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QUESTION N17
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12.5 marks

What are the economic significances of discovery of oil in Arctic Sea and its possible environmental consequences?

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What the examiner wants

Explain/Analyse the exact proposition in the PYQ — “What are the economic significances of discovery of oil in Arctic Sea and its possible environmental consequences?” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing Energy.

Explain/AnalyseAnswer exactly what the question asks.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘What are the economic significances of discovery of oil in Arctic Sea and its possible environmental consequences?’, directly answer: What are the economic significances of discovery of oil in Arctic Sea and its possible environmental consequences?≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘What are the economic significances of discovery of oil in Arctic Sea and its possible environmental consequen’, build the causal/institutional mechanism behind Energy, not just a list of features≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘What are the economic significances of discovery of oil in Arctic Sea and its possible environmental consequen’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to Energy≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise EnergyExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘What are the economic significances of discovery of oil in Arctic Sea and its possible environmental consequences?’, avoid a generic note on Energy; answer the actual wording/directive and the Energy proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘What are the economic significances of discovery of oil in Arctic Sea and its possible environmental consequences?’, do not add examples around Energy unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • Mechanism flowchart: policy/input → transmission channel → outcome → risk
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.