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4 marks
Outline reasons why salinisation of soil occurs.
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Population & the Environment (AQA A Level Geography): Exam Questions
Exam code: 7037
2 hours13 questions
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4 marks
Outline characteristics of an agricultural system.
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1 mark
Which of the following strategies would not increase agricultural productivity?
A family planning programme introduced into rural areas in Ghana.
Using better disease management practices on dairy farms in the UK.
Teaching farmers in the Niger how to build stone contours to trap rain water.
Harvesting more butternut squash in East Anglia by employing more temporary migrant labour.
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4 marks
Outline why salinisation is a problem for agriculture.
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5
4 marks
Outline the characteristics of recent global population change.
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9 marks
Assess the importance of improvements in health and food security in explaining changes in fertility rates.
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9 marks
Assess the relative importance of two zonal soils you have studied in determining human activity such as agriculture.
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9 marks
To what extent do you agree that some soil problems related to agriculture are easier to manage than others?
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6 marks
Study Figure 1, which shows food supply and undernourishment for four world regions.
Figure 1: Food supply and undernourishment by world region
Region | Food supply (kcal per person per day) | Population undernourished (%) |
|---|---|---|
North America and Europe | 3,500 | 2.5 |
Latin America | 3,000 | 6 |
South Asia | 2,500 | 16 |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,400 | 22 |
Analyse the data shown in Figure 1.
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9 marks
Assess the effects of climate change on agriculture.
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20 marks
Assess the view that achieving food security depends more on managing demand than on increasing food production.
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20 marks
Assess the view that the relationship between population and food supply is better explained by the ideas of Boserup than those of Malthus.
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20 marks
Assess the view that climate change is the greatest threat to global food security.
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