The document contains sample exam questions on various topics related to geography. The questions cover topics like plate tectonics, climate change, globalization, migration, hazards and disasters, and coastal management. They would require students to explain concepts, processes, and changes relating to these topics. The purpose of the document is to provide practice questions to help students prepare for geography exams.

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2. “Other than the consequences for farming, describe some possible
economic impacts of global warming on African countries”
“Explain how transport developments contribute to
globalisation.”
“Explain how fair trade attempts to reduce global
economic inequality.”
“Explain two natural causes of short-term climate
change.”
“Explain why earthquakes are often experienced in
coastal areas of California.”
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3. “Describe how plate tectonics can cause volcanic activity in
the Philippines”
“Explain why tropical cyclones (typhoons) and flooding
both occur frequently in the Philippines”
“Explain two ways in which a warming climate can
lead to a rise in global sea level”
“Using examples, explain how flows of information create
global networks”
“Explain why countries join trade blocs, such as the
EU and NAFTA”
UNIT 1 – 2014 - SECTION A
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4. “Explain how urban growth can lead to more
people being at risk from flooding”
“Explain why some evidence for past climate
changes is incomplete and unreliable”
“Using located examples, suggest how hazards caused by
El Nino events can lead to food shortages”
“Explain why post-colonial migrants have been
attracted to the UK since the 1950s”
“Explain why rapid megacity growth in the developing
world creates urban environmental problems’”
UNIT 1 – 2013 - SECTION A
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5. “Explain how El Nino cycles can lead to drought”
“Explain how human activity has lead to enhanced
greenhouse emissions”
“Explain how increasing climate risk contributes to rising
food insecurity at a global scale.”
“Why do many TNCs source what they need from a
wide range of places?”
“Explain why Europe’s Mediterranean coastline
attracts migrants from within the EU”
UNIT 1 – 2012 – SECTION A
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6. “Explain why the human and economic costs of global
hazards have increased rapidly over time.”
“Examine the main factors that have accelerated
globalisation.”
“Explain why the numbers of migrants entering the UK has
varied over time.”
“Explain how physical factors lead to a range of
hazard risks in the Philippines”
“Explain why the impacts of global warming are
predicted to be uneven and unfair.”
UNIT 1 - SECTION B part 1
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7. “Explain how technology and trade blocs have contributed
to globalisation.”
“Examine the changing pattern of migration into the UK
since the 1950s”
“Explain how increasing climate risk contributes to rising
food insecurity at a global scale.”
“Explain the reasons for the formation of different
global groupings”
“Examine the contrasting impacts of two
international migrations on the host countries.”
UNIT 1 - SECTION B part 2
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8. “Explain how physical factors lead to a range of hazard
risks in the Philippines”
“Explain why the impacts of global warming are predicted
to be uneven and unfair”
“Examine the main factors that have accelerated
globalisation”
“Explain why the numbers of migrants entering the
UK has varied over time”
“Globally, disasters are affecting more people but causing
fewer deaths than in the past. Explain these two trends.”
UNIT 1 - SECTION B part 3
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9. “Explain why it is difficult for scientists to predict the
amount and rate of future of global warming”
“Explain how the growth of both TNCs and international
organisations have accelerated the process of globalisation”
“Explain the physical factors that contribute to the global
distribution of flooding”
“Explain the reasons for the formation of different
global groupings”
“Examine the contrasting impacts of two
international migrations on the host countries.”
UNIT 1 - SECTION B part 4
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10. “Using named examples, comment on the success of two
contrasting types of coastal defence.”
“For a named area, describe the fieldwork and research you used to
investigate pressures at the coast.”
“For a rural or an urban area. Describe the results & conclusions of
your fieldwork and research to investigate the need for rebranding.”
“Using examples, explain the ways in which rural areas have been
rebranded to attract both new businesses and visitors.”
UNIT 2 - 2015
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11. “Using egs, explain how coastal development (such as housing and
industry) can have both economic benefits and environmental costs”
“Describe the fieldwork and research methods that you used to investigate the
success of coastal defences along a named stretch of coastline”
“Choose either a rural or an urban area. Describe how you analysed and presented
the results of your fieldwork and research into rebranding scheme””
“Using examples, explain how some places have
used rebranding to become more sustainable”
UNIT 2 - 2014
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12. “Using examples, explain how different strategies can be
used to make coastal management more sustainable”
“Describe the results & conclusions of fieldwork and research you
did to investigate the pressure of human activities at the coast”
“For either an urban or rural area, describe the fieldwork and
research you did to investigate why the area needed rebranding”
“Using examples, explain the roles of different
players involved in helping to rebrand rural areas”
UNIT 2 - 2013
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13. “Describe the fieldwork and research you used to
investigate a range of coastal management schemes”
“Using examples, explain how coastal development
can have economic costs and benefits”
“Using examples, outline the ways in which urban areas
have re-imaged themselves to attract more visitors”
“For either an urban or a rural area, describe the fieldwork and
research you undertook to investigate the need for rebranding”
UNIT 2 - 2012
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14. “Using examples, explain the threats facing culture
and environment in extreme environments” (8
marks)
In the Australian outback where Aborigines live,
tourism can cause cultural dilution. This is where
the culture becomes weaker, and history can be
forgotten. Also, important sites like Uluru can be
treated disrespectfully by tourists, and cave
paintings can be damaged. Mining can also damage
the landscape where they live. Climate change can
threaten the environment because Australia will
have more drought, causing desertification
In the Polar Regions, like in Alaska, where the Inuit
people live, their culture can be diluted by tourism.
Also, oil spills (like in 1989) can threaten the
environment. Lastly, climate change will cause sea
temperatures to rise which will melt more sea ice in
the Arctic, making it harder for Inuit to fish.
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17. “Using examples, explain the threats facing culture and environment
in extreme environments” (8 marks)
In the Australian outback where Aborigines live, tourism can cause
cultural dilution. This is where the culture becomes weaker, and
history can be forgotten. Also, important sites like Uluru can be
treated disrespectfully by tourists, and cave paintings can be
damaged. Mining can also damage the landscape where they live.
Climate change can threaten the environment because Australia will
have more drought, causing desertification
In the Polar Regions, like in Alaska, where the Inuit people live, their
culture can be diluted by tourism. Also, oil spills (like in 1989) can
threaten the environment. Lastly, climate change will cause sea
temperatures to rise which will melt more sea ice in the Arctic,
making it harder for Inuit to fish.
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