Syllabus Edition

First teaching 2025

First exams 2027

Uneven Development (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Geography): Exam Questions

Exam code: 0460 & 0976

17 mins4 questions
13 marks

Study Fig. 5.2, a photograph taken in Mumbai, India.

Slum area with corrugated metal shacks in the foreground, juxtaposed against tall, modern buildings and a church spire in the background under cloudy skies.
Fig. 5.2

Using evidence from Fig. 5.2, suggest what inequalities exist in Mumbai.

14 marks

Explain why there may be inequalities in levels of development within a country.

25 marks

Explain why there are inequalities in wealth between countries.

35 marks

Study Fig. 5.2, which shows indicators of development for selected countries in Africa.

Country

Life expectancy (years)

Energy use per person (kg of oil equivalent)

Number of doctors (per 100 000 people)

Adult literacy (%)

Angola

55

606

8

67

Egypt

73

814

212

74

Ethiopia

61

299

3

43

Kenya

64

494

13

85

South Africa

66

2587

69

87

Tanzania

61

465

2

78

Uganda

54

776

5

70

Fig. 5.2

Which country, listed in Fig. 5.2, do you consider to have the highest level of development?

Justify your answer.