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Classification and Distribution of Natural Resources · CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1

35 past-paper questions on Classification and Distribution of Natural Resources, part of Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, from every CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 paper on Quelpr.

Practise Classification and Distribution of Natural Resources
  1. 10(a)1 mark· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2004 · Paper 1Explain what is meant by 'genetic resources'.
  2. 10(b)(i)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2004 · Paper 1State, with one reason, whether genetic resources are renewable or non-renewable resources.
  3. 10(b)(ii)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2004 · Paper 1State, with one reason, whether genetic resources are consumptive or non-consumptive resources.
  4. 7(a)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2004 · Paper 2Using an appropriate example, explain what is meant by the term 'natural resource'.
  5. 9(a)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1Name two natural ecosystems found in the Caribbean.
  6. 7(a)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2007 · Paper 2Explain why water is considered a 'natural resource'.
  7. 8(a)(i)1 mark· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2From the data illustrated in Figure 2, identify the resource which is non-renewable.
  8. 8(a)(ii)7 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Justify your response to 8(a)(i).
  9. 8(b)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Using suitable examples, distinguish between 'consumptive' and 'non-consumptive' use of natural resources.
  10. 8(c)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Explain why bioprospecting is considered a non-consumptive use of natural resources, including THREE reasons in your response.
  11. 5(a)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2011 · Paper 2Name any Caribbean country and identify two of its natural resources.
  12. 5(a)(i)1 mark· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2Identify the country, A, B or C, that practises consumptive use of trees.
  13. 5(a)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2Explain the reason for your answer in (a)(i).
  14. 5(a)(iii)1 mark· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2In what year did the country you identified in (a)(i) begin to practise consumptive use?
  15. 5(a)(iv)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2During the decade 1985-1995, what rate of change of tree density was observed in the country identified in (a)(i)? Show your working.
  16. 5(a)(v)1 mark· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2Which country demonstrated the LEAST change in tree density?
  17. 5(b)(i)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2Other than logging, list THREE examples of consumptive use of natural resources important to the Caribbean.
  18. 6(a)(i)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2Using ONLY the provided list of natural resources (Ground water, Bauxite, Seagrass beds, Sand, Oil, Gravel, Beaches, Coral reefs, Gold, Soil), copy and complete Table 3 by inserting TWO renewable and TWO non-renewable…
  19. 6(a)(ii)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2Discuss the effect of geographical and technological factors on the use of natural resources. Use suitable examples to illustrate your response.
  20. 5(b)(i)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2Provide the correct answer distinguishing a renewable resource from an inexhaustible resource, and explain why the student's statement that they are identical is incorrect.
  21. 6(a)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2Present TWO arguments supporting the classification of landscapes as natural resources.
  22. 6(b)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2Using an example, explain what is meant by the 'non-consumptive' use of a natural resource.
  23. 6(a)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2Explain why fertile soil can be classified as both a renewable and an exhaustible natural resource.
  24. 6(b)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2State ONE consumptive use and TWO non-consumptive uses of natural resources.
  25. 6(d)(i)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2Identify THREE specific natural resources found in a named Caribbean country.
  26. 5(a)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2List THREE types of natural resources other than beaches that are found in the Caribbean.
  27. 6(a)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Define the term 'non-consumptive' as it relates to the use of natural resources.
  28. 5(a)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Identify TWO types of natural resources shown in Figure 4.
  29. 5(b)(i)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2For ONE chosen resource from (a), classify it as renewable or non-renewable, and as exhaustible or inexhaustible.
  30. 5(b)(ii)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Using an example of a chosen natural resource, explain the difference between 'non-renewable natural resources' and 'exhaustible natural resources'.
  31. 6(a)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Define 'non-consumptive use of natural resources' and give ONE example.
  32. 5(a)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2017 · Paper 2Complete Table 4 by stating an example of each type of natural resource shown (Ecosystems, Water, Landscape).
  33. 6(a)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2017 · Paper 2Use examples from the description of Country A to distinguish between consumptive and nonconsumptive uses of natural resources.
  34. 6(a)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2018 · Paper 2List THREE exhaustible natural resources, except bauxite, found in the Caribbean.
  35. 5(a)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2019 · Paper 2Complete Table 4 to show the category of a natural resource, an example of a natural resource and a Caribbean country in which EACH of the listed categories of natural resource can be found.

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