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iGCSE past Papers

Paper 1

1 hr 45 mins

Answer any 3 questions from , with 2 in each section

Section 1
Population and Settlement
Section 2: The Natural Environment
Section 3: Economic development and the use of resources

Paper 2

1 hr 30 mins

Answer ALL questions

Paper 3

1 hr 30 mins

Alternative to coursework

 

June 10 Paper 11

QP, inset, MS

Theme 1

Population: DR & BR, pop pyramid, youthful pop. issues. Impact of AIDS

Traffic flow in Bangalore,issues about attempts to improve congestion generally. Improving squatter set, with named eg

Theme 2

Meander, living on a flood plain, formation of delta

Volcano: impact of living near, issues and benefits. Effects of tropical storms. LEDC/MEDC

Theme 3

Tourism, wind power. Causes and effects of air or water pollution

Water, access, shortage, availability

June 10 Paper 12

QP, inset, MS

Theme 1

Pop pyramid LEDC/MEDC. Ageing pop issues. Pop policy issues

Shopping centre, issues, sphere of influence. CBD features

Theme 2

Meander cross section, flood plain. Adv and disadv of living in delta

Sichuan earthquake short and long term effects. Cause of named earthquake.

Theme 3

Location of hi tech inds. Named manuf or proc inds reasons for growth.

Use of water, impact of water shortage

June 09 Paper 1

QP inset, MS

Theme 1

Population:Migration; pop density

Urban: Amman land use and issues; housing shortage problems and solutions

Theme 2

Coasts: wave cut platform and cliffs, coral reefs; Formation of sand dunes

Types of weathering; limestone weathering; Hazard, (storm, flood drought) cause and impact

Theme 3

Employment structure, inputs, proc and outputs, manuf envir issues, location of hi tech inds

Turkey; commercial agriculture and tourism, food shortages

Nov 09 Paper11

QP, inset, MS

Theme 1

Pop policis in Russia. Named eg of country with high pop growth, reasons fro.

Location and function of Nice. Site of rural set. Reasons for migration away from named rural area in LEDC

Theme 2

Cause of Indonesian earthquake, short and long term effects of earhquake. Why people still live in earthquake areas.

TRF ecosystems, effects of deforestation. D&E features of desert climate

Theme 3

Renewable energy, in MEDC and impact on nat envir D&E location of named power station

CO2 emissions. Impact of global warming

Nov 09 Paper 12

QP, inset, MS

Theme 1

BR and DR, probs of ageing pop. Benefit of immigration to MEDC. Named area, d&e reasons for variations in pop density

Rural set pattern, migration away from rural areas in LEDC. Reasons for devel of areas in urban: steet market, port inds, old ind area. Named urban area, effect on nat envir

Theme 2

Nat hazards, impact on LEDCs. Cause of eq, Named eq, short and long term effects

Weather data and insturments. Diff between clouds. Cb effect. D&E effect of humans on TRF

Theme 3

Energy in Canada, renewable. Fuelwood, impact on humans and nat envir.

Tri graph. Ind structure. Prim sector in LEDC. Ind as system. Effect on envir of manuf. Named eg of high tech ind and location

June 08

QP, Inset, MS

Theme 1

BR and life expectancy, Mali. Using eg. why migrate? Push and pull factors

CBD, hierarchy of set. Sphere of influence. Urban sprawl and effect on human and nat envir

Theme 2

Mojave Desert, cause, cause and effect on vegetation. Human activ and TRF or desert

Fold mts. and diff plate boundaries. Volcanoes and boundaries. Why people live inareas ofeither, volcanic eruptions; earthquakes, tropical storms, flooding, drought

Theme 3

Pastoral farming. NZ. Issues of agriculture, manufacturing industry, energy production

Water; cause for devel of tourism

Theme 1

Pop pyramids and ageing population

Land use models; shanty towns and solutions

Theme 2

Weather instruments, describe weather data; problems of drought

River valley cross profile and process, waterfalls formation and benefits; named river cause of flooding

Theme 3

LEDC tourism, costs and benefits and sustainability

Types of energy, fossil fuels; development of renewable's