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3 marksResource Consumption, Urbanisation, and Sustainability

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2 · Question 3(a)

Table 1 presents data for per capita CO2 emissions and population size for two countries, A and B.

Define 'per capita CO2 emissions'.

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  1. 3(b)(i)Calculate the total CO2 emissions for BOTH countries using the per capita data.[4 marks]
  2. 3(b)(ii)Based on the results of the calculation in (b)(i), in which of the two countries will the CO2 emissions most likely have a GREATER impact on the environment?[1 mark]
  3. 3(c)(i)Explain how extremes of temperature can affect the distribution and activities of human populations.[4 marks]
  4. 3(c)(ii)Explain how fertile soil can affect the distribution and activities of human populations.[4 marks]
  5. 3(d)Discuss TWO reasons why some people believe that poverty tends to encourage population growth.[4 marks]

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