AQA · 7136 / 7135

A Level Paper 2, Jun 2022

14questions
200marks
12topics

All 14 questions from the AQA A Level Paper 2, Jun 2022 Economics paper (7136 / 7135), worth 200 marks in total. The main topics tested are Globalisation and its effects (2), International trade (2), Index numbers (1), Growth and development (1).

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2 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 1

Calculate an index number for Egyptian national output in a later year, using a stated base.

4.2.1.3Index numbersUsing the dataWritten
4 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 1

Show from chart data that steady expansion is linked with growing inward investment from abroad.

4.2.6.1Globalisation and its effectsExplain howWritten
9 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 1

Diagram question on how greater inward investment by overseas firms can raise a country's export sales.

4.2.6.1Globalisation and its effectsExplain howWritten
25 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 1

Assess whether attracting overseas investment is the right route for African countries to raise living standards.

4.2.6.5Growth and developmentUsing the dataWritten
2 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 2

Find the gap between average jobless rates in two countries across four years of chart data.

4.2.3.2Employment and unemploymentUsing the dataWritten
4 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 2

Use chart data to show a possible short-term inverse link between joblessness and rising prices.

4.2.3.4Macroeconomic policy conflictsExplain howWritten
9 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 2

Diagram question on why lowering import taxes might bring down the rate of price rises.

4.2.3.3Inflation and deflationWith the help of a diagramWritten
25 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Context 2

Evaluate whether keeping price rises low and steady ought to be a government's top priority.

4.2.1.1Government policy objectivesUsing the dataWritten
15 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Essay 1

Explain the use of policies that redirect spending towards domestic output to cut a trade deficit.

4.2.6.3Balance of paymentsExplain howWritten
25 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Essay 1

Assess whether a currency allowed to float is superior to a pegged system in all circumstances.

4.2.6.4Exchange rate systemsAssessWritten
15 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Essay 2

Explain the difficulties an economy faces when actual output runs well above its trend capacity.

4.2.3.1Economic growth and the cycleExplainWritten
25 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Essay 2

Evaluate whether state intervention is the best route to strengthening Britain's productive capacity.

4.2.5.2Supply-side policiesEvaluateWritten
15 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Essay 3

Explain why the worth of goods and services sold overseas by Britain may vary.

4.2.6.2International tradeExplainWritten
25 marksA Level · Paper 2 · Essay 3

Evaluate the claim that every country gains from trading across borders.

4.2.6.2International tradeEvaluateWritten

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