A-Level A-Level Geography 2

Question 1

What is meant by 'urban heat island' effect?

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Higher temperatures recorded in urban areas compared to surrounding rural areas

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The concentration of industry on the outskirts of cities

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The increased flooding risk in built-up urban environments

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The reduction of green space in city centres

Question 2

Which economic sector is described as involving the extraction of raw materials from the natural environment?

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Primary sector

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Tertiary sector

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Secondary sector

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Quaternary sector

Question 3

What is the 'multiplier effect' in economic geography?

Accepted Answer

The way in which one economic investment generates further economic activity and jobs

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A method for calculating GDP growth rates

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The increase in population due to rural-to-urban migration

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The spreading of industrial activity from city centres to suburbs

Question 4

Which of the following best defines 'sustainable development'?

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Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs

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Economic growth that prioritises technological innovation

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The protection of ecosystems at the expense of economic growth

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Industrial development using renewable energy sources only

Question 5

In river management, what is a 'levée'?

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A natural or artificial embankment along a river bank

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An artificial channel redirecting river flow

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A reservoir created by a dam to control flooding

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A measure of a river's gradient over a given distance

Question 6

What is 'counterurbanisation'?

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The movement of people from urban areas into rural or suburban areas

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The movement of people from rural areas into cities

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The decline of inner-city areas due to deindustrialisation

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The growth of new towns on the edge of existing cities

Question 7

El Niño is associated with which of the following ocean and atmospheric conditions?

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Unusually warm sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean

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Unusually cold sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean

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Increased upwelling of cold water along the South American coast

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Strengthening of the Walker Circulation over the Pacific