GCSE Geography Similarities and differences diagnostic revision assessment pt 2
1 What sector of
Leicester’s
economy has seen
the biggest
decrease over the
last 20 years?
2 Which of the
following is not a
Cause of
manufacturing
decline inside
Leicester
A -Primary
B - Secondary
C - Tertiary
D - Quaternary
A - Old textile
machinery
B - High labour
costs
C - Limited labour
skills
D - Cheaper labour
abroad
3 Which of these
was not a cause of
manufacturing
decline outside
Leicester
4 Which of the
following is not an
effect of
Manufacturing
decline
A - Improvements
in transport
infrastructure
within NICs
B - The growth of
squatter
settlements in NICs
C - Cheap labour in
NICs
D - Growing
domestic market in
NICs
A - Make
improvements to
education and
training
B - Reduction in
taxes collected
C - Reduced
investment in
services
D - Higher rates of
unemployment
5 The one Leicester
regeneration aimed
to overcome some
of the problems of
manufacturing
decline. Which
statement is the
most accurate?
6 Who benefits
least from the One
Leicester
regeneration?
7 Which of the
following best
describes the likely
future for Leicester.
A - The One
Leicester
regeneration has
been of direct
benefit to every
person in Leicester.
B - The One
Leicester
regeneration has
created positive
and negative
impacts.
C - The One
Leicester
regeneration has
been a successes as
evidenced by
multiple awards.
D - The One
Leicester
regeneration
project has met all
its intended aims.
A - Highly qualified
tertiary industry
employees
B - High skilled
secondary industry
employees
C - Poorly qualified
tertiary industry
employees
D - Poorly qualified
secondary industry
employees
A - Increase in
tertiary
employment,
increasing ethnic
diversity, reduction
in carbon emissions
A - They both have
a river running
through them
B - Increase in
tertiary
employment,
decreasing ethnic
diversity, reduction
in carbon emissions
B - They both have
a rural hinterland
C - Increase in
quaternary
employment,
increasing ethnic
diversity, increase
in carbon emissions
C - They are both in
the Northern
Hemisphere
D - Increase in
primary
employment,
increasing ethnic
diversity, reduction
in carbon emissions
D - They are both
experiencing
economic changes
A - 6 months of the
year there is a
drought
B - Maximum
average
temperatures can
be up to 40⁰C
C - Temperature
falls in the summer
months
D - Rainfall peaks in
the winter months
8 Which of the
following describes
the location of
Leicester and
Rajkot?
9 Which of the
following is not
true of Rajkot’s
climate
10. Which of the
following best
describes
Leicester’s climate
11 Which of the
following is not true
regarding Leicester
and Rajkot’s urban
land use patterns.
12 TNCs bring
advantages to
Rajkot because...
A - Leicester has a
continental climate
B - Leicester has a
Mediterranean
climate
C - Leicester has a
temperate climate
D - Leicester has a
tropical climate
A - They both have
a CBD
B - They both have
clearly defined
areas of land use
C - They both have
squatter
settlements
D - They both have
areas of high class
housing
A - TNC’s bring
capital, technology,
knowledge,
expertise and skills.
C - There may be
other benefits from
the multiplier effect
and spins offs for
other tertiary and
the service based
economy in Rajkot.
D - Low wages give
the feeling that the
company has
moved there to
exploit the workers.
13 TNCs bring
disadvantages to
Rajkot because...
A - They bring or
encourage
improvement of
the transport
infrastructure
which can be used
by local people and
other companies in
Rajkot.
B - They create
employment
especially in
secondary
industries The
government use
the tax created by
this employment to
reinvest in services.
B - TNC’s avoid
paying taxes and
export the profits,
so that Rajkot
actually gains little
financial benefit.
C - The TNC’s that
have located in
Rajkot can leave as
quickly as they
came.
D - Only a limited
range of industries
have been chosen,
not for the best
needs of Rajkot but
for the earning
potential to the
company.
14 If you were
comparing quality
of life in Leicester
and which would
not be particularly
useful?
15 Which of the
following is the
most likely future
for Rajkot?
A - Housing quality
B - Population
ethnicity
C - Employment
structure
D - Education levels
A - Increasing
secondary
employment, lower
levels of industrial
pollution,
increasingly
consumer
orientated society
A - The forced
movement of
Ugandan Indians in
the 1970’s
B - Decreasing
secondary
employment,
higher levels of
industrial pollution,
increasingly
consumer
orientated society
B - The sale of
Rajkot jewellery on
Melton Road
C - Increasing
secondary
employment,
higher levels of
industrial pollution,
increasingly
consumer
orientated society
C - The weekly
flights to Rajkot
from East Midlands
Airport
D - Decreasing
secondary
employment, lower
levels of industrial
pollution,
increasingly
consumer
orientated society
D - Leicester and
Rajkot are twin
cities
16 Which of the
following is not a
direct link between
Leicester and
Rajkot?