GREAT MARLOW SCHOOL Geography Department

Going Global

Booklet: Essay Exam Questions

January 2009*9 Study Figure 9.

(a) Suggest reasons why the distribution of world billionaires is changing. (10)

(b) Explain why the moral and social consequences of globalisation may be a cause for concern. (15)

(Total 25 marks)

*10 Study Figure 10.

(a) Suggest why there is an urgent need to improve residential slums such as Dharavi. (10)

(b) Explain why many megacities are currently experiencing rapid rates of growth. (15)(Total 25 marks)

June 2009*9 Study Figure 9.

(a) Suggest why different groups of people may have different views about the needfor a ‘greener Christmas’. (10)

(b) Explain how ethical purchasing strategies, such as Fair Trade, can

play a part in creating a more equitable (equal) world. (15)(Total for Question 9 = 25 marks)*10 Study Figure 10.

(a) Suggest what this survey shows about changes in the structure and characteristics of British families after 1960. (10)

(b) Explain the geographical challenges resulting from a greying population. (15)

(Total for Question 10 = 25 marks)

January 2010*9 Study Figure 9.

(a) Suggest reasons why the membership of trade blocs, such as the EU, has changedover time. (10)

(b) Explain how transport improvements have helped build a more interconnected

world. (15)

(Total for Question 9 = 25 marks)*10 Study Figure 10.

(a) Suggest why the UK government welcomes some migrants but not others. (10)

(b) Examine the impact of UK retirement migration to the Mediterranean on source and host regions. (15)

(Total for Question 10 = 25 marks)

June 2010*9 Study Figure 9.

(a) Suggest reasons why the ‘globalisation scores’ shown vary so greatly. (10)

(b) Explain how globalisation affects internal and international migration

flows. (15)

(Total for Question 9 = 25 marks)

*10 Study Figure 10.

(a) Using Figure 10 and your own knowledge, suggest why people in Britain oftenneed to consult a wide range of records when studying their roots. (10)

(b) Explain how social and economic factors have led to changes in the UK’s population age structure. (15)

(Total for Question 10 = 25 marks)

January 2011*9 Study Figure 9.

(a) Explain how technological innovations have contributed to a ‘shrinking world’ formany people. (10)

(b) Using examples, examine how nations are classified into different types of global groupings. (15)

(Total for Question 9 = 25 marks)

*10 Study Figure 10.

(a) Suggest reasons for the changes shown in the size and distribution of megacities. (10)

(b) Using examples, explain the challenges of rapid megacity growth. (15)

(Total for Question 10 = 25 marks)

June 2011*9 Study Figure 9.

(a) Suggest why some people and not others benefit from the growth of Transnational Corporations (TNCs). (10)

(b) Examine the main factors that have accelerated globalisation. (15)

(Total for Question 9 = 25 marks)

*10 Study Figure 10.

(a) Suggest why the reasons for people migrating into and out of the UK may differ. (10)

(b) Explain why the numbers of migrants entering the UK has varied over time. (15)

(Total for Question 10 = 25 marks)

January 2012*9 Study Figure 9.

(a) Suggest why increasing numbers of people support green strategies such as this. (10)

(b) Examine how globalisation can have both positive and negative effects on people. (15)

(Total for Question 9 = 25 marks)

10 Study Figure 10.

(a) Suggest why the arrival of newcomers can result in severe housing problems for megacities. (10)

(b) Using examples, explain the causes of rural to urban migration that feed megacity growth. (15)

(Total for Question 10 = 25 marks)*

June 20129 Study Figure 9.

(a) Suggest how globalisation increases migration flows towards megacities such as Shanghai. (10)

(b) Explain how technology and trade blocs have contributed to globalisation. (15)

(Total for Question 9 = 25 marks)

10 Study Figure 10.

(a) Suggest how recent international migration has changed the structure and characteristics of the UK’s population. (10)

(b) Examine the changing pattern of migration into the UK since the 1950s. (15)

(Total for Question 10 = 25 marks)

January 2013*9 Study Figure 9.

(a) Suggest why different groups of people disagree about the need for trade blocs such as NAFTA. (10)

(b) Examine how globalisation has resulted in economic winners and losers. (15)

(Total for Question 9 = 25 marks)*10 Study Figure 10.

(a) Suggest why some countries have a higher percentage of foreign citizens than others. (10)

(b) Explain the benefits of migration within Europe for host nations. (15)

(Total for Question 10 = 25 marks)

June 2013

June 2014

June 2015