Question 1
Explain one reason why global demand for energy is likely to rise.
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Answer
Explain one reason why global demand for energy is likely to rise.
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Table 1 below shows the results of a 2019 survey of people’s concerns about global climate change in 11 developed countries.
The following question was asked:
‘Do you think that climate change is a major threat to your country?’
| Country | Percentage (%) of people who agreed |
| Australia | 59 |
| Canada | 67 |
| Denmark | 60 |
| France | 83 |
| Germany | 69 |
| Japan | 80 |
| South Korea | 81 |
| Spain | 83 |
| Sweden | 63 |
| UK | 71 |
| USA | 62 |
Calculate the mean percentage (%) of people who agreed that climate change is a major threat to their country.
Give your answer to one decimal place.
You must show your working.
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Calculate the interquartile range of the % of people who agreed that climate change is a major threat to their country.
You must show your working.
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Explain why the data on Table 1 may not be a reliable guide to global opinions about the threat of climate change.
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Study Figure 1 and Figure 2 in Section A of the Resource Booklet.
Analyse the relationship between global population growth and land-use changes.
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Study Figure 3, Figure 4a and Figure 4b in Section A of the Resource Booklet.
Analyse the variations in European forest coverage.
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Study the resources in Section B of the Resource Booklet.
Evaluate the view that to be effective the mitigation of climate change requires many contrasting strategies.
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You should have read the whole of the Resource Booklet, including Section C, before attempting this question.
Evaluate the view that the crisis of biodiversity loss is both more serious and more challenging to solve than climate change.
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