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Study Figure 3
Figure 3
Distribution of international migrants and asylum seekers
Suggest one reason why the distribution of international migrants varies across the UK.
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Population Structure Variation (Edexcel A Level Geography): Exam Questions
Exam code: 9GE0
2 hours22 questions
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Study Figure 2.
Figure 2: A map showing ethnic segregation in part of Chicago, (USA)
Suggest one reason why recently-arrived Asians tend to live in the area indicated.
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Study Figure 3
Figure 3
Information about four urban places compared to the UK average, 2018
Suggest one reason the percentage of foreign-born people differs between urban places.
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Study Figures 4a and 4b
Figure 4a and Figure 4b
Population pyramid and non-UK born data for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North East England and for Northumberland, North East England
Suggest one reason why the population structures of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Northumberland differ.
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Study Figures 2a and 2b.
Suggest one way the photographs show that population change has taken place in Brick Lane, London.
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Study Figure 3.
Suggest one reason for the difference in birth rates in these areas.
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Study Figure 1.
Figure 1: Population growth over 20 years (selected UK regions)
Region | Population change |
|---|---|
London and the South East | +29.5% |
The North East of England | +1.7% |
Suggest one reason why population growth varies between regions of the UK.
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Study Figure 1.
Figure 1: Demographic indicators (2019)
Place | Birth rate | Death rate | Net internal migration |
|---|---|---|---|
Liverpool (urban) | 10.7 | 10.3 | -1,152 |
Shetland (rural) | 11.2 | 9.0 | +20 |
Liverpool has a larger share of young, working-age people; Shetland has an older population.
Suggest one reason why the age structure differs between an urban and a rural place.
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Study Figure 1.
Figure 1: Ethnic diversity (% identifying as non-white)
Place | Non-white (%) |
|---|---|
England and Wales average | 18 |
Liverpool (Princes Park area) | 69 |
Shetland | about 3 |
Suggest one reason why ethnic diversity varies between places in the UK.
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Study Figure 2.
Figure 2: A map showing ethnic segregation in part of Chicago, (USA)
Suggest why some areas in Chicago have a greater degree of ethnic segregation than others.
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Study Figure 3
Figure 3
Information about four urban places compared to the UK average, 2018
Suggest why urban places have different population growth rates.
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You have studied your local place and a contrasting place. Explain the changes in the cultural characteristics of one of these places.
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Study Figures 4a and 4b
Figure 4a and Figure 4b
Population pyramid and non-UK born data for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North East England and for Northumberland, North East England
Suggest reasons for the different levels of cultural diversity between Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Northumberland.
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Explain how regional and national influences have shaped the demographic characteristics of your local place.
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Explain why there may be changes over time in the population characteristics of these areas.
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Explain why your two chosen places have contrasting levels of cultural diversity.
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Study Figure 1.
Figure 1: Cultural diversity of two places
Place | Non-white population | Setting |
|---|---|---|
Newcastle-upon-Tyne | higher | major urban area |
Northumberland | lower | rural |
Suggest reasons for the different levels of cultural diversity between the two places shown.
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6 marks
With reference to a named example, explain why population structure varies between urban and rural places.
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Study Figure 1.
Figure 1: UK population change
Year | Total UK population |
|---|---|
1972 | about 56 million |
2023 | 67.8 million |
Migration has been the main reason for population growth since the 1990s; the fertility rate in 2019 was 1.68.
Suggest reasons for the changes to the UK population shown.
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Evaluate the extent to which past and present connections shape the demographic and cultural characteristics of your chosen place.
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Evaluate the view that migration is the main cause of variations in population structure between places.
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Evaluate the extent to which past and present connections shape the demographic and cultural characteristics of a place.
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