Edexcel A2 Geography Student Unit Guide: Unit 3 Contested Planet

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Table of Contents:
Introduction
About this guide
Overview of Unit 3
Assessment
Synopticity and the Section B issues analysis
Content Guidance
About this section
Energy security
Water conflicts
Biodiversity under threat
Superpower geographies
Bridging the development gap
The technological fix?
Questions & Answers
About this section
Q1 Energy security
Q2 Water conflicts
Q3 Biodiversity under threat
Q4 Superpower geographies
Q5 Bridging the development gap
Q6 The technological fix?

About the Author(s):
Cameron Dunn and Sue Warn are chief examiners in geography.