General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Examination June 2015 Anthropology Unit ANTH3 Global and Local: Societies, Environments and Globalisation Friday June 2015 9.00 am to 10.45 am For this paper you must have: l an AQA 12-page answer book Time allowed l hour 45 minutes A Instructions l Use black ink or black ball-point pen l Write the information required on the front of your answer book The Paper Reference is ANTH3 l This paper is divided into two sections In Section A, answer all questions In Section B, answer two questions l Do all rough work in your answer book Cross through any work you not want to be marked Information l The marks for questions are shown in brackets l The maximum mark for this paper is 90 l Questions carrying 15 marks or more should be answered in continuous prose In these questions you will be marked on your ability to: – use good English – organise information clearly – use specialist vocabulary where appropriate H/JW/109323/Jun15/E3 ANTH3 Section A Answer all questions in this section Total for this section: 30 marks Read Item A below and answer all the questions that follow Item A Many indigenous peoples live in areas that are particularly affected by climate change and global warming Indigenous peoples’ greater reliance on the natural world for their way of life means that they are also likely to feel the effects of any changes The Marshall Islands, a group of low-lying islands in the Pacific Ocean, are an example of an area likely to be affected by global warming The highest point on the islands is less than 10 metres above sea level and most of the inhabitants live within 30 metres of the shore Anthropologists are interested in understanding how environmental damage and climate change are affecting indigenous peoples H/Jun15/ANTH3 Explain what is meant by ‘cultural relativism’ and identify two implications of this for anthropological research [6 marks] Identify and briefly explain three possible consequences of global warming for indigenous peoples (Item A) [9 marks] Examine some of the reasons for biological differences between human populations [15 marks] Section B Answer two questions from this section Total for this section: 60 marks ‘The movement of people has always had a negative impact on the health of local societies.’ Assess this view, using anthropological arguments and evidence 0 Assess the view that globalisation is a key factor in changing local cultural identities [30 marks] ‘Tourism can have both positive and negative consequences for local societies.’ Assess this view, using anthropological arguments and evidence END OF QUESTIONS H/Jun15/ANTH3 [30 marks] [30 marks] There are no questions printed on this page Copyright © 2015 AQA and its licensors All rights reserved H/Jun15/ANTH3