GCSE GCSE Geography 2

Question 1

What is the 'poverty trap' in development geography?

Accepted Answer

A cycle where poverty prevents development, making it difficult for people to escape deprivation

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A geographic location prone to flooding

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An economic theory about trade

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A type of natural disaster

Question 2

What is sustainable development?

Accepted Answer

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

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Rapid economic growth at any cost

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Stopping all development

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Building only in rural areas

Question 3

What is the difference between a refugee and an economic migrant?

Accepted Answer

A refugee flees persecution or conflict; an economic migrant moves for better economic opportunities

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They are the same

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Economic migrants flee war

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Refugees choose to move for work

Question 4

What causes acid rain?

Accepted Answer

Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from burning fossil fuels dissolving in rainwater to form weak acids

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Too much rainfall in winter

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Volcanic eruptions only

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High altitude rainfall

Question 5

What is the 'multiplier effect' in geography?

Accepted Answer

When initial investment or jobs in an area attract further investment and create additional economic activity

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When an earthquake causes a tsunami

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When a city grows physically

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When pollution spreads beyond its source

Question 6

What is a floodplain and why does it flood?

Accepted Answer

The flat land on either side of a river that is formed by deposition and floods when the river overflows its banks

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High ground next to a river

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A man-made reservoir

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The deep channel of a river