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2 marksResource Consumption, Urbanisation, and Sustainability

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2 · Question 5(a)(iv)

Figure 4 shows the total and per capita ecological footprint for selected countries.

China has a relatively small per capita ecological footprint, yet has the second highest total ecological footprint. Suggest ONE reason for this apparent discrepancy.

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  1. 5(a)(i)What is the total ecological footprint for the country with the LARGEST per capita footprint?[1 mark]
  2. 5(a)(ii)What is the per capita ecological footprint for the country with the SMALLEST total footprint?[1 mark]
  3. 5(a)(iii)Describe the trends observed in Figure 4, using specific values in your answer.[4 marks]
  4. 5(b)(i)Describe TWO ways in which people impact negatively on the environment, using THREE specific examples to illustrate EACH way.[6 marks]
  5. 5(b)(ii)For EACH way in which people impact negatively on the environment as described in (b)(i) above, suggest ONE way in which this negative result may be mitigated.…[6 marks]

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