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GeographyAdvanced SubsidiaryUnit 1: Global ChallengesRESOURCE BOOKLETTuesday 17 May 2011 – Afternoon

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SECTION A

The following resources relate to Questions 1–6.

Figure 1 Three types of plate boundary movement

Figure 2 The height of land above sea level in Bangladesh

X Y Z

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Key : contour lines, : state boundaries.

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Figure 3 Four projections for future greenhouse gas emissions

(Source: The Guardian)

5.5-7.1°Crise in globaltemperatureby 2100

132%increase inemissionsby 2050

76%increase inemissionsby 2050

47%decrease inemissions

Emissions returnto 1990 levelsby 2050

Early and rapid decline

D

Early but slow decline

C

Late and slow decline

B

Business as usual

A 4-5.2°Crise in globaltemperatureby 2100

2.9-3.8°Crise in globaltemperatureby 2100

2.1-2.8°Crise in globaltemperatureby 2100

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Figure 4 An index of ICT use for two groups of countries

The ICT development index gives a guide to the level of communications use in a country. It includes all telephones, mobiles and internet use.[ICT = Information & Communications Technology]

Group

2

Group

1

ICT Index ValueHigh scores

Low scores

Sweden 7.50 South Korea 7.26 Netherlands 7.14 Norway 7.09 Luxembourg 7.03 Switzerland 6.94 Finland 6.79 UK 6.78

Papua New Guinea 1.14 Tanzania 1.13 Mali 1.12 Ethiopia 1.03 Mozambique 1.02

Eritrea 1.00 Burkina Faso 0.97

(Source: The Guardian, 9 March 2009)

Figure 5 Changes in the UK centenarian population (people aged 100 or over) 1911–2011

10,000

9,000

8,000

7,000

6,000

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

01911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011

Females Males Total

Numbers ofpeople

Year

(Source: National Statistics)

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Figure 6 The growth of a developing world megacity

Rural areas

Megacity

Inter-urbanmigration

Internationalmigration

Rural-urbanmigration

Smaller flow

Larger flow

Highnatural

increaseSmallcity

Rural-urbanmigration

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The following resources relate to Questions 7–10.

Figure 7 Weather anomalies (unusual events) attributed to El Niño

(Source: munichre.com)

Anomalies during El Niño

Weather conditions

wetter

drier

fewer storms

more storms

cooler

warmer

Tropical cycloneactivity

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Figure 8 Milestones for climate change governance and world population change 1987–2009

1987 World population reaches 5

billion, 40% living in urban areas

1999 Population reaches 6 billion, putting more pressure on resources

2009 1.4 billion people still need to get out of poverty (less than $1.25 a day)

2007 China overtakes USA to become largest CO2 polluter

1988 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) set up by U.N.

1992 IPCC first reports greenhouse gases are causing global warming

1997 Kyoto Protocol ; by 20most developed nations have signed it

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2009 Copenhagen conference moves international debate forwards

FUTURE

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Figure 9 One view on how the TNC Coca-Cola impacts on lives in India

(Source: B. Deutsch, leftycartoon.com)

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Figure 10 Reasons stated by a sample of migrants entering or leaving the UK

ENTERING THE UK

have a fixed job to go to

have a fixed job to go to

29%

looking for work18%

joining family orfriends18%

studying in the UK20%

'lifestyle'3%

other reason12%

LEAVING THE UK

28%

looking for work22%joining family or

friends15%

studying abroad3%

'lifestyle'18%

other reason14%

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