Management & Stakeholders (Edexcel A Level Geography): Exam Questions

Exam code: 9GE0

3 hours20 questions
1
3 marks

Study Figure 2a.

Table comparing Lewes and Middlesbrough voter turnout in 2019 UK election and ethnic makeup, showing Lewes higher turnout and higher White proportion.

Suggest one reason why ethnic diversity may affect the percentage of people who vote.

2
3 marks

Study Figure 1, which shows working-age unemployment rates by ethnicity for selected UK regions in 2016.

Bar chart comparing unemployment: BAME rates (10–14%) are consistently higher than White rates (4–8%) across five English regions, highest gap in West Midlands.
Figure 1 - Unemployment rates in UK regions

Suggest one reason why unemployment rates differ between White and Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups.

3
3 marks

Study Figure 1, which shows social indicator rankings for two neighbouring wards in Liverpool (1 = most deprived of 64 wards).

Figure 1: Social indicators for Speke and Garston, Liverpool

Indicator (rank of 64 wards, 1 = most deprived)

Speke

Garston

Overall ranking

10

39

Life expectancy

19

35

Crime – domestic violence

10

39

Index of Multiple Deprivation

11

32

Suggest one way these data could be used to assess social progress in an urban area.

4
3 marks

Study Figure 1, which shows reported race hate crimes for two contrasting places.

Figure 1: Reported race hate crimes

Data

Liverpool

Shetland

Population identifying as non-White (%)

16

3

Reported hate crimes (race) per 100,000 people

231

4

Suggest one reason why the rate of reported hate crime varies between Liverpool and Shetland.

5
3 marks

Study Figure 1, which shows changes in average per capita income for two cities between 2011 and 2021.

Figure 1: Average per capita income in two cities

2011 income

2021 income

Absolute change

Relative change

City A

£49,250

£56,902

+£7,652

+15.5%

City B

£29,980

£37,114

+£7,134

+23.8%

Suggest one reason why relative change can give a different impression of progress from absolute change.

6
3 marks

Study Figure 1, which shows the partner organisations involved in managing a rural area.

Figure 1: Selected partners in the Lake District National Park Partnership

Sector

Example partners

Public

Environment Agency, Lake District National Park Authority

Private

Cumbria Tourism

Community / voluntary

National Trust, Cumbria Wildlife Trust

Industry

National Farmers Union

Suggest one way that involving a wide range of stakeholders helps to manage change in a rural living space.

7
3 marks

Study Figure 1, which shows the most common forms of diversification on UK farms.

Pie chart of income sources: renewable energy 29%, property letting 15%, holiday lets 12%, other forms 44%.
Figure 1 - Types of farm diversification in the UK

Suggest one reason why farm diversification helps to manage demographic change in rural areas.

1
6 marks
Two photos of Brick Lane, London: a 1984 black‑and‑white street scene with van and shops, and a colourful 2019 view crowded with neon restaurant signs.

Explain why stakeholders often have different views about the changes taking place in urban areas such as Brick Lane.

2
6 marks

Study Figure 1, which shows changes planned in the regeneration of a London council estate.

Figure 1: Aylesbury Estate (South London) regeneration – selected outcomes

Feature

Before

After rebuild

Existing flats

370 (to be demolished)

residents temporarily rehomed

Social rent homes

higher number

fewer

Private homes

baseline

threefold increase

Suggest why different stakeholders may disagree about whether this scheme has been successful.

3
6 marks

Study Figure 1, which shows measures of political engagement in the UK.

Figure 1: Measures of UK political engagement

Measure

Value

2019 general election turnout (all eligible voters)

67.3%

Estimated eligible voters not registered (2019)

9.4 million

Ethnic minority groups who chose to vote

52%

Suggest why political engagement data are useful for assessing the integration of minority groups.

4
6 marks

Study Figure 1, which shows house prices in a popular rural area.

Figure 1: House prices in Ambleside, Lake District (2022)

Measure

Value

Average house price

£512,733

Average flat price

£372,120

Most common type of sale

Flats

Suggest why rising house prices in a rural area can create tension between stakeholders.

5
6 marks

With reference to a named example, explain how a partnership can manage change in a rural living space.

6
6 marks

With reference to a named example, explain how local community groups can manage cultural tension in an urban living space.

7
6 marks

With reference to named examples, explain how national government strategies attempt to manage change in urban living spaces.

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Evaluate why stakeholders in diverse communities use different criteria for measuring the success of managing change.

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20 marks

Evaluate the view that successful urban management for some is likely to be unsuccessful for others.

3
20 marks

Evaluate the impact of government decisions on the demographic and cultural characteristics of either urban or rural places.

4
20 marks

Evaluate the success of different strategies in improving the image and reality of rural places.

5
20 marks

Evaluate the view that national government strategies are the most effective way of managing change in diverse places.

6
20 marks

Evaluate the view that the success of managing demographic and cultural change is impossible to measure objectively.