6 marksSignificance and Environmental Impacts of Resource Exploitation

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2018 · Paper 2 · Question 5(b)(i)

Explain TWO major environmental impacts that may occur as a result of land use in Spice Town.

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5(a)(i)Outline an experiment that could be conducted to determine if air emissions from the gas station could be affecting the children at Spice Town School.[3 marks]
5(a)(ii)State whether the pollutants from the gas station would affect the school and justify your response based on the layout and wind direction in Figure 6.[2 marks]
5(b)(ii)List THREE measures or tools, except land use planning and zoning, that can be used for natural resource management and conservation.[3 marks]
5(b)(iii)Describe how land use planning and zoning regulations may be used as a mechanism for natural resource management and conservation in Spice Town.[6 marks]

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