IB Geography 2019

IB Geography (2019)

Unit 3 Core: Resource Consumption

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1. Global trends in consumption

(How global development processes affect resource availability and consumption)

Topic 1.1

Global and regional/continental progress towards poverty reduction, including the growth of the “new global middle class”.

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) # 1 – No Poverty.

• Visit this link and then complete the following tasks:

• Make a table of the ‘Facts & Figures’, research how these have changed since 1990, when the millennium development goals were introduced. Write a response addressing this statement: “The world has significantly reduced poverty, but there is a long way to go.” Use details from the sources to justify your answer.
• Click on the “View Target Goals” button in the bottom left. Read the list of sub goals and targets that pop up. Summarize the goals into a short paragraph, with an evaluation by yourself on what you think are the most important/influential to reach the deadline.

Global Middle Class

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Fig 1.1 (Source: Reuters - http://www.reuters.com/middle-class-infographic, supplied by The Trends Observatory)

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Fig 1.2 (Source: Bloomberg / OECD - http://www.bloombergview.com/quicktake/middle-class, supplied by The Trends Observatory)

• Examine fig’s 1.1 and 1.2 to answer the following questions:

1. Describe the trends evident on both graphs with regard to the ‘middle class’.
2. Looking at fig. 1.2, which area will actually see a decrease in middle class by 2030 compared to 2020?
3. Give possible reasons as to why this area will decrease over that time.

Topic 1.2

 Measuring trends in resource consumption, including individual, national and global ecological footprints (E.F.).

• Examine Fig. 3.3 on page 471 of Nagle & Cooke, what resources will be used up by 2050?
• For all resources what are the expectations and predictions? Explain.
• Define ecological footprint, including the unit of measurement.
• Make a table using the information on page 472 on how a country can both increase or reduce its E.F.
• Examine the factors used to calculate a country’s E.F. (page 473 - 474), explain why HICs have greater ones than LICs (see Table 3.1).

Topic 1.3

An overview of global patterns and trends in the availability and consumption of:

• Water, including embedded water in food and manufactured goods
• Land/food, including changing diets in middle-income countries
• Energy, including the relative and changing importance of hydrocarbons, nuclear power, renewables, new sources of modern energy 

• You will be split into 3 teams that will research and report on one of these issues. Using a variety of sources you are to provide a ‘brief’ for the rest of the class that they can use to understand the patterns, trends and issues in the availability and consumption of your resource. You must:

• Explain the relevance of the resource in today’s world, what challenges are faced, and expected futures.
• Address any terminology or details in the statement that need further clarification.
• Specific links to other units or topics that are relevant and why (e.g. climate change).
• Valid and viable suggestions to mitigate any negative trends observed.

1. Impacts of changing trends in resource consumption

(How pressure on resources affects the future security of places)

Topic 2.1

The water–food–energy “nexus” and how its complex interactions affect:

• National water security, including access to safe water
• National food security, including food availability
• National energy security, including energy pathways and geopolitical issues.

• Complete a summary of the section covering these principles by reading “Codrington, Our Changing Planet, pp 274 – 280”.

• Using your summary make a spider diagram of the links between these elements and how these affect each other.

Topic 2.2

The implications of global climate change for the water–food–energy nexus.

• Detailed examples of two countries with contrasting levels of resource security

• Summative Assessment: You will write an extended response answering the following question: “Climate change will irrevocably alter the water-food-energy nexus in a negative way.” Discuss this statement with reference to at least 2 countries with contrasting levels of resource security.

 Topic 2.3

The disposal and recycling of consumer items, including international flows of waste.

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