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For a named urban area you have studied, describe the strategies which are used to improve the living conditions of people who have migrated from surrounding rural areas. Name of urban area Section B Answer one question from this section.
See it on the paper →Fig. 3.3 shows solutions to improving the quality of life for residents of squatter settlements. interest free loan for housing local authority provides electricity, water, sewerage and waste disposal self-help workforce recycled building materials sustainable housing for urban poor best use of space Fig. 3.3 Explain h...
See it on the paper →Which of the strategies do you consider to be the best one to reduce housing problems in Milan? Justify your answer by referring to the advantages of the strategy you have chosen and the disadvantages of those you rejected.
See it on the paper →For a named urban area you have studied, describe the problems caused by urban sprawl for people and the natural environment.
See it on the paper →Describe the buildings shown in Figs. 2.2 and 2.3.
See it on the paper →Using evidence from Figs. 2.2 and 2.3 only, describe the problems of living in this squatter settlement.
See it on the paper →For a named urban area you have studied, describe the strategies used to improve the living conditions in squatter settlements. Name of urban area Section B Answer one question from this section.
See it on the paper →For a named urban area you have studied, describe the strategies used to improve the housing. Name of urban area Section B Answer one question from this section.
See it on the paper →For a named urban area you have studied, explain the causes of traffic congestion. Name of urban area Section B Answer one question from this section.
See it on the paper →Explain how public transport, such as the trams shown in Fig. 2.2, reduces traffic congestion.
See it on the paper →State two other methods that can be used to reduce traffic congestion in urban areas. For each method explain how it reduces traffic congestion. Method Explanation Method Explanation
See it on the paper →For a named urban area you have studied, describe what has been done to reduce housing problems.
See it on the paper →One of the main sources of carbon monoxide emissions is traffic congestion. Using Fig. 3.2 (Insert), explain the attempts to reduce traffic congestion in this part of Hong Kong.
See it on the paper →Suggest two reasons why it is difficult to reduce the number of people using cars on the road.
See it on the paper →Using evidence from Fig. 3.2, identify two ways in which planners have attempted to reduce the impact on the natural environment.
See it on the paper →Fig. 3.3 (Insert) shows a new shopping development in the rural–urban fringe. Using evidence from Fig. 3.3 only, suggest three reasons why people choose to shop there.
See it on the paper →Which of the strategies shown in Fig. 2.2 do you consider to be the best one to reduce traffic congestion in Amsterdam? Justify your answer by referring to the advantages of the strategy you have chosen.
See it on the paper →Describe two differences between the methods.
See it on the paper →State three likely differences between residential areas C and D in the MEDC city shown in Fig. 2.1.
See it on the paper →Give two examples of low-order services which are likely to be located close to residential areas such as in area X in Fig. 2.1. Explain why many of the services in this area are likely to be low-order services.
See it on the paper →This question was not well answered overall. Candidates needed to read the question, which focused on improvements to living standards, carefully. Candidates should have considered strategies to reduce the negative impacts of urbanisation, e.g. self-help schemes, site and services schemes or the building of low-cost local authority housing.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0460/13 Q2(c) (Cambridge)
This question discriminated relatively well, although suggestions on how the solutions given in Figure 3.3 were linked to a better quality of life were not always appropriate. Common correct responses suggested interest free loans made it easier to pay the money back or allowed the residents to afford better quality houses. Provision of services made the environment more hygienic leading to less s...
— Examiner report, February/March 2025, 0460/22 Q3(c) (Cambridge)
The question discriminated well. The best answers described what could be seen in the photograph and focussed as required on the buildings. Weaker answers gave irrelevant descriptions of the surrounding environment or made vague statements or value judgements about the buildings rather than describing what they could see.
— Examiner report, February/March 2024, 0460/12 Q2(b)(i) (Cambridge)
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