Management of Urban Environments (Edexcel IGCSE Geography): Exam Questions

Exam code: 4GE1

1 hour19 questions
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2 marks

Study Figure 6 which shows the location of nine urban regeneration projects in the centre of Sheffield, UK.

Map of a city plan with numbered areas for projects including retail, leisure, and housing, marked with a red dashed line for the Central Business District.

Describe how the type of regeneration projects in the city’s CBD are different from the other projects in the centre of Sheffield.

2
1 mark

State one group or organisation involved in managing urban challenges.

3
1 mark

State one group of stakeholders who can help improve the quality of life in urban areas.

4
1 mark

Identify one reason for building on the rural-urban fringe.

  • to support biodiversity in the area

  • to preserve the greenbelt

  • population growth

  • to be close to the Central Business District (CBD)

5
1 mark

Identify one reason for developing a brownfield site.

  • land has never been used before

  • costly removal of contaminated waste

  • existing roads and electricity present

  • lots of room to expand

6
2 marks

Study Figure 3a.

Aerial view of Boston, USA, showing densely packed buildings, roads, bridges, and surrounding waterways, with greenery and urban planning visible.

Suggest one factor that has affected the land uses shown.

7
2 marks

Study Figure 3a.

Aerial view of a greenfield site in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with surrounding fields, roads, and a developed area with buildings and car parks.

Suggest one advantage of building on the greenfield site shown.

8
2 marks

Study Figure 3a.

Aerial view of an industrial brownfield site by a river in Mülheim Ruhr harbour, Germany, featuring warehouses, factories, and greenery.

Explain one advantage of building on a brownfield site.

9
1 mark

Identify the location where you would usually find a science park.

  • central business district

  • city centre

  • remote rural location

  • rural-urban fringe

1
4 marks

Outline two strategies for improving shanty towns.

2
4 marks

For a named developed country, explain two ways the rural-urban fringe has been developed. 

3
4 marks

Explain two ways in which urban challenges have been managed.

4
4 marks

For a named developing or emerging country, explain how two different groups managed challenges within urban environments. 

5
4 marks

For a named developing or emerging country, explain how two groups of stakeholders are trying to manage environmental urban challenges.

6
4 marks

For a named developed country, explain how two different groups of people manage urban environmental challenges.

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4 marks

For a named developing country, explain how two different groups of people manage urban environmental challenges.

1
8 marks

Analyse whether developments in developed cities should be encouraged to take place on brownfield rather than greenfield sites.

Reference to named examples may help your answer.

2
8 marks

Analyse the possible reasons for changes on the rural–urban fringe of a named developed city.

3
8 marks

Analyse the problems associated with the management of slums.