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Outline the factors likely to increase global demand for resources in the future.
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Resource Futures (AQA A Level Geography): Exam Questions
Exam code: 7037
2 hours14 questions
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Outline the 'business-as-usual' scenario for future resource use.
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Outline strategies that could make future resource use more sustainable.
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Which of the following best describes a 'circular economy'?
An economy that depends entirely on importing resources from other countries.
An economy in which products and materials are reused, repaired and recycled rather than thrown away.
An economy that focuses on extracting and selling as many raw materials as possible.
An economy in which resource use rises in line with population growth.
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Which of the following is an example of resource substitution?
Building larger reservoirs to store more water.
Mining deeper to reach more copper ore.
Replacing fossil fuels with solar and wind power.
Importing more oil from overseas suppliers.
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Study Figure 1, which shows primary energy demand for five world regions in 2020 and the projected demand in 2050, in exajoules.
Figure 1: Primary energy demand by world region, 2020 and projected 2050 (exajoules)
Region | 2020 | 2050 (projected) |
|---|---|---|
Asia | 250 | 360 |
North America | 100 | 95 |
Europe | 75 | 65 |
Africa | 35 | 80 |
Latin America | 35 | 55 |
Analyse the data shown in Figure 1.
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Assess the role of recycling and the circular economy in securing future resource supplies.
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9 marks
Assess the view that technology will be the key to securing future resource supplies.
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To what extent is a 'business-as-usual' approach to resource use sustainable?
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Assess the view that the future of resource supply will follow a Malthusian path of scarcity and crisis.
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Assess the extent to which managing the water-food-energy nexus is the key challenge for achieving global resource security.
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‘Challenges presented by the physical environment affecting the availability and cost of a resource, will be overcome by future technological and economic developments.’ With reference to a specific place, to what extent do you agree with this statement?
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Assess the view that a sustainable resource future can only be achieved by reducing consumption rather than increasing supply.
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Assess the view that achieving a sustainable resource future depends more on the actions of governments than on individuals and businesses.
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