Environmental Impacts and Threats to Agriculture · CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2

39 past-paper questions on Environmental Impacts and Threats to Agriculture, part of Agriculture and the Environment, from every CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 paper on Quelpr.

1. 3(b)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2004 · Paper 1Suggest THREE factors other than erosion that may have been responsible for causing this soil degradation.
2. 3(c)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2004 · Paper 1Explain the cause of any ONE of the factors from (b).
3. 1(a)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2004 · Paper 2Describe the importance of pesticide use in agriculture in the Caribbean.
4. 2(a)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2004 · Paper 2Discuss health issues in relation to the threat to sustainable agricultural productivity.
5. 2(b)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2004 · Paper 2Discuss threats to the sustainable livelihood of communities in relation to agricultural productivity.
6. 2(c)8 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2004 · Paper 2Discuss land availability in relation to the sustainability of agricultural productivity.
7. 2(a)(i)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 1Outline TWO positive environmental consequences of deforestation in Table 1.
8. 2(a)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 1Outline TWO negative environmental consequences of deforestation in Table 1.
9. 2(b)(i)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 1Outline TWO positive environmental consequences of using artificial fertilisers containing nitrogen compounds in Table 1.
10. 2(b)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 1Outline TWO negative environmental consequences of using artificial fertilisers containing nitrogen compounds in Table 1.
11. 1(a)5 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 2Outline ONE environmental problem resulting from agricultural practices in a NAMED Caribbean country.
12. 9(b)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 2Identify an agricultural source of pathogens and outline its environmental pathway from this source to water bodies.
13. 1(a)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 2Identify TWO forms of soil degradation associated with excessive irrigation.
14. 1(b)16 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 2Explain how EACH form of soil degradation identified in (a) occurs.
15. 3(c)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 2Discuss TWO environmental issues resulting from the practice of aquaculture in the Caribbean.
16. 2(c)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2007 · Paper 2Outline one environmental impact resulting from using large quantities of inorganic fertilizers in commercial agricultural systems.
17. 3(a)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2008 · Paper 2Explain, using SIX points, why the agricultural extension officer stated that hillside farming practices were responsible for increased soil erosion and water quality degradation.
18. 1(b)(ii)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2Deduce which of the two aquaculture methods in Figure 1 would have a GREATER impact on the environment, providing TWO reasons to justify your response.
19. 1(c)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2009 · Paper 2Discuss TWO environmental concerns associated with practicing aquaculture.
20. 1(b)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2The farmer on a nearby farm decided to continue to employ chemical control methods. Why do you think that the farmer made this decision in spite of his knowledge of biological pest control? Suggest TWO reasons for your…
21. 3(a)(i)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2Comment on the causes of soil degradation as shown in Figure 3. Include specific values in your response.
22. 3(a)(ii)1 mark· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2What mechanism caused the LEAST soil degradation?
23. 3(a)(iii)1 mark· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2What percentage of soil degradation on Farm B was caused by erosion?
24. 2(c)8 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2011 · Paper 2Give FOUR reasons why climate change is a major threat to sustainable agriculture in the Caribbean.
25. 1(b)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 2Discuss, giving THREE reasons, why natural disasters are threats to sustainable agriculture.
26. 1(c)(iii)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 2Explain, giving THREE reasons, why land degradation was as high as 42 per cent.
27. 1(a)(iii)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2Explain, giving THREE reasons, why 'external shocks' are threats to sustainable agriculture.
28. 2(a)(iii)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2Outline TWO impacts that this trend in fish production from aquaculture can have on the environment.
29. 1(b)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2Explain, giving TWO reasons, why global warming should be of major concern to agriculture-based economies in the Caribbean.
30. 2(a)(ii)7 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2State which farm is MOST likely to have a greater impact on the environment, explaining THREE reasons for your answer.
31. 1(a)(iii)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2Discuss TWO ways by which pollution from agrochemicals can threaten sustainable agriculture.
32. 1(c)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2Suggest THREE reasons why climate change is a major threat to sustainable agriculture in the Caribbean.
33. 2(a)(ii)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2Choose any THREE negative effects from Figure 2 and for EACH, suggest ONE reason explaining the difference in percentage impact between Year 1 and Year 2.
34. 1(d)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2Discuss TWO negative effects of using agrochemicals.
35. 2(c)(i)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2List THREE factors that may threaten sustainable agriculture.
36. 2(c)(ii)3 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 2Using an example, explain how any ONE of the factors listed in (c)(i) may threaten sustainable agriculture.
37. 2(a)(iv)6 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2018 · Paper 2Discuss TWO factors which may have been responsible for the decline in sugar production observed in 2007.
38. 2(b)2 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2018 · Paper 2Suggest TWO ways in which the cultivation of sugar cane can lead to soil degradation.
39. 2(b)(ii)4 marks· CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2Outline TWO ways in which plantation agriculture has impacted the natural environment of the Caribbean region.