Deforestation of tropical rainforests

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

Study Figure 1.

Identify the geographical region where capital city Quito is located.

Identify the best estimate of the area of the rainforest region in Figure 1.

Using Figure 1 and your own knowledge, explain one physical reason why rainforest cannot grow in some parts of Ecuador.

Study Figure 2.

Identify the year when the area of tropical forest loss was largest.

Using Figure 2 and your own knowledge, suggest two reasons why the distribution of Earth’s biomes is changing over time.

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

Study Figures 3 and 4.

Identify one adaptation of tropical rainforest trees to the climate of countries such as Cambodia.

State one piece of evidence from Figure 3 which shows that the ban on cutting endangered tree species is not working.

Using Figure 4, identify the best estimate of the distance between point A and point B.

Explain two ways in which Chinese demand for rainforest resources has led to reduced biodiversity in Cambodia.

Study Figure 5 in the Resource Booklet.

Explain one way in which ecotourism contributes to sustainable forest management in the Cardamom Mountains.

Use Section C (pages 6–9) in the Resource Booklet to answer this question.

Study Figure 6.

Define the term fossil fuel.

Name one fossil fuel which energy resource X might be.

Between 2010 and 2016, biofuel use increased from 1,700 Ktoe to 2,200 Ktoe.

Calculate the percentage change in biofuel use between 2010 and 2016.

Answer to one decimal place.

You must show your working in the space below.

Explain why biofuels are classified as a recyclable form of energy.

Study Figures 7 and 8 in the Resource Booklet.

Using Figure 7, explain one reason why wood is processed to make charcoal.

Using Figure 8, identify when industrial use of firewood increased by the greatest amount.

Using Figures 7 and 8, explain why the use of traditional biofuels is a cause of worsening environmental problems for Cambodia’s national parks and cities.

national parks

cities

Study Figures 8 and 9 in the Resource Booklet.

Using evidence from Figures 8 and 9, assess the reasons why traditional biofuels are still widely used as a source of energy in Cambodia.

Explain one way in which biofuel use can improve the energy security of a country.

Study Figure 10 in the Resource Booklet.

Using evidence from Figure 10, assess how successfully these groups and organisations are protecting Cambodia’s forests.

Use Section C (pages 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12) in the Resource Booklet to answer this question.

Study Figure 5.

Calculate the value in dollars of agriculture (including oil palm).

Answer to one decimal place. Show your working.

Explain one piece of evidence from Figure 5 which shows that Indonesia is an emerging country.

Study Figure 6, Figure 7a and Figure 7b.

Explain two reasons why rising global demand for the products shown in Figure 7a has led to widespread rainforest loss in Indonesia.

Study Figure 8a and Figure 8b.

Suggest one reason why fossil fuel oil and palm oil prices often rise together.

Study Figure 8a.

Explain two reasons for lower fossil fuel oil prices in some years.

Study Figure 9.

Assess the environmental impacts of exploiting Indonesia’s energy resources.

Explain one reason why the rising affluence of a country can lead to a reduction in its carbon footprint.

Study Figure 10.

Assess the reasons why people disagree over who is to blame for deforestation.