Population Structure Variation (Edexcel AS Geography): Exam Questions

Exam code: 8GE0

31 mins6 questions
1
1 mark

State one reason for different levels of cultural diversity in places.

2
2 marks

Study Figure 4 .

Bus timetable showing stops from Sharnford to City Centre with departure times: 0945 to 1015, 1230 to 1300, 1530 to 1600, 1815 to 1825.

Figure 4
The bus timetable from Sharnford village to Leicester city centre Mondays to Fridays

Complete the table below by calculating the journey time and journey distance from Sharnford to Leicester city centre.

Distance (km) = Speed (km/hour) × Time (hour)

Sharnford to Leicester

city centre

Journey time

.......................................... hours

Journey time

34 km/hour

Journey distance

...............................................kms

3
12 marks

Assess the extent to which national influences have benefited your chosen places.

Location of your local place

........................................................................................................................

Location of your contrasting place

........................................................................................................................

4
3 marks

Study Figure 8.

Table listing English counties with crimes per thousand people and urban or rural areas. Nottinghamshire is the highest, Derbyshire is the lowest. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Figure 8
Crime rates for selected counties of England in 2018

Suggest one reason why the rate of crime might vary between these different counties.

5
1 mark

Which of the following is likely to increase population density?

  • Higher fertility rate than death rate

  • Lower birth rate than death rate

  • Higher death rate than fertility rate

  • High levels of out-migration

6
12 marks

Study Figure 5.

3D map illustrating proposed development with five-storey apartments, townhouses, cultural facility, communal gardens, trees, and existing housing.

Figure 5
Somerleyton Road development, Brixton, inner city London

Assess whether the cultural characteristics of your local place and contrasting place are the result of global influences.