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Describe the location of the rural-urban fringe in an MEDC city.
See it on the paper →State a land-use found in the rural-urban fringe.
See it on the paper →What type of settlement is shown at X in Fig. 2.1? Circle one of the following. dispersed settlement rural settlement squatter settlement
See it on the paper →Using evidence from Fig. 2.1, suggest two problems faced by people living in the settlement shown at X.
See it on the paper →In many urban areas there are inequalities. Suggest reasons for the inequalities which may exist between the people living in settlements X and Y in Fig. 2.1.
See it on the paper →Describe the distribution of shops and services in Bhagalpur.
See it on the paper →State three likely differences between the shops and services in the CBD of Bhagalpur and those in the area labelled X in Fig. 2.1.
See it on the paper →Using evidence from Fig. 2.1 only, explain two likely reasons for the growth of many shops and services in area X.
See it on the paper →Using information from Fig. 2.2 only, compare the sphere of influence of the general store and the large supermarket.
See it on the paper →Explain why a general store and a large supermarket will have different spheres of influence.
See it on the paper →Which urban land use zone is shown in Fig. 2.1? Underline one answer in the list below. CBD industrial open space residential
See it on the paper →Describe the land use shown in Fig. 2.2.
See it on the paper →Suggest a possible location within an urban area for the land use zone shown in Fig. 2.2. Give reasons for your answer.
See it on the paper →Explain why land use zones such as the one shown in Fig. 2.3 are often located in the rural–urban fringe.
See it on the paper →Identify the three land use changes which would be most likely to reduce traffic problems in Paris.
See it on the paper →Describe the advantages and disadvantages of building new airports in the rural–urban fringe of Paris for the people who live in the city.
See it on the paper →For a named urban area you have studied, describe the effects of urban sprawl on the natural environment.
See it on the paper →Using Fig. 3.1, state the direction from which the wind was blowing.
See it on the paper →Name the two weather instruments shown in Fig. 3.1.
See it on the paper →Where should the instruments in Fig. 3.1 be located? Give reasons for your answer.
See it on the paper →In (i) most candidates were able to describe the position of the rural urban fringe as being on the outskirts of an MEDC city. Between the urban and rural area was also credited. In (ii) most candidates were able to state a land-use that was found there with agriculture and residential being the most popular of many possibilities.
— Examiner report, February/March 2024, 0460/22 Q6(a) (Cambridge)
In (i) most candidates were able to describe the position of the rural urban fringe as being on the outskirts of an MEDC city. Between the urban and rural area was also credited. In (ii) most candidates were able to state a land-use that was found there with agriculture and residential being the most popular of many possibilities.
— Examiner report, February/March 2024, 0460/22 Q6(a) (Cambridge)
Most candidates correctly identified the squatter settlement, the most common incorrect answer being ‘rural settlement’.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0460/12 Q2(a)(i) (Cambridge)
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