Edexcel GCSE Geography B Paper 3: People and Environment Issues June 2023 question paper 1GB0/03

Use Section A (pages 2, 3 and 4) in the Resource Booklet to answer this question.

Study Figure 1.

Name the ecosystem which covers the largest area of land in Figure 1.

Identify two statements which correctly describe the past distribution of forest on the map in Figure 1.

Using your own knowledge, name one forest biome that is not present in Iceland.

Using evidence from Figures 1 and 2, suggest two ways in which Iceland’s physical geography influences the distribution of its ecosystems.

Use Section B (page 5) in the Resource Booklet to answer this question.

Study Figure 3.

Which one of the following is the best definition of biodiversity?

Using Figure 3 and your own knowledge, explain one human reason and one physical reason why very little of Iceland’s forest remains.

Human reason

Physical reason

Study Figure 4.

Using Figure 4 and your own knowledge, explain one possible impact of replanting forests on Iceland’s economy.

Using your own knowledge, explain one way in which trees in the taiga biome are adapted to the climate.

Use Section C (pages 6 to 10) in the Resource Booklet to answer this question.

Study Figure 5.

Identify the sector which employs most people.

Identify the sector which is most clearly shown as being threatened by climate change.

Study Figure 6.

Calculate the value of X in the table.

Using your own knowledge, state one possible political cause of a large global oil price increase.

A country’s ‘energy mix’ is the range of different energy sources used by its people and industries.

Using evidence from Figures 5 and 6, explain two reasons why the people of Iceland need a diverse energy mix.

Study Figure 7.

Identify the interquartile range of the data.

Using your own knowledge, explain one physical and one political reason why some countries produce little renewable energy.

Physical reason

Political reason

Study Figure 8.

Using evidence from Figure 8, assess the environmental impacts of renewable energy use in Iceland.

Study Figure 9.

Identify the year when Iceland’s annual average temperature was highest.

Using Figure 9, identify one reason why climate change leads to the loss of Arctic fish species.

Study Figure 10.

Assess the value of Iceland’s Climate Action Plan as a strategy that other countries could also use.

Study the three options below for Iceland’s government to manage the country’s natural environment and resources more sustainably.

Option 1: Make new laws to limit the harm done by aluminium production.

Option 2: Increased planting of new trees to replace Iceland’s lost taiga forest.

Option 3: Take action to reduce fossil fuel use by transport in Iceland.

Select the option you think Iceland’s government ought to focus on first.

Justify your choice.

Use information from the Resource Booklet and knowledge and understanding from the rest of your geography course to support your answer.

Chosen option

(Spelling, punctuation, grammar and use of specialist terminology = 4 marks)