Geog essay qns (2024:2025)

CLUSTER 1 (2024 A lvl) 'It is impossible to accurately measure SD.' ETS . (TMJC 2024 Prelim)‘Trade-offs are necessary to achieve SD’. ETS. (ACJC 2024 Prelim) “Political challenges are the main issue that will limit the progress towards SD” ETS (NJC 2024 Prelim) “ The world progress towards SD is alarmingly insufficient” Evaluate the validity of this statement. 1.1 Environment and Resources 1.1.1 Ecosystem services (EJC 2024 Prelim) ‘There are adequate provisioning services to support population growth.’ ETS. (NYJC 2025 Prelim) ‘Human activities have reduced the environment’s ability to provide ecosystem services.’ ETS 1.1.2 Environment and resources ● (NJC practice) Evaluate the relevance of Malthus theory in understanding the relationship between population and resources. ● (NJC 2024 MYE) 'A finite world can support only a finite pop..' ETS with reference to views on population-resource relationship. ● (TJC 2024 Prelim) Evaluate the value of Malthus’ view in explaining pop.-resource relationships today. ● (RVHS 2024 Prelim) ‘The world’s resource base will always be enough to support pop. growth.’ ETS. ● (HCI 2024 Prelim) ‘According to Thomas Malthus, pop. growth will always tend to outrun the food supply and that betterment of humankind is impossible without strict limits on reproduction.’ ETS. ● (JPJC 2024 Prelim) Evaluate Ester Boserup’s views on the role of tech in expanding resource base ● (ASR 2025 Prelim) Evaluate the validity of Malthus and Boserup's views in explaining the relationship between pop. and provisioning services today. ● (CJC 2025 Prelim) ‘Inadequate resources is the greatest challenge in meeting present & future needs’ ETS ● (DHS 2025 Prelim) ‘Evaluate the view that human incentiveness can overcome the limits imposed by the natural environment on pop. growth’ ● (HCI 2025 Prelim) Evaluate the key factors that influence the extent to which provisions services support pop. growth as outlined by Thomas Malthus and Ester Boserup. 1.1.3 Managing Resources Extractive industries Impacts ● (NYJC 2023 promo) “ Impacts of EIs vary spatially” ETS. ● (TMJC 2023 promo) “ Impacts of EIs are mostly negative” ETS ● (SAJC 2023 promo) Evaluate the impacts of EIs on the environment. ● (MI 2025 Prelim) Evaluate the extent which EIs hinder the achievement of SD. ● (SAJC 2025 Prelim) Evaluate the challenges the resource-rich countries face in making progress towards SD ● (VJC 2025 Prelim) ‘the impacts of EIs in CLLDs are always negative’ ETS Strategies ● (ASR 2024 Prelim) Evaluate the effectiveness of strategies to manage the effects of EIs. ● (NYJC 2024 Prelim) Evaluate the success of strategies to manage impacts of EIs on places. Transboundary Water (TBW) ● (TJC 2023 promo) “It is difficult to manage conflicts over TBW sources.” ETS ● (SP) Evaluate the success of strategies used to manage conflicts over transboundary rivers.