| Date | November 2016 | Marks available | 15 | Reference code | 16N.1.bp.7 |
| Level | SL and HL | Paper | 1 | Time zone | |
| Command term | Examine | Question number | 7 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Examine the relationship between environmental change and human migrations.
Markscheme
Environmental changes (may be either positive or negative) include changes related to:
- soil quality
- water quality and availability
- biodiversity
- climate
- hazard events.
Population migrations include:
- forced/voluntary migrations
- rural–urban migration / international migration
- places of origin and places of destination.
Environmental changes (and their impacts) may lead to population migrations, eg soil degradation leading to out-migration.
Population migrations may lead to environmental changes, eg habitat destruction in and around refugee camps.
Answers that do not address environmental change at all and instead write about political, social and economic causes and consequences of migration should to be limited to band C and below.
At band D expect descriptions of environmental change and population migration, with few links.
At band E expect either a more detailed explanation of environmental changes and population migrations (with one-directional connections), or may examine how many connections are two-way or complex.
At band F expect both.
Marks should be allocated according to the markbands.
[15 marks]
