HSC GeographyPractice Examination 2

This paper covers

• Amazon deforestation as a case study of environmental change — causes (agricultural expansion, logging, infrastructure), consequences (biodiversity loss, carbon emissions, hydrological disruption), and management responses at local, national, and international scales
• Conflicting stakeholder interests and environmental values — Indigenous peoples, Brazilian federal/state governments, agribusiness, NGOs, and the global community; tensions between national sovereignty and the governance of global commons (atmosphere, biodiversity)
• Evaluation of international environmental governance mechanisms — REDD+, the Paris Agreement, bilateral trade conditionality, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, and their effectiveness in managing transboundary environmental impacts

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.