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4 marksResource Consumption, Urbanisation, and Sustainability

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2 · Question 5(b)(ii)

A student gave incorrect responses to examination questions on environmental science topics.

Explain how technological factors can affect natural resource use in the Caribbean, and explain why the student's response focusing on population growth was incorrect.

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  1. 5(a)(i)Describe how a tax incentive works as a mechanism to manage natural resource use.[3 marks]
  2. 5(a)(ii)Calculate the average annual increase in solar water heaters sold during the first five years following the introduction of the tax incentive policy.[3 marks]
  3. 5(a)(iii)Evaluate the effectiveness of the tax incentive in modifying citizen behaviour regarding natural resource use, citing actual data values from Figure 5.[6 marks]
  4. 5(b)(i)Provide the correct answer distinguishing a renewable resource from an inexhaustible resource, and explain why the student's statement that they are identical…[4 marks]

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