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6 marksEnvironmental Impacts and Threats to Agriculture

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2013 · Paper 2 · Question 1(a)(iii)

Figure 1 illustrates results from a survey across two Caribbean countries assessing public perception of threats to sustainable agriculture.

Explain, giving THREE reasons, why 'external shocks' are threats to sustainable agriculture.

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  1. 1(a)(i)State THREE features of sustainable agriculture.[3 marks]
  2. 1(a)(ii)Using the data in Figure 1, make FIVE deductions about the perception of the level of importance of the different threats to sustainable agriculture.[5 marks]
  3. 1(b)Give TWO reasons to justify the statement that more Caribbean people should become involved in agriculture because it can contribute to the economies of…[6 marks]

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