CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2017 · Paper 2 · Question 6(b)
Outline two environmental impacts that bauxite mining may have on Country A.
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- 6(a)Use examples from the description of Country A to distinguish between consumptive and nonconsumptive uses of natural resources.[3 marks]
- 6(c)(i)Stakeholder groups suggested the use of a more stringent Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) prior to the continuation of bauxite mining in Country A.…[5 marks]
- 6(c)(ii)Consider the statement: "If a natural resource is to be exploited for foreign exchange earnings, it does not have to result in a depletion of its ecosystem…[6 marks]
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