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4 marksSignificance and Environmental Impacts of Resource Exploitation

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2 · Question 6(d)(i)

Table 4 presents total land area under forest cover in a country at five-year intervals from 1990 to 2005.

Determine which five-year period experienced the greatest decline in forest cover, showing all mathematical working.

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  1. 6(a)Present TWO arguments supporting the classification of landscapes as natural resources.[4 marks]
  2. 6(b)Using an example, explain what is meant by the 'non-consumptive' use of a natural resource.[3 marks]
  3. 6(c)State TWO reasons for the importance of ONE named natural resource to a specified Caribbean country.[6 marks]
  4. 6(d)(ii)Given that the country's total land area is 512,800 ha, calculate the percentage of the country under forest cover in 2005.[1 mark]
  5. 6(d)(iii)Give TWO reasons supporting the view of an environmental group that the government should promote active forest conservation.[2 marks]

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