Practice Paper: Edexcel AS Geography
8GE0/02 (Paper 2)
Globalisation, regenerating and diverse places
Question paper
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Independent practice paper written for revision. Not an official Pearson paper and
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Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes Total: 90 marks
You will need
• The Resource Booklet, printed at the back of this file. Keep it beside you while
you answer.
• A calculator and a ruler.
Instructions
• Answer all of Section A. Then choose ONE of Section B or Section C and answer
all of it.
• Answer in the lined spaces. You may not need all of the lines.
• For multiple-choice questions, mark one box with a cross (☒). To change an
answer, draw a line through the cross and mark your new choice.
• Show your working in calculations.
• Section A is worth 28 marks. Sections B and C are worth 62 marks each. The
marks for each part are shown in brackets: use them to plan your time.
• All places, people and data in this paper are fictional and were written for
practice.
Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________________
Practice Paper 8GE0/02 (Paper 2) – Question paper and resources Written by AcePapers | Page 1
, Section A: Globalisation
Answer all of Question 1. Use the Resource Booklet where you are told to.
1 Question 1
(a) State one of the three dimensions of globalisation measured by the KOF
Globalisation Index.
(1)
(b) Look at Figure 1 in the Resource Booklet. It shows internet use in six fictional
countries.
(i) Calculate the mean increase in internet users per 100 people between 2005
and 2025 for the six countries. Show your working, rounding to 1 decimal
place.
(2)
Answer: ______________________ users per 100 people
(ii) Suggest one reason why the increase in internet use was much smaller in some
countries than in others.
(3)
(c) Explain two ways in which trade blocs have speeded up globalisation.
(4)
1
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(d) Explain why some places remain largely ‘switched off’ from globalisation.
(6)
(e) Assess the extent to which globalisation has increased inequality within
countries.
(12)
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, [Question 1 total: 28 marks]
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8GE0/02 (Paper 2)
Globalisation, regenerating and diverse places
Question paper
Written by AcePapers
Independent practice paper written for revision. Not an official Pearson paper and
not affiliated with or endorsed by Pearson.
Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes Total: 90 marks
You will need
• The Resource Booklet, printed at the back of this file. Keep it beside you while
you answer.
• A calculator and a ruler.
Instructions
• Answer all of Section A. Then choose ONE of Section B or Section C and answer
all of it.
• Answer in the lined spaces. You may not need all of the lines.
• For multiple-choice questions, mark one box with a cross (☒). To change an
answer, draw a line through the cross and mark your new choice.
• Show your working in calculations.
• Section A is worth 28 marks. Sections B and C are worth 62 marks each. The
marks for each part are shown in brackets: use them to plan your time.
• All places, people and data in this paper are fictional and were written for
practice.
Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________________
Practice Paper 8GE0/02 (Paper 2) – Question paper and resources Written by AcePapers | Page 1
, Section A: Globalisation
Answer all of Question 1. Use the Resource Booklet where you are told to.
1 Question 1
(a) State one of the three dimensions of globalisation measured by the KOF
Globalisation Index.
(1)
(b) Look at Figure 1 in the Resource Booklet. It shows internet use in six fictional
countries.
(i) Calculate the mean increase in internet users per 100 people between 2005
and 2025 for the six countries. Show your working, rounding to 1 decimal
place.
(2)
Answer: ______________________ users per 100 people
(ii) Suggest one reason why the increase in internet use was much smaller in some
countries than in others.
(3)
(c) Explain two ways in which trade blocs have speeded up globalisation.
(4)
1
Practice Paper 8GE0/02 (Paper 2) – Question paper and resources Written by AcePapers | Page 2
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(d) Explain why some places remain largely ‘switched off’ from globalisation.
(6)
(e) Assess the extent to which globalisation has increased inequality within
countries.
(12)
Practice Paper 8GE0/02 (Paper 2) – Question paper and resources Written by AcePapers | Page 3
, [Question 1 total: 28 marks]
Practice Paper 8GE0/02 (Paper 2) – Question paper and resources Written by AcePapers | Page 4
