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4 marksSignificance and Environmental Impacts of Resource Exploitation

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2 · Question 6(d)

Suggest ONE way in which the activities illustrated in Figure 6 may have an impact on biodiversity AND explain why the effects of this impact are likely to be minimal during the period 1990–2010.

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  1. 6(a)Define the term 'non-consumptive' as it relates to the use of natural resources.[2 marks]
  2. 6(b)(i)In which decade did the seaborne oil trade decline?[1 mark]
  3. 6(b)(ii)State the trend in seaborne oil trade AND the trend in the amount of oil spilled as illustrated in Figure 6.[2 marks]
  4. 6(b)(iii)Geographical and demographic factors could give rise to the trend in the seaborne oil trade while technological factors could give rise to the trend in the…[6 marks]
  5. 6(c)(i)Name the international environmental and conservation agreement which would apply to the activities illustrated in Figure 6.[1 mark]
  6. 6(c)(ii)Outline FOUR principles of the agreement identified in (c)(i) that allow it to be effective.[4 marks]

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