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7 marksEnvironmental Impacts and Threats to Agriculture

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2 · Question 2(a)(ii)

Table 1 provides characteristics of agricultural systems on two farms, Farm A and Farm B.

State which farm is MOST likely to have a greater impact on the environment, explaining THREE reasons for your answer.

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  1. 2(a)(i)Identify which farm engages in subsistence agriculture, using the information in Table 1 to give FOUR reasons to justify your answer.[5 marks]
  2. 2(b)Explain why the practice of sustainable agriculture maintains ecological integrity.[4 marks]
  3. 2(c)(i)State what percentage of pests was eliminated using the LEAST effective method.[1 mark]
  4. 2(c)(ii)Identify which method was the MOST effective in controlling pests on Farm A.[1 mark]
  5. 2(c)(iii)Suggest TWO reasons why the method identified in (c)(ii) may have been the MOST effective.[2 marks]

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