Characteristics of Rural Environments (Edexcel IGCSE Geography): Exam Questions

Exam code: 4GE1

13 mins5 questions
1a
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Study Figure 5 which shows the location of Fair Isle and gives some information about the island. 

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What is the distance between Fair Isle and the southern tip of Shetland?

  • 20 km

  • 40 km

  • 60 km

  • 80 km

1b3 marks

(i)

State the evidence for the depopulation of Fair Isle since 1900.

(1)

(ii)

Suggest two factors that might have encouraged the depopulation of this island.

(2)

21 mark

Define the term negative multiplier effect.

31 mark

Identify the meaning of the term suburbanisation.

  • the outward growth of urban development

  • population movement from rural to urban areas

  • increasing movement of people from urban to rural areas

  • population movement from the suburbs to the countryside

14 marks

Explain two factors that have led to changes in rural areas in a named developed country.

23 marks

Study Figure 2b below.

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Suggest one reason for one of the trends shown on Figure 2b.