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ENV MG SECTION B TYPE b QUESTIONS

40 MARKS

Exam System Activity

The increasing concentration of human populations in large
cities will result in both advantages and disadvantages for the
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QP 11
ALL sustainable management of resources. With reference to
examples, assess to what extent you agree with this
statement.
Discuss the view that population growth and urbanisation will
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QP 12
ALL inevitably result in increasing loss of life from natural hazards.
Include examples in your answer.
‘Management of atmospheric pollution is an International
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ATM problem which can only be solved by international agreement.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
With reference to examples of low pressure systems
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ATM
the importance of accurate forecasting in managing the effects
of extreme weather events.
To what extent have international agreements and protocols
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QP 12
ATM been successful in finding a solution to the issue of global
warming?
Using evidence from different parts of the world, assess to
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ATM what extent global warming can be attributed to natural and
human activities.
Assess the extent to which emissions of carbon dioxide and
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QP 12
ATM methane from human activities may be responsible for global
warming. Refer to examples from different areas of the world.
To what extent is atmospheric pollution from human activities
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ATM being managed successfully? Use examples from different
areas of the world in your answer.
Compare the success of strategies to reduce atmospheric
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QP 11
ATM pollution at a local level with strategies to reduce atmospheric
pollution at a global level.
S2018 Discuss the extent to which the problem of both air pollution
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ATM
and noise pollution can be solved by reducing vehicle traffic.
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Discuss the view that reducing atmospheric pollution is much

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ATM easier to achieve at a local scale than at a global scale.
Include examples in your answer
W2018 Evaluate the success of strategies to manage stratospheric
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ATM
ozone concentration and tropospheric ozone concentration.
To what extent can the development of renewable energy
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ATM resources solve the problems of local and global atmospheric
pollution?
To what extent will the impacts of future climate change vary
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ATM in different parts of the world? Refer to examples in your
answer.
A reduction in the extent of polar ice has been linked to the
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ATM
to which the use of renewable energy can successfully reduce
dependence on fossil fuels.
Human activities also impact on the Earth’s ATM. Discuss
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QP 12
ATM whether urban pollution can be successfully managed to
reduce its local and global impact.
With reference to examples, assess the effectiveness of the
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ATM ways governments can control atmospheric pollution to
reduce their country’s contribution to climatic change.
Assess the impact of an increasing population on water
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QP 21
BIO resources in countries at contrasting levels of economic
development.
Conservation can involve a ‘species approach’, which protects
species from extinction, or an ‘ecosystem approach’, which
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QP 21
BIO protects populations of species in their natural habitats. With
reference to examples, compare the advantages of both
approaches to conservation.
S2017 For either a LEDC or MEDC, assess how effectively it
QP 22
BIO
manages water for use by humans.
With reference to examples, assess the effectiveness of
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QP 22
BIO international protocols and organisations that have been
important in highlighting the preservation of the biosphere.
With reference to examples, assess the extent to which
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QP 22
BIO LEDCs and MEDCs balance resources with population
growth.
Describe the impact of deforestation on forest ecosystems.
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BIO Using examples, assess the strategies used to reduce the
pressures on forest ecosystems.
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With reference to examples of countries at contrasting levels

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QP 21
BIO of economic development, assess whether increasing food
production is sustainable with an increasing global population.
W2017 Using examples, describe and evaluate two other methods of
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BIO
managing the natural environment for wildlife.
‘The problems of overpopulation are more effectively solved
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BIO
QP 22 through population policies.’ How far do you agree with this
statement? Use examples in your answer.
‘The most effective methods for the conservation of
S2018 ecosystems exclude all human activity.’ Using examples of
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BIO
different methods of conservation of ecosystems, discuss how
far you agree with this statement.
Using examples from countries at contrasting levels of
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QP 21
BIO economic development, describe the impact of population
change on resources.
Describe the effectiveness of policies used to manage human
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QP 22
BIO population size in achieving an optimum population. Refer to
examples in your answer.
Assess to what extent humans can reduce the loss of
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QP 21
BIO biodiversity and provide resources for an increasing human
population. Refer to examples in your answer.
‘Conservation of ecosystems is more successfully achieved
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BIO
QP 21 protocols.’ With reference to examples, assess to what extent
this statement is true.
W2018 Assess the effectiveness of methods used in the conservation
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BIO
of a named ecosystem.
With reference to examples, assess the impact of population
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QP 22
BIO growth and the growing demand for water on the quality and
quantity of natural water supplies.
‘It is important to balance the needs of an increasing
population with the need to protect the resources of the
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QP 21
BIO biosphere’. Using examples of countries with contrasting
levels of economic development, assess the problems of
achieving this balance.
Explain how ecotourism can lead to the successful
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QP 21
BIO conservation of rainforests. Using examples, assess the
advantages and disadvantages of ecotourism projects.
Using examples, evaluate methods to protect areas and their
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QP 22
BIO ecosystems through the creation of national parks,
conservation areas and similar schemes.
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S2017 Using examples, evaluate strategies used to manage

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HYD
groundwater stores
Using examples from arid countries, assess the advantages
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HYD and disadvantages of supplying water from groundwater and
supplying water by the process of desalinisation.
W2017 Using examples, assess the advantages and disadvantages
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HYD
of building dams and reservoirs.
Briefly describe the main sources of marine pollutants other
S2018 than oil spills.Using examples, explain to what extent the
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HYD
pollution of the marine environment can be managed by
individual countries.
Describe the impact of agricultural use on water resources.
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QP 22
HYD Describe management strategies aimed at protecting natural
supplies of fresh water.
Describe the impact of global warming on global water stores.
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QP 22
HYD Using examples, discuss how successfully countries can
manage changing water stores.
W2018 Assess strategies which can safeguard a country’s water
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HYD
supply.
Briefly outline one process of desalinisation. Discuss the
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QP 22
HYD advantages and the disadvantages of desalinisation as a
method of supplying fresh water.
Assess the impact of international protocols on the loss of
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QP 21
HYD natural water stores. Describe the difficulties in achieving such
agreements.
Outline factors which may cause diminishing water supplies.
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QP 22
HYD Using examples, assess strategies to manage the
conservation of natural water resources.
Using examples, assess the problems of providing power
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QP 22
HYD through hydroelectric generation in countries at contrasting
levels of economic development.
S2017 Evaluate the strategies used to monitor and analyse volcanic
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hazards in different areas of the world.
With reference to examples, assess the extent to which the
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LIT hazards associated with volcanic activity can successfully be
managed.
With reference to examples, explain why countries choose
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LIT different energy policies in their search for an affordable and
sustainable energy supply.
W2017 With reference to examples, in what ways are MEDCs better
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able to withstand a major tectonic hazard event than LEDCs?
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With reference to examples, discuss the view that using

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LIT resources of the LIT is always damaging to the natural
environment.
S2018 ‘Fossil fuels should not be involved in meeting future energy
LIT
QP 11 needs.’ To what extent do you agree with this statement?
S2018 Discuss the view that dependence on fossil fuels is
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LIT
unsustainable in the long term.
W2018 To what extent is the impact of a tectonic hazard determined
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LIT
by the level of economic development of the area affected?
To what extent does an understanding of plate tectonics help
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LIT with predicting, preparing for and managing earthquakes and
volcanic eruptions? Refer to examples in your answer.
Discuss the view that appropriate strategies for sustainable
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LIT soil management will vary between countries at contrasting
levels of economic development.
Using examples, assess the success of slope management
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LIT strategies in countries with contrasting levels of economic
development.
With reference to examples from countries at different stages
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LIT
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policy.
With reference to examples, explain why soil erosion occurs.
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LIT Evaluate strategies that involve the sustainable use of soils for
agriculture.