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Board: CAIE Grade: Pre-IG Subject: EVM —_Unit: 1-2 Term: 2
CWSH- CT2 (Retake) Date:
Name:
7 Unit Name: Rocks and minerals and a
Grade: AS Level their exploitation,Energy and the Subject: EVM
environment
Total marks:30
1 The photograph shows a quarry where gravel is extracted.
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gravel
(a) Describe the impacts of this gravel extraction on the local environment.Cambridge Assessment Ra)
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(b) (i) State the name of the type of mining shown in the photograph.
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(ii) Use the photograph to explain the impacts of this mine on the local environment.
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(ii) Describe how limestone rock is formed
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(iv) A mining company wants to open a new mine. Suggest factors that affect the
decision of the mining company to open the mine.
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2 (a) Costa Rica plans to be carbon neutral in the future. Carbon neutral means that
carbon dioxide emissions are balanced by carbon dioxide removal. (i) One strategy
is to gradually stop using fossil fuels by charging factories and companies 10 USD
for each tonne of carbon dioxide they emit. Explain how this strategy can help Costa
Rica become carbon neutral.
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(c) For 300 days in 2018, 100% of the electricity generated in Costa Rica came from
renewable resources.Cambridge Assessment Ra)
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(@)(i) Hydroelectric power is a renewable energy resource. State two other
renewable energy resources used for generating electricity
State two other renewable energy resources used for generating electricity.