25 marks
Q8 Evaluate what shapes a chosen developing nation's level of economic development, taking Sudan where healthcare and public services have collapsed.
Edexcel · 9EC0 / 8EC0 / WEC11–14
Growth & development comes up in 9 questions across the Edexcel A Level, AS and International A Level past papers (9EC0 / 8EC0 / WEC11–14), worth 120 marks between them. They run from 2018 to 2025 and appear on A Level Paper 2, A Level Paper 3.
Tariffs run from 5 to 25 marks. The commonest instructions are Examine (5), Evaluate (3), Explain (1). Specification points covered: 4.3.2.
Q8 Evaluate what shapes a chosen developing nation's level of economic development, taking Sudan where healthcare and public services have collapsed.
Q2(e) Evaluate at both micro and macro level the consequences of India's population expanding rapidly.
Q2(b) Using Extract E's second paragraph, examine two difficulties that could hold back Ghana's chocolate industry as it expands.
Q6(b) Examine two reasons why moving goods across African borders proves so expensive, drawing on Extract A.
Q2(a) Set out the meaning of the Lewis model, drawing on Extract D about sub-Saharan African growth and development.
Q2(b) Examine a pair of demographic influences that shape how far Kenya develops.
Q6(b) Examine two gains Rwanda's economy might draw from its expanding population, using the material supplied.
Q2(d) Evaluate micro and macro influences on Mozambique's growth and development, leaving aside banking and credit availability.
Q6(b) Examine two reasons why absolute poverty has fallen at different speeds across East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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