Unit 6: Global Risks and Resilience (HL)

Topic 6.3: Local and global resilience Questions

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1Define2 marks
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Define the term resilience as it applies to global risks.
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2identify1 mark
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A key role of NGOs and civil society in resilience is to…
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3Explain4 marks
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Explain how the planetary-boundaries framework can guide efforts to build resilience.
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Resilience to a global risk is the ability of a community to…
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5Distinguish4 marks
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Distinguish between local and global approaches to building resilience to global risks.
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The planetary-boundaries framework is used to…
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7Outline4 marks
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Outline two ways in which localisation can build resilience to global risks.
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Suggest how civil-society movements can strengthen a country's resilience to climate change.
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Localisation builds resilience to global risks by…
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Global governance for managing shared risks works mainly through…
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11Outline4 marks
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Outline two reasons why localisation alone may not be enough to build resilience to global risks.
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12Explain6 marks
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Explain how global governance and international treaties can build resilience to global environmental risks.
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13Analyse12 marks
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Analyse the main strategies used to build resilience to global environmental risks.
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14To what extent16 marks
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To what extent can resilience to global risks be built more effectively at the local scale than the global scale?
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15Compare6 marks
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Compare the roles of global governance and NGOs in building resilience to global risks.
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