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CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 1

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  1. 1(a)3 marksState THREE characteristics of subsistence agricultural systems.
  2. 1(b)4 marksOutline TWO applications of technology that can be used to improve agricultural productivity.
  3. 1(c)2 marksFor ANY TWO technological applications used to improve agricultural productivity, state ONE disadvantage of EACH.
  4. 26 marksDescribe TWO ways in which agriculture is important to the economies of Caribbean countries.
  5. 3(a)4 marksOutline TWO positive impacts of the application of genetic engineering to agriculture on the environment.
  6. 3(b)2 marksOutline ONE negative impact of the application of genetic engineering to agriculture on the environment.
  7. 49 marksDescribe THREE features of sustainable agriculture.
  8. 5(a)(i)2 marksDistinguish between 'energy' and 'power'.
  9. 5(a)(ii)2 marksDistinguish between 'renewable source of energy' and 'non-renewable source of energy'.
  10. 5(b)3 marksExplain why energy conversion processes have low efficiencies.
  11. 6(a)3 marksRefer to Figure 1 and outline the process or processes occurring at EACH of the stages labelled (i), (ii) and (iii).
  12. 6(b)4 marksDescribe ONE way in which an electricity generating company may handle the demand for electricity when demand exceeds generating capacity.
  13. 7(a)6 marksOutline TWO ecological costs associated with the use of fossil fuels to generate electricity.
  14. 7(b)3 marksOutline ONE social cost associated with the use of fossil fuels to generate electricity.
  15. 8(a)4 marksOutline the relationship between energy use and global warming.
  16. 8(b)1 markIdentify ONE environmental impact of global warming that is of particular concern to ALL Caribbean countries.
  17. 8(c)2 marksState the MOST feasible solution for addressing the concern identified in 8(b).
  18. 9(a)3 marksPersistence
  19. 9(b)3 marksMobility
  20. 10(a)4 marksIdentify the processes occurring along EACH pathway by which the pesticide may enter Oceans.
  21. 10(b)4 marksIdentify the processes occurring along EACH pathway by which the pesticide may enter Humans.
  22. 11(a)2 marksDefine the term 'secondary air pollution'.
  23. 11(b)4 marksOutline the formation of ONE secondary air pollutant.
  24. 11(c)3 marksDescribe the environmental impact of the air pollutant identified in 11(b).
  25. 12(a)4 marksLegislation
  26. 12(b)3 marksIncentive

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