Ranking superpowers

This issue’s Question and Answer examines two datastimulus questions from the June 2018 Edexcel A-level Paper 2 exam, Topic 7 Superpowers. The question includes a short numeracy question followed by one focused on evaluating a data source. Similar questions are set by other exam boards (see Box 1). The questions are printed in bold type and the student’s answers are in tinted boxes. The exam comments and mark schemes are the responsibility of GEOGRAPHY REVIEW and have neither been provided nor approved by Edexcel. The answers given are not the only possible answers

Figure 1 A table comparing emerging powers using selected data, with weighted ranks, for 2019–20

This Question and Answer can be used by students studying other A-level specifications, bearing in mind different question styles, mark tariffs and mark schemes. Edexcel is the only specification with a dedicated ‘superpowers’ topic.

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