QCE GeographyPractice Examination 2

This paper covers

• Unit 3: Land cover transformations — desertification, biogeochemical cycles, albedo feedbacks, pastoralism and land degradation
• Unit 3: Enhanced greenhouse effect, changing precipitation patterns, Sahel rainfall variability
• Unit 3: Human drivers of land cover change — agricultural expansion, overgrazing, fuelwood harvesting
• Unit 4: Forced migration and displacement — environmental refugees, pastoral communities
• Unit 4: Demographic transition model applied to Sub-Saharan Africa, rapid population growth
• Unit 4: Food insecurity as an impact of land cover transformation on people and places
• Unit 4: International strategies — UNCCD, Great Green Wall Initiative, FAO food security frameworks
• Data skills: interpreting NDVI satellite data, precipitation anomaly graphs, population-food security scatter plots, land degradation maps

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.