GCSEGeography: B (1GB0)EdexcelTopic Questions7. People and the Biosphere7.3 Forests Under Threat

Forests Under Threat (Edexcel GCSE Geography: B (1GB0))

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a)
Study Figure 3.

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Figure 3
The distribution of forest between the Tropics in 1915 and 2015


Identify three changes in the pattern shown.
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b)
Study Figure 4.
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Figure 4
Money promised and paid for rainforest conservation by Norway’s Government to Indonesia and Brazil (million US$)

i)
Identify how much more money Indonesia’s government could be given if it protected the rainforest more successfully.

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  ☐ A 1000 million US$
  ☐ B 930 million US$
  ☐ C 800 million US$
  ☐ D 70 million US$

ii)
Explain two global actions which help protect the rainforest.
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a)
Study Figure 2.

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Figure 2
Climate graph for the taiga in Canada

i)
Identify which of the following best describes the total precipitation.

  ☐ A 200 mm
  ☐ B 400 mm
  ☐ C 600 mm
  ☐ D 800 mm

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ii)
State the number of months when the precipitation is likely to fall as snow.

(1)

................................................ months

iii)
Calculate the temperature range for this area.

You must show your working.

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b)
Study Figure 3.

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Figure 3
How coniferous trees can adapt to their environment


The diagram shows how coniferous trees are adapted to their environment.

State how two of these characteristics are adaptations to the environment.

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Characteristic 1 ................................................

Characteristic 2 ................................................

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2c4 marks
c)
Study Figure 2 and Figure 3.

Explain why the taiga forest biome has very low levels of productivity.
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Study Figure 2. It shows facts about carbon storage in different biomes.

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  • Globally, around 1,500 billion tonnes of carbon are stored in three biomes.
  • The carbon stored worldwide in the taiga (boreal forest) is equivalent to all emissions from human activity in the last 100 years.
  • Frozen soil and ground below the taiga (boreal forest) also store greenhouse gases.
Figure 2
Global carbon storage in different biomes

i)
 Identify Forest biome X.

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ii)

One benefit of forest conservation is that carbon is stored in vegetation.

Using Figure 2, explain one other benefit of forest conservation.

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Study Figures 1, 2 and 3 in the Resource Booklet.

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Figure 3

Conventional and unconventional oil and gas fields in Russia

Explain two reasons why the development of oil and gas may threaten parts of Russia’s taiga (boreal forest).

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a)
Study Figure 3.

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Figure 3

A simplified taiga (boreal) forest food web for northwest Europe

i)
Identify which of the following is most likely to be species Y.

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  ☐ A gorilla
  ☐ B rat
  ☐ C wolf
  ☐ D lion

ii)
State one adaptation that helps many taiga animals to survive.

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4b1 mark
b)
Define what is meant by the term abiotic.
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c)
Study Figure 4.

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Figure 4

Projected temperature change (2100) and its possible impacts on Norway’s environment

Explain two reasons why temperature changes shown in Figure 4 may threaten the biodiversity of Norway’s taiga forest.

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