Global Issues

Question 1

Explain in detail the likely effects of climate change on people and the environment. Your answer should refer to examples you have studied.
6 marks

Answer 1

Answer to be added, check solution in the ppq booklet .

Question 2

Explain in detail the impact of human activity on people and the environment your answer should refer to examples you have studied. Six marks

Answer 2

Answer in ppq solution booklet. Page 95

Question 3

Explain, in detail, the ways in which aid can lessen the impact of environmental hazards. Your answer should refer to examples you have studied.

Answer 3

Refer to past paper question solutions page 95

Question 4

Explain, in detail, the ways in which fair trade helps farmers in the developing world. Your answer should refer to examples you have studied. Six marks

Answer 4

Solution can be found on page 95 of the past paper question booklet.

Question 5

Explain, in detail, the benefits and problems caused by increasing tourism in developing countries. Your answer should refer to examples you have studied. Six marks

Answer 5

Solution for this question can be found in the past paper booklet page 96.

Question 6

Explain, in detail, the physical and human factors which cause disease. Your answer should refer to examples you have studied. Six marks

Answer 6

Solution for this question can be found on page 96 of past paper questions.

Question 7

Describe in detail the distribution of the worlds most active volcanoes. Four marks

Answer 7

Volcanoes are found along the edges of plate boundaries. Many volcanoes are found along the west coast of North and South America especially Alaska. Volcanoes are found along the coastal areas of China and Japan and along the Pacific ring of Fire.

Question 8

For a named earthquake volcano a tropical storm you have studied explain the impact it had on the people and the environment. Six marks

Answer 8

For solution refer to page 99 of past paper booklet.

Question 9

Explain the causes of inequalities in trade between developed and developing countries. Six marks

Answer 9

Solutions for this question can be found on page 99 of past paper booklet

Question 10

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of mass tourism. Six marks

Answer 10

Solution for this question can be found on page 99 of the past paper booklet

Question 11

Describe, in detail, the distribution of HIV/AIDS. Four marks

Answer 11

Solution for this question can be found on page 99 of past paper question booklet

Question 12

Explain the main causes of heart disease, or cancer, or asthma. Three marks

Answer 12

Solution can be found on page 99 and 100 of the past paper booklet.

Question 13

Describe some methods used to help prevent or reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer or asthma.

Answer 13

Solution for this question can be found on page 100 of the past paper booklet.

Question 14

Explain the physical and human causes of climate change. Six marks

Answer 14

Solution for this question can be found on page 102 of the past paper question booklet.

Question 15

Explain ways in which the destruction of the rainforest can be reduced. Six marks

Answer 15

Solution for this question can be found on page 102 and 103 of the past paper question booklet.

Question 16

Describe, in detail the distribution of tropical storms. 4 marks

Answer 16

Solution for this question can be found on page 103 of the past paper booklet

Question 17

Select one type of natural disaster from earthquakes, volcanoes or tropical storms. Explain methods used to predict and to plan for their occurrence. Six marks

Answer 17

Solution for this question can be found on page 103 of the past paper booklet

Question 18

Many developing countries rely on one product to export. Explain the effects that change in demand for the product will have on the people and the environment.

Answer 18

Solution for this question can be found on page 103 of your past paper booklet

Question 19

Explain methods that can be used to manage problems caused by mass tourism. Six marks

Answer 19

Solution for this question can be found on page 103 and 104 of past paper booklet

Question 20

For cholera, malaria, kwashiorkor or you Pneumonia, explain the main causes of your chosen disease and describe some methods used to help prevent or reduce the disease. Six marks

Answer 20

Solutions for this question can be found on page 104 of the past paper question booklet.

Question 21

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of deforestation in equatorial areas. In your answer you should refer to an area you have studied. Six marks

Answer 21

Solution for this question can be found on page 106 of past paper question booklet

Question 22

Describe, in detail, the distribution of earthquakes in October 2012. - refer to diagram on page 84 of 2013 past paper booklet.

Answer 22

Refer to page 107 of past paper booklet for solutions.

Question 23

For a named environmental hazard you have studied, explain the ways in which aid can lessen the impact of environmental hazards. Six marks.

Answer 23

Solution for this question can be found on page 107 of plastic booklet.

Question 24

Explain ways in which eco-tourism helps the people and the environment of a developing country. In your answer, you should refer to a country you have studied. Six marks

Answer 24

Refer to page 107 of past paper booklet for a solution