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Concordian International School

IB Geography: Part 2: SL/HL Geographic Perspectives

Changing Population

Keywords & Phrases: population distribution, emerging economies, low-income countries, high-income countries, fertility rate, life expectancy, population structure, dependency ratios, forced migration, internal displacement, family size, sex ratios, ageing/greying of populations, pro-natalist / anti-natalist, gender equality, anti-trafficking policies

 

Global Climate: Vulnerability and Resilience

Keywords & Phrases: greenhouse effect, energy balance (incoming shortwave radiation / outgoing longwave radiation, feedback loops (solar radiation variations; terrestrial albedo changes; methane gas release), climate change hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, sea levels, carbon in ice, extreme weather events, drought, spatial changes in habitats, biomes, animal migration patterns, changes in crop yields, limits of cultivation, soil erosion, ocean transport routes, climate change on people and places, disparities in exposure to climate change risk, global geopolitical efforts, carbon emissions, offsetting, trading, geo-engineering, corporate strategies, civil society strategies

Global Resource Consumption and Security

Keywords & Phrases: poverty reduction, global middle class, resource consumption measurements, ecological footprints, availability / consumption of: water; land/food; energy, national water security, access to safe water, national food security, food availability, national energy security, energy pathways,, resource stewardship, UN Sustainable Goals