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Outline the role of one or more institutions, such as the UN, in regulating global systems.
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Global Governance (AQA A Level Geography): Exam Questions
Exam code: 7037
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Which of the following best describes global governance?
A single world government that has legal authority over every country on Earth.
The control of one powerful country over the trade and politics of its neighbours.
The process by which a country manages its own internal affairs without outside influence.
The way the world is regulated through shared norms, laws and institutions, with countries and organisations cooperating in the absence of a single world government.
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Outline how norms, laws and institutions help to govern global systems.
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What is meant by the sovereignty of a state?
The total value of all the goods and services a country produces in a year.
The right of citizens to vote for their government in free elections.
A state's right to govern itself and to have supreme authority over its own territory and affairs.
An agreement between several states to remove trade barriers between them.
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Outline how global governance can lead to inequalities and injustices.
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Figure 1a shows UN peacekeeping forces involved in active service in different regions between 1955 and 2016.
Figure 1b shows the origin of UN peacekeeper forces in 1995 and 2016.
Figure 1a – UN peacekeeping forces involved in active service in different regions between 1955 and 2016
Figure 1b – the origin of UN peacekeeper forces in 1995 and 2016
Analyse the data shown in Figure 1a and Figure 1b.
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Figure 2 shows the progress made on selected UN Millennium Development Goals which aimed to reduce global poverty and inequality by 2015.
Figure 2
Using Figure 2 and your own knowledge, to what extent do you agree that the UN is able to promote development?
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Using Figure 1 and your own knowledge, to what extent is the Antarctic Treaty System sufficient to protect Antarctica from environmental and geopolitical threats?
Figure 1: Territorial claims and governance in Antarctica, 2022
Feature | Details |
|---|---|
National territorial claims | 7 nations hold overlapping claims: Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom. The Argentine, Chilean and British claims overlap on the Antarctic Peninsula sector |
Status of claims | Frozen (neither recognised nor renounced) under Article IV of the 1959 Antarctic Treaty; no new claims may be made while the Treaty is in force |
Chinese research stations | 5 stations (the most of any non-claimant nation): Great Wall, Zhongshan, Kunlun, Taishan, and Qinling (opened 2024) |
US research stations | McMurdo Station (largest in Antarctica, capacity ∼1,000 people); Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station |
Ross Sea Marine Protected Area | 1.55 million km²; established by CCAMLR in 2016; the world's largest MPA at the time |
Madrid Protocol mining ban | In force since 1998; prohibits all mineral resource activities until at least 2048, when a review mechanism becomes available |
Source: Antarctic Treaty Secretariat; CCAMLR; Qinling Station confirmed open 2024
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Assess the extent to which global governance challenges the sovereignty of nation states.
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Study Figure 1, which shows the number of vetoes cast by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council between 1946 and 2022.
Figure 1: Vetoes cast in the UN Security Council by permanent member, 1946 to 2022
Permanent member | Number of vetoes cast |
|---|---|
Russia (including the USSR) | 120 |
United States | 86 |
United Kingdom | 29 |
China | 19 |
France | 16 |
Analyse the data shown in Figure 1.
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‘The UN has been entirely effective in promoting growth and stability across the world.’
Critically assess the extent to which you agree with this statement.
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‘The UN has worked tirelessly to promote growth and stability across the globe, but TNCs have been far more successful in this regard.’
To what extent do you agree with this view?
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Assess the view that global governance does more to increase global inequalities than to reduce them.
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