1. Water Conflicts: SAM
2. Study Figure 2.
(a) Suggest how water resources and human wellbeing might be affected by the data in
Figure 2. (10)
(b) Using named examples, assess the role of different players and decision makers in trying
to secure a sustainable ‘water future’. (15)

4. Water Conflicts: January 2010
2 Study Figure 2.
(a) Explain how physical and human factors have contributed to the variation in water
scarcity shown. (10)
(b) Using named examples, assess the contribution of large scale water management
projects in increasing water security. (15)

7. Water Conflicts
June 2010
Water Conflicts
2 Study Figure 2.
(a) Explain how human interference in the water cycle can affect water availability. (10)
(b) Using named examples, assess the potential for water supply to become a source
of conflict. (15)

10. Water Conflicts: January 2011
Water Conflicts
1 Study Figure 1.
(a) Suggest possible consequences for people and the environment of the projected
changes in water withdrawals. (10)
(b) Using examples, assess the role of named players in securing water supplies.
(15)

13. Water Conflicts: June 2011
Water Conflicts
2 Study Figure 2.
(a) Suggest reasons for the differences in water consumption for the countries shown.
(10)
(b) Using named examples, assess the impact of using trans-boundary water sources
on people and the environment. (15)

16. Water Conflicts: January 2012
Water Conflicts
2 Study Figure 2.
(a) Suggest reasons for the changes to water supply quality between 1990 and 2008. (10)
(b) Evaluate the consequences, for different players, of an increasing gap between water supply
and demand. (15)

19. Water Conflicts: January 2013
Water Conflicts
1 Study Figure 1.
(a) Using Figure 1, explain the contribution that the players make to ensure safe and
secure water supplies for all. (10)
(b) Using named examples, assess the extent to which conflict over water supplies is
inevitable. (15)