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First exams 2027

Where People Live (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Geography): Exam Questions

Exam code: 0460 & 0976

1 hour14 questions
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11 mark

Study the map extract showing part of Kingston, Jamaica (scale 1:50 000). Jamaica is an LIC.

Map extract

Kingston is an urban area. Define the term urban area.

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21 mark

Define the term urbanisation.

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3a2 marks

Study Figure 4.1, a map showing information about the population in selected countries in Asia.

Map of Asia displaying countries with circles indicating total and urban population sizes; larger circles for India and China, smaller for others.

Put the following four countries in rank order according to their total population from largest to smallest.

Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, and Thailand

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3b1 mark

Use Figure 4.1 to describe the variation in the percentage of the population living in urban areas.

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41 mark

What is an urban area?

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14 marks

Study Figure 4.1, a map showing information about the population in selected countries in Asia.

Map of Asia showing population sizes with circles; larger circles for China and India. Key indicates total and urban populations. Scale shown is 0-800 km.

Explain why there are differences in the percentage of the population living in urban areas in different countries.

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24 marks

Explain two causes of rapid urban growth in LICs.

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35 marks

Describe how the urbanisation pathway changes over time.

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44 marks

Give reasons why megacities are increasing in number.

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55 marks

Explain how economic development causes urban growth.

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17 marks

Evaluate the extent to which rural–urban migration is the main cause of urban growth in LICs.

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27 marks

Explain how economic development can both increase and reduce urban inequalities.

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37 marks

Assess the role of government policy in shaping urban growth patterns in different income countries.

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47 marks

Explain how natural population increase affects the sustainability of urban growth.

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57 marks

Evaluate the extent to which urbanisation is a positive process for low-income countries?

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