Question 1
The graph illustrates progress towards wider access to basic drinking-water services.
I.
Estimate the percentage of Lao PDR's population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2000.
[1]
II.
Estimate the percentage of Nepal's population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2022.
[1]
Outline one reason why extending drinking-water services to remote rural settlements can be difficult.
[2]
Explain two ways households can improve water-use efficiency.
[6]
Question 2
The graph illustrates inequalities in access to basic drinking-water services.
I.
Identify the country with the highest percentage of its population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2000.
[1]
II.
Estimate the percentage of Cambodia's population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2022.
[1]
Outline one way local community participation can improve the maintenance of drinking-water supplies.
[2]
I.
Explain one way sediment trapping by a dam can affect environments downstream.
[3]
II.
Explain one way integrated drainage basin management can reduce water pollution.
[3]
Question 3
The table illustrates disparities in access to safely managed drinking-water services.
I.
State the percentage of Chile's population using safely managed drinking-water services in 2022.
[1]
II.
State the percentage of Peru's population using safely managed drinking-water services in 2015.
[1]
Outline one way agricultural activity can contaminate drinking-water sources.
[2]
Explain two reasons why protecting a wetland may require management beyond its boundary.
[6]
Question 4
The table illustrates uneven progress in extending safely managed drinking-water services.
Describe the changes in the percentage of the population using safely managed drinking-water services between 2015 and 2022.
[2]
Outline one way a water-pricing policy can keep essential drinking-water supplies affordable for low-income households.
[2]
Explain two reasons why stakeholders may disagree about the timing of water releases from a multipurpose reservoir.
[6]
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Question 5
Evaluate the importance of local community participation in improving access to clean, safe and affordable water in different economic development contexts.
[10]
Question 6
Examine the future possibilities for the sustainable management of one major wetland area.
[10]
Question 7
To what extent does human interference create more significant spatial interactions within drainage basins than natural processes?
[10]
Question 8
Evaluate the view that effective water management depends on linking actions at different scales.
[10]
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Question 9
Evaluate the usefulness of different graphical representations for showing water-system flows and the effects of human intervention.
[10]
Question 10
With reference to contemporary dam-building expansion in one major drainage basin, to what extent do the benefits outweigh the costs?
[10]
Question 11
Evaluate the effectiveness of one recent integrated drainage basin management plan in reconciling competing demands for water.
[10]
Question 12
Examine how differences in stakeholder power influence the distribution of the costs and benefits of one water-management strategy.
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