SESSION JUIN 2009 Dipléme National du Brevet SERIE COLLEGE Option : LV2, section internationale Examination papers: History and Geography Civies Time allowed: 2 hours ‘The question papers consist of 10 pages, and will be marked as follows: - Part 1 (18 points) : ©. The candidate will CHOOSE to answer (in the foreign language) : * EITHER the Geography question (pages 2 and 3/10) = OR the History question (pages 4 and 5/10) - Part 2 (12 points) : * The Civies question (pages 6-7/10 or 8-9/10) - Part 3 (@ points) : = Where and when (page 10/10) [Candidates should note that their English spelling and grammar will be marked out of a total of 4 points. i i 7 | ‘Code examen : 9DNB-HG-ANG | Dipléme National du Brevet | Série College | Sujet | $2009 |ePART ONE : HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY 18 points QUESTION 1: Acceleration and globalisation of exchanges in traded goods (merchandise) worldwide. Document A : The worldwide market of traded goods(merchandise) in 2005. Hirade'of merchandise In 2005 (Total value in billions of dallars) = | Qs a : | — / Proportion of exchanges: | 7 | O22. sade ows se blo or ron shoes is nO Page 2 sur10Document B : Evolution of exports and customs duties worldwide (1950-2006) 40 14000 Exports in ‘Customs duties 412000 illions of dollars (28% of the price 95 of the product) 30 10000 2 000 20 8000 18 in 4000 5 2000 ° ° 1950 1962 1973 1980 1999 2000 2004 2005 2006 ~ - - - Customs duties (as % of the price of the product) Exports in billions of dollars Source :OMC Document C: The Xbox, an example of fragmented production Let’s take the example of Microsoft's Xbox console ~a highly technological video-game console, with state of the art equipment. It is manufactured by a company from Taiwan. The Intel processors come from one of the eleven production sites, including those located in China, Costa Rica, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The graphic processors are made in a factory which belongs to an American company, situated in the Chinese province of Taiwan. The hard drive is assembled in China and comprises components made in Ireland. The PVD player is made in Indonesia. ‘The final assembly operations have recently been moved from a factory in Mexico to a new site in China. The case of the Xbox is highly representative of production methods in a globalised economy. Repport sur le développement human PNUD, 2008. gph dp orien media HDROS fr chapier At QUESTIONS - 8 points Document A: 1, In which 3 parts of the world do the majority of commercial exchanges take place? Pick out two elements from the document to justify your answer. Document B= 2. What does the exports curve show? Documents B and C : 3. Using these two documents, find two reasons to explain the evolution of commercial exchanges. ESSAY - 10 points Using documents A, B and C together with your own knowledge, write a paragraph of roughly 20 lines in which you demonstrate and explain the acceleration and globalisation of exchanges in traded goods (merchandise) worldwide. Page 3 sur 10