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Social and Environmental Challenges (Unit 2 Options, Themes 7 and 8)

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How does consumerism and our growing demand for resources damage the environment?

Key Idea 8.1 (Theme 8): consumerism and its impact on the environment, the growth of consumerism and the rising demand for resources and energy, the ecological footprint, and the environmental impacts including pollution, waste, resource depletion and climate change.
A focused answer on Key Idea 8.1 for WJEC GCSE Geography Unit 2 (Theme 8): the growth of consumerism and rising demand for resources and energy, the ecological footprint, and the environmental impacts including pollution, waste, resource depletion and climate change.
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How can we manage resources and the environment more sustainably?

Key Idea 8.2 (Theme 8): managing environmental challenges sustainably, the meaning of sustainability, strategies to reduce resource use and waste (reduce, reuse, recycle), the move to renewable energy and sustainable living, and the role of individuals, governments and international agreements.
A focused answer on Key Idea 8.2 for WJEC GCSE Geography Unit 2 (Theme 8): the meaning of sustainability, strategies to reduce resource use and waste, the move to renewable energy and sustainable living, and the role of individuals, governments and international agreements.
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How is social development measured, and why does it vary within and between countries?

Key Idea 7.1 (Theme 7): measuring social development, the difference between economic and social development, the indicators of social development (health, education, gender equality and access to services), and the reasons social development varies within and between countries.
A focused answer on Key Idea 7.1 for WJEC GCSE Geography Unit 2 (Theme 7): the difference between economic and social development, the indicators of social development (health, education, gender equality, access to services), and why social development varies within and between countries.
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What are the consequences of uneven social development, and how can it be improved?

Key Idea 7.2 (Theme 7): the consequences of and responses to uneven social development, the effects of poor health, education and gender inequality, and the strategies used to improve social development, including aid, education and health programmes, the role of governments and NGOs, and the Sustainable Development Goals.
A focused answer on Key Idea 7.2 for WJEC GCSE Geography Unit 2 (Theme 7): the consequences of uneven social development, and the strategies used to improve it, including aid, education and health programmes, the role of governments and NGOs, and the Sustainable Development Goals.
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