DP Geography Questionbank

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Describe the city as a system in terms of:

• inputs—energy, water, people, materials, products, food (urban agriculture)
• outputs—solid, atmospheric and liquid waste, noise, people.

Distinguish between a sustainable circular system where inputs are reduced and outputs are recycled and an unsustainable (open/linear) city system with uncontrolled inputs and outputs.

Directly related questions

• 18M.2.bp.14a.ii: Outline how one transport management strategy can contribute to a circular city system.
• 18M.2.bp.14a.i: Describe two differences between a circular city system and a linear city system.
• 16N.2.bp.13b: Referring to one or more named cities, explain two ways in which a circular city system operates.
• 11M.2.bp.13a: Describe the trends shown in the graph.
• 11M.2.bp.14a: Describe what is meant by a “sustainable city”.
• 11N.2.bp.14a: Identify two possible additional inputs and two possible additional outputs for the linear system.
• 11N.2.bp.14b: Explain why the circular system has a reduced urban ecological footprint.
• 13M.2.bp.14b: Using only an annotated diagram, explain the operation of a sustainable urban system.
• 14M.2.hl.13c: Examine the reasons why it is difficult to manage urban areas sustainably.
• 14M.2.sl.13c: Examine the reasons why it is difficult to manage urban areas sustainably.
• 13N.2.hl.14d: “Sustainable strategies in cities can only succeed when cities have zero population growth.”...
• 13N.2.hl.13b: (i) Define the term urban ecological footprint. (ii) Explain how one of the benefits named on...
• 13N.2.sl.13b: (i) Define the term urban ecological footprint. (ii) Explain how one of the benefits named on...
• 13N.2.sl.14d: “Sustainable strategies in cities can only succeed when cities have zero population growth.”...
• 15N.2.hl.13c: “Sustainable urban management is desirable but impossible to achieve.” Discuss this statement,...
• 15N.2.sl.13c: “Sustainable urban management is desirable but impossible to achieve.” Discuss this statement,...