Managing Global Issues & Conflicts (Edexcel A Level Geography): Exam Questions

Exam code: 9GE0

2 hours16 questions
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4 marks

Explain one way in which the United Nations attempts to maintain international peace.

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4 marks

Explain one reason why the UN Security Council is sometimes unable to take action.

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4 marks

Explain one way in which an international agreement has helped to protect the global environment.

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4 marks

Explain one reason why the Antarctic Treaty is considered a successful example of international cooperation.

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4 marks

Explain one reason why structural adjustment programmes (SAPs) have been criticised.

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Study Figure 5

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Figure 5

A postage stamp from 1981 celebrating the Antarctic Treaty established by an International Government Organisation (IGO)

Suggest how the postage stamp shows that IGOs have become important in managing global environmental issues.

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Explain the role of global organisations in managing the global economy.

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8 marks

Explain how successful Intergovernmental Organisations (IGOs) have been in managing the environmental challenges facing oceans.

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6 marks

Study Figure 1, which compares two international environmental agreements.

Figure 1: Two environmental agreements

Montreal Protocol (1987)

Paris Agreement (2015)

Aim

ban ozone-depleting substances (CFCs)

limit warming to well below 2°C

Membership

ratified by all 197 UN states

many states, some withdrawals

Enforcement

binding limits on ~100 substances

voluntary NDCs, not enforceable

Outcome

ozone recovering, full recovery expected by 2070

progress slow; widely seen as a partial failure

Suggest why the Montreal Protocol has been more successful than international agreements on climate change.

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6 marks

Study Figure 1, which shows the effects of structural adjustment programmes (SAPs) in two countries.

Suggest why SAPs can have negative impacts on developing countries.

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8 marks

Explain how successful intergovernmental organisations (IGOs) have been in managing the environmental challenges facing the oceans.

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8 marks

Explain why the United Nations has had a mixed record of success in maintaining global peace.

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8 marks

Explain why some member states choose to act independently of the United Nations.

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Evaluate the view that international global organisations (IGOs) have been largely ineffective in managing environmental challenges.

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20 marks

Evaluate the view that global organisations have been more effective in managing global economic issues than environmental issues.

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20 marks

Evaluate the view that intergovernmental organisations (IGOs) have been largely ineffective in managing global environmental challenges.