Section B

Answer two questions. Write your answers in the boxes provided.

5. (a) Outline how the reasons for food wastage may differ between human societies. [4]

(b) Explain how the choice of food production system may influence the ecological footprint
of a named human society. [7]

(c) Discuss how different environmental value systems influence responses to the human
population growth rate. [9]

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6. (a) Outline four ways in which urbanization may influence processes in the hydrological
cycle. [4]

(b) Hydropower is a resource that can be exploited from rivers. Explain how the value of
this resource to a society may vary over time. [7]

(c) To what extent are water scarcity issues better addressed through changing human
behavior than through technological development? [9]

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7. (a) Outline two factors that affect the frequency and severity of photochemical smog in an
area. [4]

(b) Evaluate strategies to manage regional acid deposition using the pollution management
model. [7]

(c) To what extent have international agreements been successful in solving atmospheric
air pollution and climate change? [9]

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8. (a) Outline the role of the atmospheric system in the distribution of biomes. [4]

(b) Explain how human impacts on the atmosphere may influence the productivity of
terrestrial biomes. [7]

(c) To what extent is the need for conservation more significant in tropical biomes? [9]