A2 Edexcel Geography 2016 Contested Planet/Geographical Research

its was disgusting... for B i wrote about the sustainable strategies such as restoration (aral sea), conservation and bottom up projects using appropriate technology. I argued that Sustainable strategies are difficult to implement on a large scale like china due to there rapid growth and that large scale projects like the Three Gorges Dam and South North water project are needed to meet demand

What did others put?!

God that was pretty Awful. Energy was easy then it all turned to **** from water onwards. How the hell where we meant to know the exact geographical locations of each city and why the citys water cost were as cheap/expensive as they were?

yes i completely agree lol that source question was absolutely horrible! What did you write for b? I talked about conservation recyclying/reusing and new technologies such as drip irrigation water harvesting etc im not sure if thats completely right i talked about both negative and positives of the strategies

Ah i didnt write about that! Me and my mate wrote about transboundrary laws and law of the river, so that water if fairly distributed (Colarado river) in order too meet demand, as well water pathaways (snowy mountain scheme in Australia and the Water transfer scheme in China, to help area's with increasing demands yet with insufficient rainfall patterns)

Section b)

a)
China advantages - less reliance on imports, more spending on infrastructure and high SDI.
China disadvantages - Ageing population, inefficient economy (communism) and not as good at 'doing business'.
India advantages - good at 'doing business', free market, positive correlation between level of democracy and GDP per person, working population.
India disadvantages - reliance on foreign imports for energy, corruption and high levels of poverty.

b)
Marxism (China) - inefficient economy, state controlled and inclusive.
Capitalism (India) - Higher levels of wealth disparity, poverty and reliance on foreign imports.

I argued that there was no evidence to link political systems to the SDI score, because the highest SDI scores were of countries whose political systems are democracies, like NZ and the UK. Figure 5 (?) also showed a positive correlation between level of democracy and GDP per capita.

c)
2030: India emerging superpower, China a potential superpower
2050: India and China a potential superpower.

I argued that although China will overtake the US in terms of economic development, they don't have the level of global influence as the US does and many of views commented on how the Chinese economy is both inefficient and state controlled.

but isnt the snowy mountains scheme not sustainable?

Exactly. I commented how although its a method of meeting future energy demands, it is fairly unsustainable

did you talk about any sustainable strategies? and would what i spoke about be credit worthy?

Your points beat mine, they are both sustainable ways of meeting future demand so definitely! The Law Of The River although i counter-argued suggesting it leads to constant legal battles between upper and lower basin states, therefore legislation is crucial for fair distribution of water sources in the future. I couldnt think of anything else to write

Your points beat mine, they are both sustainable ways of meeting future demand so definitely! The Law Of The River although i counter-argued suggesting it leads to constant legal battles between upper and lower basin states, therefore legislation is crucial for fair distribution of water sources in the future. I couldnt think of anything else to write