HSC GeographyPractice Examination 11

This paper covers

• Overexploitation and illegal wildlife trade as a threat to biodiversity — CITES framework, black markets, enforcement gaps, and species case studies (elephants, rhinos, pangolins, reptiles, marine species)
• Geographies of conservation — spatial patterns of poaching hotspots, trafficking routes, demand centres (East/Southeast Asia), and source regions (sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America); scale tensions between local livelihoods and global regulation
• Limits and reforms of international conservation law — CITES appendix system, national implementation disparities, corruption, consumer demand drivers, community-based conservation alternatives, and effectiveness of trade bans versus regulated trade

Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

This is an ATARMAxxing practice paper. It is not an official examination and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by the VCAA, NESA or the QCAA.