Life in cities

This Question and Answer explores some questions in the style of the AQA Paper 2 Human Geography examination paper from November 2021. The topics are from Section C Contemporary Urban Environments and cover world city, liveability and inequality themes. The questions in this section cover a range of mark tariffs from 4 marks to 20 marks. Similar themes are found in other specifications (Box 1), although question styles and tariffs will vary. The exam comments are the responsibility of Geography Review and have neither been provided nor approved by the examination board. The answers provided here are not the only possible answers

Figure 1 World city classification in 2022 (GaWC)

This Question and Answer could be used either in class or as a homework task for other specifications, taking into account differences in style and focus:

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