About the test
Section A: between four and six structured questions, with a range of task types. Section B: one essay from a choice of two
questions.
What is Paper 1
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America are apart of what?
Worlds Continents
pitfall traps, sweep nets, beating trays, kick sampling
Examples of techniques to collect data
lower tax revenues
higher pension spending
pressure on health care
pressure to raise retirement age
Impacts of aging population
desert, forest, grassland and tundra
Between four and six structured questions,
with a range of task types
Paper 2
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian
Ocean, Arctic Ocean and Southern are what?
The worlds Oceans
N=(n1*n2)/m2
Lincoln Index
ependency ratio =
[young population (0 to 14) + old population (65+)] × 100
population aged 15 to 64
Dependency Ratio
rate of production of biomass for an ecosystem
Ecosystem Productivity
Knowledge and understanding
A01
Name the income groups
LIC, MIC, HIC
D=1-(E(n/N)^2)
Simpson Index
improved availability of contraception
improved education about contraception
improved education and opportunities for women
Strategies for managing population
resources of potential medicines food, wood, fibres, oils and fuels diversity in genes ecological services cultural and recreational value
Benefits of conserving biodiversity
Information handling and analysis
A02
the ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
Sustainability
geospatial systems
satellite sensors
radio tracking
computer modelling
crowd sourcing
Methods of data collection
How can a population change?
Migration, Death, Immigration
European Union Common Fisheries Policy (EU
CFP
Method of conserving biodiversity
Investigation skills and making judgements
A03
carbon dioxide + water → glucose + oxygen is what?
Photosynthesis
amount and type of data stored
speed at which new data is generated
trustworthiness of the data
ways the data can be used
Benefits and limitations of Big Data
environmental, economic, social, political
and historical factors
Legislation and international agreement (the
Antarctic Treaty 1959)