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2 marksEnvironmental Quality and Pollution

CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 2 · 2016 · Paper 2 · Question 1(a)(iii)

An elderly farmer passes an estate with old cocoa and Immortelle trees on sloping land subject to high rainfall and dry seasons to his grandson, who plans to clear part of the land for vegetable farming and replant cocoa on the rest.

Explain the potential effects that land clearing for vegetable production can have on water quality in downhill off-farm locations.

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  1. 1(a)(i)Explain the potential effects that land clearing for vegetable production can have on the water supply on the farm.[2 marks]
  2. 1(a)(ii)Explain the potential effects that land clearing for vegetable production can have on the water supply in downhill off-farm locations.[2 marks]
  3. 1(b)Explain THREE soil conservation measures that could be practised on the rehabilitated estate.[6 marks]
  4. 1(c)State THREE environmental benefits of having cocoa and Immortelle trees on the land.[3 marks]

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