Edexcel A Level Geography Paper 3 November 2021 question paper 9GE0/03

Explain why future global warming may be inevitable.

Table 1 below shows the area of the northern hemisphere covered by either snow or ice in January and July for selected years between 1970 and 2020.

Complete Table 1 by calculating the value of d² for the year 2005 and then

Using the formula below, now calculate R_s.

Give your answer to two decimal places.

You must show your working.

Explain why the data used in Table 1 might not be a reliable guide to the impact of global warming on snow and ice coverage.

Study Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3 in Section A of the Resource Booklet.

Analyse the evidence that Arctic and Antarctic temperature changes are extreme.

Study Figure 4, Figure 5 and Figure 6 in Section A of the Resource Booklet.

Analyse the global implications of climate change in these polar regions.

Study the resources in Section B of the Resource Booklet.

Evaluate the view that the exploitation of resources in the Arctic and Antarctica will create more costs than benefits.

You should have read the whole of the Resource Booklet before attempting this question, including Section C.

Evaluate the view that the Arctic is more likely to be a focus of both short-term and long-term political conflict than Antarctica.