This document is a 16 page exam for the International General Certificate of Secondary Education in Geography. It contains two questions assessing students' understanding of environmental impacts in rural and urban areas. For question one, students investigated the effects of footpath erosion in a countryside area, including measuring vegetation cover and water infiltration rates across transects. For question two, students surveyed the environmental quality of different land uses in an urban area, ranking residential, industrial, shopping and open space areas. The exam tests students' ability to analyze data, draw conclusions, and evaluate methods.
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