The Challenge of Resource Management (AQA GCSE Geography): Exam Questions

Study Figure 11, a map of South and East Asia showing the percentage of people who were undernourished between 2014 and 2016.

Name one country where less than 5% of the population were undernourished.

How many of the Asian countries shown in Figure 11 had 15–24.9% of their population undernourished?
Shade one circle only.

What percentage of the 24 countries in Asia for which data is shown had 15–24.9% of their population undernourished? 
Answer to 1 decimal place.

Describe the distribution of countries which had 15–24.9% of their population undernourished as shown in Figure 11.

Outline one reason why some countries have a limited food supply.

Study Figure 12, a map of Africa showing percentage access to basic drinking water services in 2015.

Name one country with a 91–100% access to basic drinking water services.

How many of the African countries shown in Figure 12 had less than 50% access to basic drinking water services?
Shade one circle only.

What percentage of the 48 countries in Africa for which data is shown had less than 50% access to basic drinking water services?

Answer to 1 decimal place.

Describe the distribution of countries which had 76–90% access to basic drinking water services as shown in Figure 12.

Outline one reason why some countries have a limited availability of water.

Study Figure 13, a map of Europe showing the percentage energy consumption from renewable sources in Europe (excluding Russia) in 2014.

Name one country which had less than 10.0% of energy consumption from renewable sources.

How many European countries shown in Figure 13 had 35.0-49.9% of energy consumption from renewable sources?

Shade one circle only.

What percentage of the 41 countries in Europe for which data is shown had 35.0–49.9% consumption of energy from renewable sources?

Answer to 1 decimal place.

Describe the distribution of countries which had 20.0–34.9% consumption of energy from renewable sources shown in Figure 13.

Outline one reason why some countries have a limited energy supply.

Study Figure 9, a table showing mango imports into the UK, 2012–2016.

Figure 9

Calculate the percentage increase in mango imports into the UK between 2012 and 2016.
Answer to the nearest whole percentage.

State one environmental effect of the increase shown in Figure 9.

Outline one advantage of sourcing food locally in the UK.

Outline one advantage of the trend towards agribusiness in the UK.

Study Figure 11, a graph showing daily protein consumption for selected countries, 1960–2013.

What was the difference in protein consumption per person per day between China and the UK in 2013?

Complete Figure 11 using the following data.

Describe the trend for China shown in Figure 11.

Suggest why food consumption in a country might change over time.

Water

Study Figure 12, information about the water crisis in Cape Town, a city in South Africa, a LIC/NEE country.

Figure 12

Calculate the difference between the average Californian usage and restrictions in Cape Town on 1 February 2018.

Study Figure 13, a graph showing how the water restrictions in Cape Town have changed.

Use the data in Figure 12 to complete the graph in Figure 13.

Describe the trend shown in Figure 13.

Outline one or more likely impacts of water insecurity.

Study Figure 14, a graph showing the percentage of energy from renewable sources in the Balearic Islands, a region of Spain.

Complete Figure 14 using the following data.

Calculate the difference between the 2018 percentage from renewable energy and the 2035 target.

Study Figure 15, a newspaper article about energy in the Balearic Islands.

State two alternatives to large solar energy farms suggested in Figure 15.

Suggest how energy supply issues can lead to conflict.

What is organic farming?

Explain why there is a growing demand in the UK for food from LICs.

What is meant by famine?

Study Figure 11, a map of Africa showing the percentage of population that was undernourished between 2016 and 2018.

Complete Figure 11 using the following data.

Describe the distribution of the countries which had 5 –14.9% of their population undernourished between 2016 and 2018 as shown in Figure 11.

Suggest one reason for differences in undernourishment between countries.

Study Figure 13, a map of Africa showing the water footprint per person per year.

Complete Figure 13 using the following data.

Describe the distribution of the countries which had a water footprint of 550 –1000 m³ per person per year as shown in Figure 13.

Outline one way in which economic development leads to increased water consumption.

What is meant by water deficit?

Study Figure15, a map of Africa showing the percentage of population with access to electricity in 2017.

Complete Figure 15 using the following data.

Describe the distribution of the countries which had 75–100% access to electricity as shown in Figure 15.

Outline one way in which economic development leads to increased energy consumption.

What is meant by energy deficit?

Study Figure 9, a map showing the levels of well-being for young people in selected countries.

Suggest how access to clean water may influence the differences in levels of well-being shown in Figure 9.

Name one area in the UK that experiences water deficit.

There is a need to transfer water in the UK to maintain supplies.

Explain how changing demand for water increases this need.

Study Figure 11, a divided bar chart showing the typical daily diet in the UK and Somalia.

Complete Figure 11 using the following data for Somalia.

State two differences between the typical daily diet in the UK and Somalia shown in Figure 11.

Outline one reason for differences in food supply between countries.

What is meant by food insecurity?

Study Figure 13, a divided bar chart showing water use by different sectors of the economy in Europe, Africa and Asia.

Complete Figure 13 using the following data for Asia.

State two differences between the water use in Europe and Africa shown in Figure 13.

Outline one reason for differences in water use between countries.

What is meant by water insecurity?

Study Figure 15, a divided bar chart showing the energy mix in the European Union (EU) and China.

Complete Figure 15 using the following data for China.

State two differences between the energy mix in the EU and China shown in Figure 15.

Outline one reason for differences in energy use between countries.

What is meant by energy insecurity?

Suggest how poor water supply may affect social well-being

Food

Study Figure 12, a graph showing GNI per person and food consumption per person for selected countries.

Figure 12

Plot the following data on to Figure 12.

Which country is identified by the following data?

Draw a best fit line on Figure 12.

Describe the relationship between GNI and food consumption shown in Figure 12

Outline one or more reasons for the link between GNI and food consumption

Give two impacts of food insecurity.

Water

Study Figure 13, a graph showing GNI per person and the percentage of rural areas with a basic water supply for selected countries.

Figure 13

Plot the following data on to Figure 13.

Which country is identified by the following data?

Draw a best fit line on Figure 13

Describe the relationship between GNI and access to a basic water supply shown in Figure 13.

Outline one or more reasons for the link between GNI and water supply

Give two impacts of water insecurity

Energy

Study Figure 14, a graph showing GNI per person and energy consumption for selected countries

Figure 14

Plot the following data on to Figure 14.

Which country is identified by the following data?

Draw a best fit line on Figure 14

Describe the relationship between GNI and energy consumption shown in Figure 14

Outline one or more reasons for the link between GNI and energy consumption

Give two impacts of energy insecurity.

Study Figure 10, information showing the major sources of the UK's electricity at 3.20pm on 27 October 2020.

What is solar energy?

Suggest how the energy mix used to generate the UK’s electricity has changed in the last 30 years. Use Figure 10 and your own understanding.

Explain why demand for different energy sources has changed in the UK.

Study Figure 12, a map of parts of Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The map shows the locust forecast for May–July 2020.

What percentage of the 25 countries shown had a serious threat level?

Describe the pattern of the threat from locusts shown in Figure 12.

What is food insecurity?

Explain how pests and diseases can affect food supply.

Study Figure 14, a map of Africa showing the risk of water insecurity in 2019.

How many of the African countries shown in Figure 14 had a high risk of water insecurity in 2019?

What percentage of the 48 countries in Africa shown had a high risk of water insecurity in 2019?

Describe the distribution of countries which had a very low risk of water insecurity shown in Figure 14.

What is water insecurity?

Explain how limited infrastructure can affect water supply.

Study Figure 16, a map of Europe (excluding Russia) showing the percentage of electricity produced from renewable sources in 2019.

How many of the countries shown in Figure 16 produced 41–60% of their electricity from renewable sources in 2019?

What percentage of the 41 countries in Europe for which data is shown produced 41–60% of their electricity from renewable sources in 2019?

Describe the distribution of countries which produced 0–20% of their electricity from renewable sources in 2019.

What is energy insecurity?

Explain how political factors can affect energy supply.