CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2018 · Paper 2 · Question 2(b)
Suggest TWO ways in which the cultivation of sugar cane can lead to soil degradation.
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- 2(a)(i)Calculate the minimum quantity of sugar cane used for ethanol production.[2 marks]
- 2(a)(ii)State the total sugar cane production for 2006.[1 mark]
- 2(a)(iii)State THREE deductions from the graph in Figure 1.[3 marks]
- 2(a)(iv)Discuss TWO factors which may have been responsible for the decline in sugar production observed in 2007.[6 marks]
- 2(c)Discuss TWO roles of sugar cane cultivation in the Caribbean.[6 marks]
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