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TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - Geography H2 A-Level

TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper (AI) — Version 4

Subject: Geography H2
Level: A-Level
Paper: Practice Paper (Resources Sustainability Focus)
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Marks: 60
Name: ________________________
Class: ________________________
Date: ________________________

Instructions:

This practice paper contains 20 questions across three sections.
Answer all questions.
Use the resources provided (including data tables and image placeholders) to support your answers.
Marks for each question are shown in brackets.
Section marks and total marks are shown at the end of each section.

Section A: Resource Concepts and Sustainability Foundations (Questions 1–7)

Section A Total: 18 marks

Q1. Define the concept of sustainable development as presented in the 1987 Brundtland Report Our Common Future. [2]

Q2. State one provisioning ecosystem service and one regulating ecosystem service. [2]

Q3. Distinguish between proven reserves and speculative reserves of a non-renewable resource. [2]

Q4. Outline two limitations of Thomas Malthus' view on population limits imposed by the natural environment. [2]

Q5. The table below shows renewable freshwater withdrawal as a percentage of total available internal renewable water for three countries in 2020.

Country	Withdrawal %
Country A	78%
Country B	12%
Country C	45%

Using the table, compare the pressure on internal renewable water resources among the three countries. [3]

Q6. Explain how habitat destruction can compromise supporting ecosystem services. [3]

Q7. Ester Boserup argued that technology expands the resource base. State one example of a technology that increased food resource availability and explain how it did so. [4]

Section B: Data-Based Resource Analysis (Questions 8–14)

Section B Total: 24 marks

Q8. Resource 1 below shows the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) index scores for four Asian cities in 2023.

City	Economic	Environmental	Social
City X	82	64	71
City Y	75	80	68
City Z	69	58	77
City W	88	72	74

Compare the SDG index scores for the four cities shown in Resource 1. [5]

Q9. Resource 2 shows the mean above-ground biomass of a tropical rainforest plot in Sabah.

Table for Q9 (ALEVEL Geography H2)

Generated table for Q9.

Describe the vegetation structure and mean biomass of the typical forest shown in Resource 2. [3]

Q10. Resource 3 shows projected global rare-earth element reserves (in million tonnes) by category.

Category	2020 (Mt)	2050 (Mt)
Proven	120	95
Conditional	80	110
Hypothetical	60	75
Speculative	40	50

Using Resource 3, describe the trend in proven reserves from 2020 to 2050 and explain one reason for the change. [4]

Q11. Resource 4 shows the share of solar and hydropower in national electricity generation for two countries in 2022.

Country	Solar %	Hydro %
Nation P	18	22
Nation Q	6	55

Compare the renewable energy profiles of Nation P and Nation Q. [3]

Q12. Explain two trade-offs that may arise when a country expands hydropower to reduce fossil fuel dependence. [4]

Q13. Resource 5 shows transboundary river basin conflicts between three neighbouring states over water allocation.

Map for Q13 (ALEVEL Geography H2)

Generated map for Q13.

Using Resource 5, explain how upstream dam construction by State A can lead to conflict with State C. [3]

Q14. Evaluate the extent to which large extractive industries can be managed to reduce their social impacts on local communities. [2]

Section C: Synthesis and Evaluation (Questions 15–20)

Section C Total: 18 marks

Q15. Using Resources 6 and 7, assess the impacts of groundwater depletion on agricultural sustainability in arid regions. Suggest one management strategy. [8]

Resource 6: Groundwater depth change (m) from 2000–2020 in Arid Region R:

2000: 20 m
2010: 35 m
2020: 52 m

Resource 7: Wheat yield (tonnes/ha) in Region R:

2000: 3.1
2010: 2.7
2020: 2.2

Q16. To what extent does the circular economy model address resource sustainability in rapidly industrializing countries? [6]

Q17. Resource 8 shows forest cover loss (% of 1990 cover) in three Southeast Asian countries by 2020.

Country	Loss %
Malaysia	16
Indonesia	24
Vietnam	9

Using Resource 8, compare the forest cover loss and suggest one economic factor that may explain the differences. [4]

End of Paper
Total Marks: 60

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TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - Geography H2 A-Level (Version 4) Answer Key

Total Marks: 60

Section A Answers (18 marks)

Q1. [2 marks]

Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (1 mark).
It requires balancing economic growth, environmental protection, and social inclusion, recognising trade-offs and limits (1 mark). Teaching note: From Brundtland Report. Avoid defining only as "environmental protection".

Q2. [2 marks]

Provisioning: e.g., food, freshwater, timber (1 mark).
Regulating: e.g., climate regulation, flood control, water purification (1 mark). Teaching note: Provisioning = products obtained; regulating = benefits from ecosystem processes.

Q3. [2 marks]

Proven reserves are quantities of a resource confirmed by exploration and economically extractable with current tech (1 mark).
Speculative reserves are estimated to exist but not confirmed, with unknown economic feasibility (1 mark). Teaching note: Difference is in certainty and extractability.

Q4. [2 marks]

Any two: (1) Ignores technological innovation that can raise carrying capacity; (2) Assumes fixed resource limits without considering distribution/access inequality; (3) Does not account for demographic transition reducing growth (2 marks, 1 each). Teaching note: Malthus seen as too pessimistic by modern geographers.

Q5. [3 marks]

Country A has highest pressure (78% withdrawal) indicating near-full use of internal renewable water (1).
Country C moderate (45%) (1).
Country B low pressure (12%) with much unused capacity (1). Marking: Comparison across all three required.

Q6. [3 marks]

Habitat destruction removes species/nutrient cycles (1) → reduces soil formation and primary production (support services) (1) → lowers ecosystem's capacity to maintain biogeochemical cycles (1). Teaching note: Supporting services underpin others.

Q7. [4 marks]

Example: High-yield variety (HYV) seeds / mechanised irrigation / fertilisers (1).
Explanation: Increased crop output per unit land, expanding food base beyond Malthusian limits (3 marks for how tech raised resource availability). Marking: 1 for example, 3 for reasoned explanation.

Section B Answers (24 marks)

Q8. [5 marks]

City W highest economic (88) and balanced (env 72, soc 74) (1).
City Y strongest environmental (80) but lower economic/social (1).
City Z best social (77) but weakest economic/env (1).
City X mid economic/social, weaker env (1).
Overall: City W leads; trade-offs seen (e.g., Y env>econ) (1). Marking: Compare across dimensions and cities.

Q9. [3 marks]

Structure: 4 layers – emergent (45m), canopy (30m), understory (12m), ground (<2m) (1).
Dense canopy with high biomass (1).
Total mean biomass = 40+120+25+8 = 193 t/ha (1). Based on placeholder table values.

Q10. [4 marks]

Proven reserves decline 120→95 Mt (1).
Reason: depletion by extraction exceeding new discovery/upgrade (1); or reclassification to conditional as tech improves (1). Clear link (1). Marking: 2 for description, 2 for reason.

Q11. [3 marks]

Nation P: solar 18% > Q 6%, more solar reliance (1).
Nation Q: hydro 55% dominant vs P 22% (1).
Q more hydro-centric, P more balanced solar+hydro (1).

Q12. [4 marks]

Trade-off 1: Flood control vs displaced communities (2).
Trade-off 2: Clean energy vs river ecosystem alteration / methane from reservoirs (2). Marking: 2 per trade-off with explanation.

Q13. [3 marks]

Upstream dams reduce flow volume to downstream State C (1).
Affects C's water supply/agriculture (1).
No prior agreement → conflict (1). Based on map placeholder.

Q14. [2 marks]

Limited extent: large firms dominate, community marginalised (1).
But CSR, regulation can reduce impacts partially (1). Marking: Evaluative judgement required.

Section C Answers (18 marks)

Q15. [8 marks]

Impact: Groundwater depth ↑ 20→52m (Resource 6) shows depletion (2).
Wheat yield ↓ 3.1→2.2 t/ha (Resource 7) = unsustainability (2).
Link: deeper water harder to extract, raising cost, reducing output (2).
Strategy: drip irrigation / quota / recharge (2). Marking descriptors: Data use 4, linkage 2, strategy 2.

Q16. [6 marks]

For: reduces waste, keeps materials in use (2).
Against: needs tech/infrastructure lacking in industrialising states (2).
Judgement: essential but partial without policy (2).

Q17. [4 marks]

Indonesia loss 24% > Malaysia 16% > Vietnam 9% (2).
Factor: e.g., palm oil expansion in Indo/Malay vs reforestation in VN (2). Marking: Compare 2, explain 2.

Total: 60 marks