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6 marksElectricity Generation, Demand, and Management

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2 · Question 4(c)(iii)

A table shows electricity generation in three Caribbean countries from 2010 to 2014.

The electricity generation values presented in Table 2 are quite low. TWO factors that affect electricity generation capacity are demand patterns and economic costs. Explain how demand patterns and economic costs may impact electricity generation in these three Caribbean countries.

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  1. 4(a)List THREE types of alternative energy sources, other than geothermal energy.[3 marks]
  2. 4(b)In tropical environments, geothermal energy can be used to cool homes. Explain how this works, by fully annotating the provided diagram (i), (ii), (iii), and…[5 marks]
  3. 4(c)(i)Sketch a line graph in the space below to illustrate the data presented in Table 2.[5 marks]
  4. 4(c)(ii)Use the data in Table 2 to state ONE trend that is shared by ALL three Caribbean countries.[1 mark]

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