GCSE Geography OCRB Year 9 Autumn Assessment

GCSEYear 9

November Assessment

De La Salle College, JerseyGeography Department

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GCSE OCR BTopics Include:Urban Futures

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GCSE Geography OCRB Year 9 Autumn AssessmentDefinitions

1. What does EDC stand for? ……………………………………………………………… (1 mark)

2. What does LIDC stand for? ……………………………………………………………… (1 mark)

3. What does AC stand for? ……………………………………………………………… (1 mark)

4. What does TNC stand for? ……………………………………………………………… (1 mark)

5. What is the term for ‘the growth in the proportion of people living in towns and cities?’

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6. What is the term for ‘the process of people moving back into inner city centres?’

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7. What is the term for ‘the movement of people out of cities into the country side and smaller towns?’

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8. What is the term for ‘the process by which suburbs grow as a city expands outwards?’ ……..

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9. What is the term for ‘a person who moves from one place to live in another?’ ………………….……………. (1 mark)

10. What is the term for ‘a country’s transport and communication network and essential services, such as

train routes, water supply and hospitals?’ ……………………………………………………………… (1 mark)

11. What is the term used for ‘economic, social and environmental development to meet people’s needs now

without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs’

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12. What is the term for ‘the improvement of areas, leading to the influx of wealthier people to replace

poorer residents?’ ………………………………………………………. (1 mark)

13. What is the term for a crowded urban area where people live in inadequate housing and poor living

conditions? ………………………………………….. (1 mark)

14. What is the largest city in Africa? …………………………………… (1 mark)

15. Go through the remainder of the assessment paper and circle the key word in every question. (2 marks)

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GCSE Geography OCRB Year 9 Autumn Assessment

16. Super-sized Cities Describe the difference between a megacity and a world city, giving a named example of each. (4 marks)

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17. How Cities Began & Grewa. For one city you have studied, explain why the city first developed (2 marks)

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b. For the same city, explain why it grew. (2 marks)

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18. The Urban Explosiona. Explain how the population of cities in LIDCs and EDCs grows by rural-urban migration. (2 marks)

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b. Explain how the population of cities in LIDCs and EDCs grows by internal growth. (2 marks)

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19. Slumming ItExplain how the growth of squatter settlements is connected with the rapid growth of cities (4 marks)

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20. Compare BirminghamFor a named city in an AC [Birmingham], explain how migration is changing the character of the city (3

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GCSE Geography OCRB Year 9 Autumn Assessment21. Unequal Birmingham

For a named city in an AC [Birmingham], outline one challenge that it faces [inequality] (4 marks)

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22. Istanbul On the Mapa. For a named city in either an LIDC or EDC [Istanbul], explain its importance within the country. (2 marks)

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b. For the same city, explain its importance with the wider world. (2 marks)

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23. Expanding IstanbulFor a name city in either an LIDC or EDC [Istanbul] describe how the population has grown. Refer to data

in the table in your answer. (3 marks)

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24. Explore IstanbulFor a named city in either an LIDC or EDC [Istanbul], explain how and why ways of life are changing. (4

marks)

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