DP Geography Questionbank

Examine the relationship between environmental change and human migrations.

“Poverty reduction cannot be achieved without improved soil management.” Discuss this statement.

“Population growth is the greatest threat to our planet’s soil quality and biodiversity.” Discuss this statement.

Define physical water scarcity.

Define economic water scarcity.

Describe the global pattern of water scarcity shown on the map.

Explain the factors affecting access to safe drinking water.

Examine the relationship between environmental change and human migrations.

Discuss why some governments find it difficult to provide access to safe drinking water for all their people.

Distinguish between physical water scarcity and economic water scarcity.

Describe the distribution of countries that are using more than 60 % of their renewable water resources.

Explain one reason why economic water scarcity is relatively common inn Sub-Saharan Africa.

Explain two ways in which access to safe drinking water can be improved.

Way 1:

Way 2:

Examine the relationship between environmental change and human migrations.

Distinguish between forest cover and biodiversity.

Suggest two reasons why forest cover in some countries has increased in recent years.

Reason 1:

Reason 2:

Explain two consequences of the reduction of biodiversity in some tropical rainforests.

Consequence 1:

Consequence 2:

“Population growth is the greatest threat to our planet’s soil quality and biodiversity.” Discuss this statement.

Describe what is meant by the term “environmental sustainability”.

State the aspect of environmental sustainability that should replace “A” on the graph.

Describe the progress made by this corporation since 2010 towards meeting its 2020 targets for environmental sustainability.

Suggest two environmental disadvantages of sending waste to landfill.

“The fact that the world’s population is now growing less rapidly means that there will be less pressure on the environment.” Discuss this statement.

Examine the relationship between environmental change and human migrations.

Outline what is meant by the term “environmental sustainability”.

“The causes of global climatic change are essentially human.” Discuss this statement.

Examine the relationship between environmental change and human migrations.

“Climate change will only increase global disparities in wealth.” Discuss this statement.

State which external forcing shown on the graph has the greatest impact on temperature in the atmosphere.

Outline what is meant by “albedo”.

Briefly describe the difference between stratospheric ozone and tropospheric ozone.

Explain two environmental consequences of global climatic change (global warming).

Consequence 1:

Consequence 2:

Describe how the estimated impact of climate change on agricultural production varies with latitude.

Suggest two reasons why global climate change may lead to an increase in agricultural production in some places.

“Global climate change will reduce economic disparities.” Discuss this statement.

“Our climate and Earth’s biodiversity will benefit if we stop using oil as our main energy source.” Discuss this statement.