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Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9?1)

Geography B

Paper 2: UK Geographical Issues

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Specimen papers for first teaching September 2016 Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

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1GB0/02

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Instructions

Use black ink or ball-point pen.

?? Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate number. Answer all questions in Sections A and B.

? In Section C1 answer either Question 8 or Question 9. ? In Section C2 answer either Question 10 or Question 11. ?? Answer the questions in the spaces provided ? ? there may be more space than you need.

You must show all your working out with your answer clearly identified at the end of your solution.

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The total mark for this paper is 94.

?? The marks for each question are shown in brackets ? ? use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) are ones where the quality of your written communication will be assessed ? you should take particular care on these questions with your spelling,

? punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology, as well as the clarity of expression. The marks available for spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology are clearly indicated.

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Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.

?? Check your answers if you have time at the end.

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SECTION A The UK's Evolving Physical Landscape Answer ALL questions in this section. Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross . 1 (a) Study Figure 1 which shows a photograph of a UK landscape.

Figure 1 (i) Identify the physical landscape shown.

(1) A An upland that has been glaciated. B A lowland that has not been glaciated. C A lowland that has been glaciated. D An upland that has not been glaciated.

(ii) Which one of the following is the most likely location of this landscape? (1)

A South-East England B East Anglia C South-West England D North-West Scotland

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(b) Explain one way in which weathering affects slopes. (2)

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Coastal Change and Conflict

2 (a) Study Figure 2 which shows a part of the coastline of the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Flamborough

Flamborough Head

Bridlingon

Wilsthorpe

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Barmston

Coastline in the

4th century AD

Atwick

Hornsea

Mappleton

Present day Coastline

Grimstone Garth

Paull

Withernsea

Lost towns Present towns

North Sea

River Humber

Kilnsea

Spurn Head

Figure 2 (i) Which one of the following is the best description of Wilsthorpe?

(1) A A lost town near Flamborough Head. B A present town close to Bridlington. C A lost town near Spurn Head. D A present town close to Kilnsea.

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(ii) Identify one way in which Figure 2 could be improved to help calculate the rate of erosion on this coastline. (1)

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(iii) State two possible reasons why coastal erosion is rapid on this coastline. (2)

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(b) Explain two reasons why protecting some coastlines from erosion may have more costs than benefits. (4)

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River Processes and Pressures

3 (a) Study Figure 3 which is a diagram showing some differences along the course of a river.

(Source: ? Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License)

Figure 3 (i) Which one of the following is the best description of the differences between

the river channel at A and B? (1)

A It is narrower and shallower at A than at B. B It is wider and deeper at A than at B. C It is wider and shallower at A than at B. D It is narrower and deeper at A than at B.

(ii) Describe how river discharge is calculated. (2)

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(b) For a named river, explain why it floods. (4)

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Flood defence spending (? millions)

Investigating a UK Geographical Issue Spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology

will be assessed in this question. *4 Analyse Figure 4 which shows the amount of money spent on river and coastal flood

defences in the UK, 2005?2015.

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500 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Year

Figure 4 ? Flood risks have been increasing in the UK and are likely to increase further due to

climate change. ? On average, flood damage costs the UK over ?1bn a year, with damage in some

years costing more than ?6bn (2015). ? The government calculates that an extra ?25 billion over and above current

spending needs to be spent on flood defences over the next 100 years. ? If spending on flood defences is increased, potential savings are estimated to

be ?125 bn.

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