“The growth of the global middle class will inevitably accelerate climate change.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?

“Resource insecurity is becoming the main cause of forced migration.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?

“Responding to climate change is more important than working towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?

Describe the trends shown in the slum populations of Lesotho between 2005 and 2014.

Suggest two reasons why progress towards access to safe water has been slow in some regions.

Reason 1:

Reason 2:

Explain one economic advantage and one environmental advantage of the circular economy.

Economic advantage:

Environmental advantage:

Describe what is meant by an individual’s ecological footprint.

Suggest two ways in which meeting a nation’s water needs could result in reduced food availability.

Way 1:

Way 1:

Explain how a circular economy approach can contribute to reduced use of new resources.

Explain how a circular economy approach can contribute to changing attitudes to product ownership.

Outline two differences in the growth of the middle-class population of Ukraine and Serbia.

Difference 1:

Difference 2:

Explain how the growth of a country’s middle-class population can lead to changing diets.

Explain how the growth of a country’s middle-class population can lead to land-use pressures.

Suggest one way in which greater use of renewable energy can decrease the size of a nation’s ecological footprint.

Suggest one way in which greater use of renewable energy can increase the size of a nation’s ecological footprint.

Describe the relationship shown in the graph.

Suggest one reason for a recent change in the diets of people in middle-income countries.

Explain one way in which ecological footprint measures an individual’s resource consumption.

Explain two ways in which different resources are developed to support Boserup’s optimistic view.

Way 1:

Way 2:

Describe what is meant by “embedded water”.

Explain two reasons why diets are changing in middle-income countries.

Reason 1:

Reason 2:

Suggest two ways in which declining water availability might threaten a country’s energy security.

Way 1:

Way 2:

Describe the distribution of countries that produce more than 6kg of electronic waste per person.

Explain two reasons why some countries receive large international flows of consumer waste.

Reason 1: 

Reason 2:  

Suggest two implications of a warmer climate for the food security of places.

Implication 1:

Implication 2: 

State the range for e-waste generated (in kg per person) for the countries shown.

Identify which raw material is produced in the largest amount when e-waste is recycled.

Describe the relationship between GNI per person and average growth rate of EEE consumption.

To what extent does the evidence in the infographic support the view that e-waste is a global problem?

Estimate the percentage of daily income that those in extreme poverty spend on food.

Identify in which decade extreme poverty declined the fastest.

Using evidence from the infographic, explain one way it clearly demonstrates to the audience how they can help end poverty.

Evaluate the strength of the links between poverty and gender that are shown in this infographic.

Describe trends in the proportion of fuel directly imported into Australia between 2000 and 2013.

Suggest one graphical method that could depict the information in box A, giving a reason for your choice.

To what extent might this infographic make Australian citizens more concerned about their energy security than they need to be?

“A sustainable balance between population and resources can be best met by the circular economy.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?