Practice IB Geography Topic 3.1 Global Trends in Consumption with authentic exam-style questions for both SL and HL students. This question bank focuses on the exact syllabus content for 3.1 Global Trends in Consumption and mirrors Paper 1, 2, 3 style where relevant.
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Suggest two ways in which current global patterns of food consumption are contributing to long-term resource insecurity.
Discuss how energy insecurity can create geopolitical tensions at both regional and global scales.
The map shows the embodied energy trade
Suggest two reasons why some regions import more energy than they produce domestically.
Using specific examples from the map, examine how energy trade flows reflect patterns of global inequality in production and consumption.
Suggest two reasons why energy-exporting regions may remain economically or politically vulnerable despite their resource advantage.
The map shows the Global State of Food Security 2022
Source: Economist Intelligence Unit
Identify one country with a food security index score of 80 or above.
Define the term resource security.
Name one country with a high food security score and one country with a low food security score, based on the map.
Describe the global pattern of food security shown on the map.
Explain two benefits of transitioning to renewable energy sources.
Suggest two reasons why energy demand is increasing globally.
Suggest two reasons why countries in Sub-Saharan Africa tend to score lower on the Global Food Security Index.
Explain two reasons how global development processes affect resource availability and consumption.
The following data shows the projected global energy consumption by source from 2020 to 2050. The energy consumption is measured in quadrillion BTUs.
| Year | Coal | Natural Gas | Renewables | Nuclear |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 150 | 180 | 80 | 30 |
| 2030 | 130 | 200 | 120 | 32 |
| 2040 | 110 | 220 | 180 | 33 |
| 2050 | 90 | 240 | 260 | 35 |
Using the table, answer Parts 0–3.
Describe the trends in global energy consumption by source from 2020 to 2050 as shown in the data.
Explain two possible reasons for the significant rise in renewable energy consumption from 2020 to 2050.
Discuss the potential environmental and economic impacts of the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.
Evaluate the effectiveness of one technological and one policy intervention that could help accelerate the transition to renewable energy.
Define the term water scarcity.
Define the term energy security.
Define the term circular economy.
Suggest two reasons why the ecological footprint of a city might be higher than that of a rural area.
The map shows the countries with proven oil reserves (in millions of barrels)
Source: US EIA
Identify one country with over 200,000 million barrels of oil reserves.
Identify one continent where most countries have less than 10,000 million barrels of oil reserves.
Describe the global pattern of oil reserves shown on the map.
Suggest two ways in which having large oil reserves might affect a country’s development.