Lesson 3.2.5.7

3.2.5.7 Resource security: case studies Quiz: AQA Geography, Unit 2

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. Which condition exists when all people have reliable access to sufficient, affordable, and clean water?

    • Water security
    • Water scarcity
    • Water stress
    • Water vulnerability

  2. What large-scale engineering strategy moves water from regions of surplus to areas of deficit?

    • Rainwater harvesting
    • Water transfer schemes
    • Groundwater recharge
    • Cloud seeding

  3. Which strategy increases energy security by using a diverse range of primary energy sources?

    • Resource monopolisation
    • Fuel diversification
    • Subsidised extraction
    • Single-source import

  4. Which physical factor most directly determines the spatial distribution and extraction cost of mineral ores?

    • Surface vegetation
    • Soil fertility
    • Prevailing wind
    • Underlying geology

  5. Which practice best minimises long-term environmental damage during resource development in fragile areas?

    • Land clearing
    • Maximum extraction
    • Site rehabilitation
    • Unrestricted drilling

  6. What is the most effective way to prevent conflict over shared transboundary resources?

    • Cooperative governance
    • Military enforcement
    • Unilateral extraction
    • Market deregulation

  7. Which factor most threatens water security when dependent on a transboundary river?

    • Local evaporation
    • Coastal erosion
    • Upstream diversion
    • Internal flooding

  8. Which indicator best measures if resource management strategies have successfully improved human welfare?

    • Standard of living
    • Gross extraction rate
    • Land surface area
    • Total export volume

  9. Rapid mineral extraction in a developing region typically creates a trade-off between what?

    • Economy and environment
    • Climate and geology
    • Population and fertility
    • Imports and exports

  10. Which water management strategy focuses on reducing demand rather than increasing supply?

    • Desalination
    • Dam construction
    • Water pricing
    • Water transfer

  11. Why should resource case studies include local stakeholder experiences alongside national data?

    • National averages hide inequalities
    • Local data is cheaper
    • National data is illegal
    • Maps are always inaccurate

  12. What key spatial conflict is created by large-scale water transfer schemes?

    • Absolute scarcity
    • Spatial inequality
    • Carbon leakage
    • Global inflation

  13. In resource case studies, resource security is primarily evaluated alongside which outcome?

    • Demographic transition
    • Human welfare
    • Urban sprawl
    • Economic inflation

  14. Why might a region with rich mineral deposits fail to see increased local wealth?

    • Resource exhaustion
    • Circular economy
    • Sustainable development
    • Economic leakage

  15. What combination creates the most sustainable long-term strategy for water resource management?

    • Subsidies and rationing
    • Deregulation and privatization
    • Extraction and export
    • Supply and conservation

  16. Which group experiences the greatest impact on human welfare during an energy shortage?

    • Multinational corporations
    • High-income urbanites
    • Low-income households
    • Heavy industry owners

  17. Which term describes a situation where a country relies heavily on a single external supplier for a critical resource?

    • Demographic dividend
    • Carrying capacity
    • Supply dependence
    • Resource frontier

  18. A city receives 40% of its water from a transboundary river that supplies 60 million cubic metres a year to the city's catchment. What volume does the city receive from the river?

    • 36 million cubic metres
    • 60 million cubic metres
    • 15 million cubic metres
    • 24 million cubic metres

  19. A mineral project employs 300 workers, and 45% of them are local residents. How many local residents are employed?

    • 450
    • 255
    • 135
    • 30

  20. What is a major economic risk of imposing high export taxes on raw minerals?

    • Increased local demand
    • Higher domestic yields
    • Guaranteed market stability
    • Reduced foreign investment

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