Unit 6: Global Risks and Resilience (HL)
Topic 6.2: Environmental risks Questions
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A country's emissions falling while its consumption footprint stays flat usually shows…
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The table summarises the estimated cross-border flow of electronic waste between four world regions in one year.
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Distinguish between the food miles and the embodied carbon of a traded product.
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Outline two ways in which the export of e-waste harms the environment of receiving countries.
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Transboundary pollution is pollution that…
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A corporate net-zero pledge commits a firm to…
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Which is a circular-economy strategy?
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Examine how the circular economy and clean technology differ in the way they manage environmental impacts.
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Why do the environmental costs of global flows fall unevenly?
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Which transport mode emits the most carbon per tonne carried?
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E-waste is an environmental risk mainly because it…
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Embodied carbon in a product is the emissions…
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Decoupling economic growth from environmental harm means…
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Distinguish between relative and absolute decoupling of growth from environmental impact.
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The table shows the typical carbon emissions of moving one tonne of goods one kilometre by four transport modes.
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Explain how the global trade in agricultural products can lead to biodiversity loss.
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Analyse the role of international agreements in managing the environmental impacts of globalisation.
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Examine the evidence that the environmental impacts of globalisation are becoming smaller.
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Analyse the ways in which global trade flows damage the physical environment.
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