PAST PAPER Q'S - HUMAN LP

• State two possible reasons why employment of women has grown in recent years.

  women are having less children so are more available for work

  
  

  gender equality movement has made it easier for women to get jobs
• Explain one reason why child poverty varies between different parts of a city.

  some areas have a lack of available jobs so high unemployment thus low household income
• For a named UK city, explain two reasons why the functions of its inner-city areas have changed in recent years.

  LONDON

  - growth of diverse religious and cultural places as a result of immigration

  - growth of education as government has encouraged tertiary education
• Analyse the information in Figure 7 which shows the percentage of the population of

  England and Wales born outside the UK, based on the 2011 Census data.\

  
  

  Assess the causes of variations in the distribution shown in Figure 7.

  Likely to be driven by employment opportunities so growing areas more likely to attract immigrants.

  
  

  Urban areas generally have wider range of jobs so more attractive thus urban centres have most of the migrants

  
  

  However migrants fill important gaps in labour market; especially in Health Service. May have social consequences of increases in racial tensions

  
  

  London dominates the >15.1% areas
• For a named UK city, explain why changes in the city have caused economic and social changes in the surrounding accessible rural areas.

  Named UK city

  Demand for housing has increased (1) has had impact on house prices (1) pricing out locals (1) example or further development of same (1)