Management of Regeneration (Edexcel AS Geography): Exam Questions

Exam code: 8GE0

39 mins9 questions
1
3 marks

Study Figure 2.

Aerial view of a business park with numerous buildings, roads, and green spaces. A table shows 129 companies, with 7,250 employees; 61% originated locally.

Figure 2
Cambridge Science Park, developed jointly by the local authority and university

Suggest one reason local authorities encourage expansion of science parks as shown in Figure 2.

2
4 marks

Explain two ways local interest groups may affect decision making about regeneration.

3
6 marks

Explain how decisions made by the UK government may encourage regeneration and economic growth.

4
3 marks

Study Figure 2b .

Map of Southampton wards showing deprivation levels in 2019 by decile, from most deprived (red) to least deprived (blue), with rivers labelled.

Figure 2b
Index of Multiple Deprivation map for Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) and wards in the city of Southampton, 2019

Suggest how deprivation scores for Bargate, central Southampton are useful for city authorities in decision making.

You must make reference to Figure 2b in your answer.

5
4 marks

Explain two ways used by local governments to attract investment and growth to places.

6
12 marks

Many rural places experience social and economic inequalities.

Assess the effectiveness of rebranding strategies in reducing these inequalities in rural places.

7
2 marks

Study Figure 2 .

Bus timetable showing stops from Sharnford to City Centre. Times are listed for four buses at 0945, 1230, 1530, and 1815.

Figure 2
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

8
1 mark

Identify which government action will improve a country’s infrastructure.

  • Permission for fracking

  • Education about diet

  • High speed rail development

  • Deregulation of markets

9
4 marks

Explain two rebranding strategies used to attract visitors to the post-production countryside.