Practice 2 Global Climate - Vulnerability and Resilience with authentic IB Geography exam questions for both SL and HL students. This question bank mirrors Paper 1, 2, 3 structure, covering key topics like physical geography, human geography, and geospatial analysis. Get instant solutions, detailed explanations, and build exam confidence with questions in the style of IB examiners.
Paper
Level
Question 1
SL & HLPaper 2
1.[2]
Define the term maladaptation and outline one reason why it may occur.
2.[4]
Suggest two reasons why climate-related data is often insufficient or unreliable in low-income countries.
3.[4]
Explain two ways in which long-term climate change may amplify existing socio-economic inequalities within countries.
4.[1]
The graph shows the impact of adaptation on crop yields in a warmer climate
Sources: Sara Minoli (2022)
Identify which crop shows the greatest projected increase in yield from combined adaptation strategies.
5.[4]
Explain two reasons why implementing these adaptation strategies might be more difficult in low-income countries.
6.[2]
Discuss one limitation of relying on adaptation to safeguard future food security under climate change.
7.[3]
Compare the effectiveness of shifting planting dates alone with combined strategies across all crops.
Question 2
SL & HLPaper 2
1.[4]
Suggest two reasons why climate-related hazards may have greater impacts in rapidly urbanising low-income countries.
2.[6]
Explain three ways in which climate change may lead to increased environmental injustice between countries at different levels of development.
3.[2]
The Map shows the the Sea Level projections globally.
Source: World Trade Organization/Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (WTO/CRED)
Identify the two most frequent types of natural disasters in the 2000s.
4.[4]
Suggest two reasons for the increase in the number of recorded natural disasters since the 1980s.
5.[4]
Discuss two implications of increased climate-related disasters for national adaptation planning.
Question 3
SL & HLPaper 2
Source: GermanWatch
1.[2]
Outline the role of international agreements in reducing global climate vulnerability.
2.[4]
Suggest two reasons why cities are often more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change than rural areas.
3.[6]
Explain how environmental and socioeconomic factors interact to influence the resilience of a population to climate-related hazards.
Question 4
SL & HLPaper 2
1.[10]
Analyze the economic impacts of climate change on global tourism.
Question 5
SL & HLPaper 1
The graph shows the amount of global food aid in millions of tonnes, from 2000 to 2011.
1.[1]
Identify the year in which global food aid was greatest
2.[1]
State the year in which global aid given directly by a donor country was highest.
3.[2]
Describe the trends in food aid between 2000 and 2011.
4.[6]
Explain two possible disadvantages of food aid for a community that is currently experiencing food shortages.
5.[10]
“Prevention should always be prioritized over treatment.” Discuss this statement, with reference to specific diseases and communities.
Question 6
SL & HLPaper 2
Global climate change is an increasingly prevalent global issue.
1.[4]
Discuss the potential impacts of global climate change on coastal regions.
2.[3]
Describe the greenhouse effect and explain its role in global climate change.
3.[3]
Explain the concept of a positive feedback loop in the context of global climate change, using an example.
4.[6]
Evaluate the effectiveness of international agreements in mitigating global climate change.
Question 7
SL & HLPaper 2
1.[10]
Examine the role of local governments in implementing climate change adaptation strategies.
Question 8
SL & HLPaper 2
1.[2]
Define the term climate resilience and outline how it differs from vulnerability.
2.[4]
Suggest two ways in which uncertainty in climate projections can affect national policy responses.
3.[4]
Explain two reasons why climate change poses a greater long-term challenge to low-income countries than short-term natural hazards.
4.[6]
The map shows the ND-GAIN Index (Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative). This ranks countries by climate vulnerability and readiness to adapt
Source: Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative
Explain two reasons why countries with the lowest ND-GAIN scores are often least responsible for global greenhouse gas emissions.
5.[4]
Discuss how the data shown in the ND-GAIN Index might influence international adaptation funding priorities.
Question 9
SL & HLPaper 2
1.[2]
Describe one natural factor contributing to global climate change.
2.[2]
Describe one human-induced factor contributing to global climate change.
Question 10
SL & HLPaper 2
1.[4]
Explain two potential impacts of thawing permafrost on global climate systems.