping centre - provided 10,000
more jobs
• Environmental improvement - Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park created;
wildlife habitats created; water quality of River leas improved
• Economy boosted - £9 billion of investment in the area
• Social benefits - new school opened; new sports arenas
• More affordable housing - former athletes village now provides 2,800
new homes for locals / newcomers.
,Give 2 possible problems associated with the development of Stratford
and the Lower Leas Valley in London. - CORRECT-ANSWER--
Compulsory purchase of land (some protests)
- Rents of some of the new homes are unaffordable for the area's
poorest
- Development had a high carbon footprint
- Total cost of redevelopment was very high.
Describe how the problem of crime is being tackled in Lagos - CORRECT-
ANSWER-• The city has brought 3 helicopters to help spot criminal
activity
• Community policy is being used
• A DNA forensic lab has been established
Describe how the problem of air pollution is being tackled in Lagos -
CORRECT-ANSWER-• In Dec 2016 the city pledged to stop importing
dirty fuel
• Move to improve public transport (not much success to date)
• Banned import of miniature generators.
, Describe how the problem of crime is being tackled in Lagos - CORRECT-
ANSWER-• The city has brought 3 helicopters to help spot criminal
activity
• Community policy is being used
• A DNA forensic lab has been established
What is urbanisation? - CORRECT-ANSWER-This is the process of an
increasing number of people living in towns and cities
Describe and explain the way that urbanisation rates vary around the
world. - CORRECT-ANSWER-- Rates of urbanisation are UNEQUAL
around the world - Rates are highest in LICs (with high levels of rural-
urban migration and high natural increase) - Rates are lowest in HICs -
many live in cities and have a lower natural increase) - Rates in NEEs are
slower than in LICs as their urbanisation happened earlier.
Define the term 'Megacity' - CORRECT-ANSWER-Theses are the world's
largest cities with a population over 10 million.
