OCR B (9-1) Paper 2, People and Society

Question 1

Which is NOT a disadvantage of aid?

Accepted Answer

Aid is an attempt to rebalance global inequality

Question 2

What is a megacity?

Accepted Answer

A city with over 10 million people

Question 3

The population of London in 2015 was...

Accepted Answer

8.6 million

Question 4

Which one is NOT an advantage of GM crops?

Accepted Answer

Pollen might spread and contaminate other plants

Question 5

What is meant by rural-urban migration?

Accepted Answer

People move from the countryside to the city

Question 6

Why should companies invest in Zambia?

Accepted Answer

Good banking and legal services, Stable political system

Question 7

Factors causing some cities to grow into megacities are...

Accepted Answer

Natural population increase, Coastal location, Economic development, Migration

Question 8

Another word for slums...

Accepted Answer

squatter settlement

Question 9

Why is Cambridge an Economic Hub?

Accepted Answer

It has lots of hi-tech industry

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a successful UK TV programmes around the world?

Accepted Answer

Shaun the Sheep

Question 11

As part of Birmingham's plan to be a 'leading green city', the library:

Accepted Answer

recycled 95% of waste from the site during construction

Question 12

Most Tanzanians eat what crop?

Accepted Answer

Maize

Question 13

Is London a megacity?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 14

What is Zambia's main export?

Accepted Answer

copper

Question 15

What is a world city?

Accepted Answer

An important city in the global economy

Question 16

Who said 'Necessity is the mother of invention'?

Accepted Answer

Boserup

Question 17

Many people want to move away from the countryside because...

Accepted Answer

few job opportunities, food shortage and famine, lack of access to services such as healthcare and education

Question 18

What does BRIC stand for?

Accepted Answer

Brazil, Russia, India, China

Question 19

What percentage of the world's food is now grown in urban areas?

Accepted Answer

15%

Question 20

The prevailing wind in the UK blows from where?

Accepted Answer

South-west

Question 21

Some people say that the Tanzania-Canada Wheat Programme was unsuccessful because...

Accepted Answer

Only one crop was grown, so biodiversity decreased

Question 22

An example of top-down development in Zambia is...

Accepted Answer

the Kariba Dam

Question 23

Functions of cities are...

Accepted Answer

Employment, Entertainment

Question 24

What is a gecekondu?

Accepted Answer

squatter settlement

Question 25

Where is water stress most common in the UK?

Accepted Answer

South-east

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT true about Goat Aid?

Accepted Answer

They are Foggenburg goats

Question 27

Today the Bullring provides...

Accepted Answer

160 shops, 2 department stores and a range of places to eat

Question 28

Are urban gardens an example of a top-down or bottom-up approach to food security?

Accepted Answer

Bottom-up

Question 29

What does SAGCOT stand for?

Accepted Answer

Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania

Question 30

What is suburbanisation?

Accepted Answer

People move out of the city to the suburbs

Question 31

What does MINT stand for?

Accepted Answer

Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey

Question 32

Population of Birmingham is growing because...

Accepted Answer

Natural increase, International migration

Question 33

Name an area of deprivation in Birmingham

Accepted Answer

Sparkbrook

Question 34

Birmingham is the UK's ... largest city

Accepted Answer

second

Question 35

In 2011, what percentage of London's population was born abroad?

Accepted Answer

38%

Question 36

Which sector do most people in the UK work in?

Accepted Answer

Tertiary

Question 37

Which of the following are examples of Ethical Consumerism?

Accepted Answer

Fairtrade, Freedom Foods, Organic produce, Rainforest Alliance

Question 38

Which are impacts of climate change on EDCs and LIDCs?

Accepted Answer

coastal flooding and diseases will increase

Question 39

Which one of these is NOT a hazard associated with living in a slum...

Accepted Answer

Good infrastructure

Question 40

Which one is NOT an advantage of intensive crop farming?

Accepted Answer

Single crops reduce the biodiversity of plants and insects

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