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6 marksEnvironmental Impacts and Threats to Agriculture

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2018 · Paper 2 · Question 2(a)(iv)

Figure 1 illustrates sugar cane production and sugar cane usage for sugar and ethanol in the Caribbean from 2005 to 2008.

Discuss TWO factors which may have been responsible for the decline in sugar production observed in 2007.

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  1. 2(a)(i)Calculate the minimum quantity of sugar cane used for ethanol production.[2 marks]
  2. 2(a)(ii)State the total sugar cane production for 2006.[1 mark]
  3. 2(a)(iii)State THREE deductions from the graph in Figure 1.[3 marks]
  4. 2(b)Suggest TWO ways in which the cultivation of sugar cane can lead to soil degradation.[2 marks]
  5. 2(c)Discuss TWO roles of sugar cane cultivation in the Caribbean.[6 marks]

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