Edexcel GCSE Geography B Paper 3: People and Environment Issues November 2020 question paper 1GB0/03

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

Study Figure 1 which shows Russia’s biomes (large-scale ecosystems).

Identify two features of the distribution of taiga (boreal forest).

Define the term ecosystem.

Identify the range of animal species in Figure 1.

State two ways in which climate affects the global distribution of biomes.

Explain one way in which vegetation helps soil to develop.

Use Section B (pages 4 and 5) in the Resource Booklet to answer this question.

Study Figure 2. It shows facts about carbon storage in different biomes.

Identify Forest biome X.

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

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

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

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

Use Section C (pages 6–11) in the Resource Booklet to answer this question.

Study Figure 4. It shows a timeline of changing oil prices and Russia’s gross domestic product (GDP) per capita.

Identify Russia’s maximum GDP per capita during the period 1997 to 2017.

Identify when the price of oil fell by approximately 50%.

Identify one economic cause of falling oil prices shown in Figure 4.

Identify one political cause of rising oil prices shown in Figure 4.

Study Figures 5, 6 and 7 in the Resource Booklet which show Russia’s relationships with other countries.

Draw the bar for Poland on the graph below using data from Figure 5.

Explain one way in which the news headlines in Figure 6 could have affected sales of Russian gas to other countries.

Explain one way in which the ‘Power of Siberia’ pipeline shown in Figure 7 might affect sales of Russian gas to other countries.

Study Figure 8 in the Resource Booklet which shows countries where Russian energy companies are developing new oil and gas resources.

Suggest two ways in which the natural environment of these countries could affect the cost of developing their oil and gas resources.

Study Figure 9 in the Resource Booklet.

Using evidence from Figure 9, assess the challenges facing Russia’s own energy companies.

Renewable and recyclable energy resources can be used instead of non-renewable fossil fuels.

Explain what is meant by renewable energy resources.

Explain what is meant by recyclable energy resources.

Study Figure 10 in the Resource Booklet.

Using evidence from Figure 10, assess the influence of physical and human factors on the development of wind energy resources.