Explain two strengths and one weakness of one named city’s attempt to reduce urban pollution.
Examine the effects of the movement of economic activity to derelict land such as brownfield sites.
The photograph shows Reforma Avenue, one of the most important streets in Mexico City.
Identify three characteristics of Reforma Avenue that are likely to affect the urban microclimate and explain their effect.
“Cities can never be sustainable.” Discuss this statement, referring to one case study.
Describe two differences between a circular city system and a linearcity system.
Outline how one transport management strategy can contribute to a circularcity system.
Explain two reasons for the location of retail activities in the central business district(CBD) of one city you have studied.
Examine the consequences of the movements of different socio-economic groupswithin a city.
The map shows the distribution of the neighbourhoods in an African city with low incomes and high population density.
Outline three possible economic reasons for the location of neighbourhoods with low incomes and high population density in the urban area shown on the map.
Analyse the contribution of natural change to population density patterns in urban areas.
To what extent has one named housing management strategy been successful in creating a more sustainable city?
The map shows temperatures for Dublin, Ireland, at 22:00 during a winter evening.
Estimate the temperature range north of the River Liffey.
The map shows the distribution of megacities in 2015.
Outline what is meant by the term “megacity”.
Using the map, describe the global distribution of megacities in 2015.
Explain one economic reason why large numbers of people have migrated to megacities in recent years.
Explain one reason, other than migration, why the number of megacities has risen globally in recent years.
Evaluate the success of strategies of sustainable city management in one or more urban areas.
The graph shows population density in cities and individual emissions from transport.
(i) Describe the general relationship between population density and air pollution from transport.
(ii) State why Mexico City could be considered an anomaly.
Referring to one or more named cities, explain two ways in which a circular city system operates.
Examine the characteristics of urban deprivation in one or more cities you have studied.
The maps show Clermont-Ferrand in France in 1979 and 2003.
Define the term suburbanization.
Referring to map evidence, briefly describe two processes, excluding suburbanization, that have led to the growth of Lempdes.
Referring to map evidence, suggest three reasons why an area of manufacturing has developed at point A (054113) on the 2003 map.
Examine the pattern of urban deprivation in a city of your choice.