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Using Fig. 6.1, identify one reason why the squatter settlement residents face the threat of being removed from their homes.
See it on the paper →Add one point to Fig. 6.1 that the student could have made about the squatter settlement environment.
See it on the paper →Fig. 3.1 shows the urban population living in squatter settlements in 2000 and 2018 in selected world regions (millions). Fig. 3.1 Describe the main changes shown in Fig. 3.1. Do not use statistics in your answer. Content removed due to copyright restrictions.
See it on the paper →What is a squatter settlement?
See it on the paper →Fig. 3.2 is a sketch of part of a squatter settlement. Using arrows, annotate (fully label) Fig. 3.2 to describe three features of the houses. Fig. 3.2
See it on the paper →What was the total urban population in 2000?
See it on the paper →the urban population living in North America in 1950 with 2050 (estimated). Use statistics to support your answer.
See it on the paper →Put the following continents in rank order according to their urban population in 1950, 2000 and 2050 (estimated). Africa Asia Europe
See it on the paper →four different problems faced by people living in large urban areas in LEDCs.
See it on the paper →Study Fig. 6.1 (Insert), showing the distribution of squatter settlements in Cairo, Egypt. Describe the distribution of squatter settlements.
See it on the paper →Study Figs. 6.2 and 6.3 (Insert), showing two squatter settlements. Suggest reasons why people who live in the squatter settlement in Fig. 6.2 might have a better quality of life than those who live in the squatter settlement in Fig. 6.3.
See it on the paper →Suggest why some people in the urban areas shown may be unhappy about transportation.
See it on the paper →Describe three likely problems of living in the housing shown in Fig. 2.2.
See it on the paper →In many urban areas there are inequalities. Suggest reasons for the inequalities which exist between the people living in urban areas.
See it on the paper →Suggest two reasons why traffic congestion may be a problem in the areas shown in Figs. 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4.
See it on the paper →Describe three differences in the levels of air pollution in Ahmedabad and Delhi. Do not use statistics in your answer.
See it on the paper →Describe the impacts of air pollution on people who live in urban areas.
See it on the paper →For a named urban area you have studied, explain the causes of inequality. Name of urban area Section B Answer one question from this section.
See it on the paper →Describe three features of the homes shown in Fig. 2.2.
See it on the paper →Using Fig. 2.2, suggest problems faced by people as a result of living in the squatter settlement.
See it on the paper →Candidates who studied Figure 6.1 in detail identified ‘no legal rights to land’ as the correct answer. The question stem suggested that the residents faced the threat of being forcibly removed, and thus ‘land liable to flooding’ and ‘unstable ground’ were not credited.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0460/22 Q6(a)(i) (Cambridge)
Many candidates appeared to find the idea of what made up the squatter settlement environment challenging. However, there were many who suggested air, water or land pollution (litter) which were credited. A few candidates referred to the site itself suggesting sloping or steep land, although a lack of fertile soil was not credited. Others mentioned the poor state of the houses around them suggesti...
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0460/22 Q6(a)(ii) (Cambridge)
This question was generally answered well with many candidates pointing out that overall, the urban population living in squatter settlements had increased between 2000 and 2018 and that the biggest increase was in sub-Saharan Africa. It was commonly pointed out that Latin America and the Caribbean was the only region to decline. Some vaguer responses, stating that most regions had increased for i...
— Examiner report, February/March 2025, 0460/22 Q3(a) (Cambridge)
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