Edexcel IGCSE Geography - Past Paper Style Questions
Topic: The Rise & Characteristics of Urbanisation
Section A: Short-answer questions
1. What is meant by the term urbanisation? (1 mark)
2. Name one push factor that causes people to migrate from rural to urban areas. (1 mark)
3. State two pull factors that attract people to cities in emerging countries. (2 marks)
4. Give one reason why cities in developing countries are experiencing natural increase in
population. (1 mark)
Section B: Data-response / 4-mark explain questions
5. Explain two reasons why urbanisation is increasing rapidly in emerging countries. (4 marks)
1. ____________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________
6. Using Figure X (imagine a photo of a growing city in an emerging country), describe two visible
characteristics of rapid urban growth. (4 marks)
Section C: 8-mark extended question
7. Evaluate the impacts of rapid urbanisation on people and the environment in a named emerging
country. (8 marks)
You should include place-specific detail and consider both positive and negative impacts.
Bonus Challenge (Fieldwork-style link)
8. Justify one data collection method you would use to investigate how urbanisation is affecting
quality of life in a city. (3 marks)