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Superpowers (Edexcel A Level Geography)

Exam Questions

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Study Figure 1 below.

 

Spending (US$ billion)

Country

2000

2017

Brazil

11

29

China

23

205

India

14

64

Japan

46

45

Russia

9

66

UK

35

47

USA

301

615

Total military spending

439

1071

Figure 1

Military spending by selected countries

i)

Calculate the percentage (%) increase in military spending for the USA between 2000 and 2017.

Give your answer to one decimal place. You must show your working.

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ii)

Calculate the ratio of USA to China’s military spending in 2017.

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iii)

Identify the country that had the fastest rate of growth in military spending between 2000 and 2017.

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iv)

Assess the view that hard power is essential in achieving superpower status.

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Explain one reason for the emergence of a multipolar world.

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Study Figure 1.

i)

Complete the table by filling in the four blank boxes in the final two rows.

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Brazil

China

India

Russia

South Africa

Population (million)

208

1,371

1,311

144

55

Rank

3

1

2

4

5

Weighted rank (Rank x1)

3

1

2

4

5

GDP per capita ($)

8,500

8,027

1,598

9,092

5,724

Rank

2

3

5

1

4

Weighted rank (Rank x2)

4

6

10

2

8

Military spending ($ billion)

25

215

51

66

3

Rank

4

1

3

2

5

Weighted rank (Rank x1)

4

1

3

2

5

% of population with access to improved sanitation

83

77

40

76

66

Rank

1

2

5

3

4

Weighted rank (Rank x1)

1

2

5

3

4

Number of films produced in country

35

610

1900

14

19

Rank

3

2

1

5

4

Weighted rank (Rank x0.5)

1.5

1

 

 

2

Overall score

13.5

 

20.5

13.5

 

Ranks are from 1 – 5, where 1 is the highest and 5 is the lowest.

Figure 1

A table comparing emerging powers using selected data, with weighted ranks, for 2015

ii)

Assess the view that Figure 1 gives an accurate summary of the relative strength of these emerging powers.

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Explain why defence spending is seen as crucial to the development of superpower status.

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