2017年5月IB地理真题(SL+HL)下载-Paper1
1. Populations in transition
The bar graph shows the total number of people in the world who are classified by the United Nations (UN) as forced migrants.
(a) Describe the trends in numbers of internally displaced persons (IDPs) between 1990 and 2010 as shown on the graph.
(b) State the key factor that determines whether a forced migrant is a refugee or an internally displaced person (IDP).
(c) Suggest one political and one environmental cause of the rapid increase in the total number of forced migrants since 2011.
Political:
Environmental:
(d) (i) State two incentives used in a recent pro-natalist national policy.
Country name:
Incentive 1:
Incentive 2:
(ii) Explain why these incentives were introduced in the country you named in (d)(i).
2. Disparities in wealth and development
The graph shows how much money it costs to send US$200 (USD) as a remittance from selected regions.
(a) Describe the trends in the cost of sending remittances from the three regions shown on the graph.
(b) Outline one possible reason why transferring remittances creates costs for foreign workers.
(c) Explain two reasons why remittances are often an effective way of reducing global disparities.
(d) Explain how inequalities can arise from ethnic differences in one named country.
3. Patterns in environmental quality and sustainability
The graph shows how the percentage of forest cover in a country changes as the country develops over time. The graph includes some present-day examples of countries at different stages of development.
(a) Identify the country shown on the graph with the lowest percentage of forest cover.
(b) Distinguish between forest cover and biodiversity.
(c) Suggest two reasons why forest cover in some countries has increased in recent years.
(d) Explain two consequences of the reduction of biodiversity in some tropical rainforests.
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