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6 marksAgricultural Systems and Regional Roles

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2 · Question 2(b)(iii)

Figure 2 displays the change in the agricultural labour force and the average farm size in a Caribbean country between 1998 and 2006.

Suggest THREE reasons for the trend observed in Figure 2.

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  1. 2(a)Distinguish between 'genetic engineering' and 'plant and animal breeding'.[3 marks]
  2. 2(b)(i)Describe the trend shown in Figure 2.[4 marks]
  3. 2(b)(ii)In which year was the average size of farms 4 hectares?[1 mark]
  4. 2(c)Suggest TWO reasons for the recommendation above.[6 marks]

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