7.6 Superpower resource demands and global concerns Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Geography, Unit 9

The 20 questions

1. Which group of resources drives environmental degradation due to superpower demand?

   • Food, fuels, minerals
   • Timber, glass, plastic
   • Wind, solar, hydro
   • Textiles, paper, rubber

2. Why do superpowers contribute disproportionately to global carbon emissions?

   • Small land area
   • Low industrial output
   • High forest coverage
   • High resource consumption

3. Which two countries does the spec name as differing in willingness to reduce emissions?

   • Peru and Chile
   • Egypt and Kenya
   • Canada and Norway
   • USA and China

4. What effect does growing middle-class consumption in emerging superpowers have on key resources?

   • Lower demand levels
   • Unchanged resource costs
   • Higher resource prices
   • Reduced global trade

5. Which resource is named in the spec as one whose availability could be affected by middle-class growth?

   • Recycled paper
   • Rare earths
   • Playing cards
   • Ordinary sand

6. Which resource is named in the spec as a staple food under future pressure?

   • Luxury chocolate
   • Frozen desserts
   • Ornamental flowers
   • Staple grains

7. What makes reaching global environmental agreements between superpowers difficult?

   • Equal wealth
   • Differing priorities
   • Shared targets
   • Identical emissions

8. What is the main environmental consequence of rising superpower resource demands?

   • Environmental degradation
   • Forest expansion
   • Reduced emissions
   • Atmospheric cooling

9. Which physical resource suffers growing supply pressure due to middle-class growth in emerging powers?

   • Sea salt
   • Solar energy
   • Fresh water
   • Atmospheric nitrogen

10. What scale of environmental impact do superpower consumption choices create globally?

    • Micro scale only
    • Local scale only
    • Regional scale only
    • Global scale

11. If energy use rises faster than population growth, what happens to per-capita energy consumption?

    • It increases
    • It drops to zero
    • It decreases
    • It remains stable

12. Which key physical resources face major price and availability pressures from superpower demand?

    • Clay and sand
    • Gold and neon
    • Wind and tide
    • Oil and water

13. What primary factor drives superpower-related environmental degradation and climate change?

    • Economic isolation
    • Population decline
    • High resource demand
    • Sustainable forestry

14. Which action would best allow a superpower to significantly reduce its carbon emissions?

    • Banning public transport
    • Adopting renewable energy
    • Increasing coal burning
    • Expanding deforestation

15. Where do the environmental impacts of a superpower's resource consumption predominantly occur?

    • Nowhere
    • Nationally only
    • Locally only
    • Globally

16. Which resource does the spec name alongside oil and staple grains as under pressure from middle-class growth?

    • Water
    • Glass bottles
    • Ornamental stone
    • Playing cards

17. Which environmental problem is directly caused by superpower demand for mineral resources?

    • Mining landscape degradation
    • Ozone layer thickens
    • Sea levels falling
    • Urban traffic jams

18. How do superpower carbon emissions impact global warming relative to their share of population?

    • Completely negligible
    • Perfectly equal
    • Disproportionately low
    • Disproportionately high

19. Which key resource example shows future pressure on availability in the specification?

    • Atmospheric nitrogen
    • Common sand
    • Seawater salt
    • Rare earths

20. What main obstacle hinders international agreements on reducing global carbon emissions?

    • Equal emissions
    • Universal consensus
    • Lack of technology
    • Differing priorities

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