Actual 2026/2027 AQA GCSE GEOGRAPHY 8035/2 Paper 2 Merged Question Paper + Mark Scheme

Section A Urban issues and challenges
Answer all questions in this section.
Question 1 Urban issues and challenges
Figure 1 is pie charts showing the percentage of the global population living in rural
and urban areas in 1980 and 2020.
0 1 . 1 Complete Figure 1 below using the following data.
[2 marks]
1980 2020
Rural 61% 44%
Urban 39% 56%
Figure 1
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0 1 . 2 Using Figure 1, which of the following statements is true? box
Shade one circle only.
Between 1980–2020 the proportion of the population living in rural areas:
[1 mark]
A decreased by 12%
B decreased by 17%
C doubled
D increased by 12%
0 1 . 3 Give two push factors that encourage people to leave rural areas in LICs/NEEs.
[2 marks]
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0 1 . 4 Give one way a major city in a LIC/NEE is nationally important.
[1 mark]
Name of major city
National importance