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GCSE Geography (AQA) — Urban issues and challenges: 47 practice questions

47 original GCSE Geography (AQA) questions on Urban issues and challenges, each with an explanation and its source. Topics: Causal explanation, Inequality analysis, Evaluation, Application of knowledge, Urban change, Urban sustainability, Urban inequalities, Urban issues: urbanisation, Urban issues: megacities, Urban issues: UK migration and urban change, Sustainable urban transport, Brownfield redevelopment and urban sprawl, Urban growth in LICs/NEEs: service provision, Urban planning and quality of life, UK urban regeneration: success measures, Urban change: rural–urban fringe, Sustainable urban living: waste and resource use, Urbanisation, Urban growth, Urban opportunities, Urban inequality, Urban regeneration, Sustainable transport, Urban microclimate, Waste management, Urban growth drivers, Counter-urbanisation, City importance, Urban water provision, Sanitation, Employment challenge, Air pollution, Waste disposal, Urban planning, Urban deprivation, Brownfield and greenfield, Urban sprawl, Equitable green space, Regeneration features, Water conservation, Urban recycling, Transit-oriented housing, Urban greening, Regeneration outcome. One free sample is below; the rest of the questions are available with a paid plan.

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Q1 Causal explanation

Explain two reasons why a city in a newly emerging economy may grow rapidly.

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Model answer. Rural-to-urban migrants may move for jobs, education or health care, while push factors such as limited rural employment encourage departure. Natural increase can also be high where a youthful population has more births than deaths.

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Topics in Urban issues and challenges

  • Causal explanation 3
  • Inequality analysis 1
  • Evaluation 1
  • Application of knowledge 2
  • Urban change 1
  • Urban sustainability 1
  • Urban inequalities 1
  • Urban issues: urbanisation 1
  • Urban issues: megacities 1
  • Urban issues: UK migration and urban change 1
  • Sustainable urban transport 1
  • Brownfield redevelopment and urban sprawl 1
  • Urban growth in LICs/NEEs: service provision 1
  • Urban planning and quality of life 1
  • UK urban regeneration: success measures 1
  • Urban change: rural–urban fringe 1
  • Sustainable urban living: waste and resource use 1
  • Urbanisation 1
  • Urban growth 1
  • Urban opportunities 1
  • Urban inequality 1
  • Urban regeneration 1
  • Sustainable transport 1
  • Urban microclimate 1
  • Waste management 1
  • Urban growth drivers 1
  • Counter-urbanisation 1
  • City importance 1
  • Urban water provision 1
  • Sanitation 1
  • Employment challenge 1
  • Air pollution 1
  • Waste disposal 1
  • Urban planning 1
  • Urban deprivation 1
  • Brownfield and greenfield 1
  • Urban sprawl 1
  • Equitable green space 1
  • Regeneration features 1
  • Water conservation 1
  • Urban recycling 1
  • Transit-oriented housing 1
  • Urban greening 1
  • Regeneration outcome 1

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