Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1 ) Time 1 hour 30 minutes Geography B Paper reference 1 GBO/03 PAPER 3: People and Environmental Issues Making Geographical Decisions

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Instructions • Use black ink or ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate number. • Answer all questions. • Answer the quest... ions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need. Information • The total mark for this paper is 64. • The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question. • The marks available for spelling, punctuation and grammar are clearly indicated. Advice • Read each question carefully before you start to answer it. • Try to answer every question. • Check your answers if you have time at the end. You must have: Resource Booklet (enclosed) Calculator Geography B PAPER 3: People and Environmental Issues Making Geographical Decisions Time 1 hour 30 minutes 1GB0/03 Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) *P70856A0220* 2  SECTION A People and the Biosphere Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided. 1 Use Section A (pages 3 and 4) of the Resource Booklet before answering this question. (a) Study Figure 1. Identify the year when Ghana’s population reached 20 million. (1) .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... (b) More resources are needed when a country’s population increases in size. Using your own knowledge, state one other reason why the demand for resources may grow over time. (1) .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... (c) Ghana’s population is predicted to double in size between 2020 and 2050. Explain one way in which the graph in Figure 1 supports this prediction. Use data from Figure 1 in your answer. 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Using Figure 2, identify two ways in which mining leads to vegetation loss. 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(e) Using your own knowledge, explain one way in which soil can be damaged by the loss of vegetation. 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(Total for Question 1 = 8 marks) TOTAL FOR SECTION A = 8 MARKS *P70856A0420* 4  SECTION B Forests Under Threat Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided. Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross . 2 Use Section B (pages 5 and 6) in the Resource Booklet to answer this question. (a) Study Figure 3. (i) Identify when the greatest increase in precipitation occurs. (1) A between April and May B between May and June C between August and September D between September and October (ii) Identify the modal amount of monthly precipitation. (1) ............................... mm (b) Using your own knowledge, identify two ways in which plants in tropical rainforests are adapted to the climate. (2) A drip-tip leaves B cone-shaped trees C low biodiversity D needle-shaped leaves E buttress roots *P70856A0520* Turn over 5  (c) Study Figure 4 in the Resource Booklet. Explain two ways in which the changes shown in Figure 4 may lead to the loss of tropical rainforest animals. 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(Total for Question 2 = 8 marks) TOTAL FOR SECTION B = 8 MARKS *P70856A0620* 6  SECTION C Consuming Energy Resources Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided. Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross . 3 Use Section C (pages 7 to 12) in the Resource Booklet to answer this question. (a) Study Figure 5. (i) Identify Ghana’s most valuable export in 2019. (1) ............................................................................................. (ii) Identify how you would work out the percentage increase in GDP per capita from 2010 to 2019. (1) A 3100 5194 3100 100 + × B 3100 5194 5194 100 + × C 5194 3100 3100 100 − × D 5194 3100 5194 100 − × (b) Study Figure 6 in the Resource Booklet. Identify which country started oil production first. (1) ............................................................................................. 5194 3100 3100 100 − × *P70856A0720* Turn over 7  (c) Study Figures 5 and 6 in the Resource Booklet. Using evidence from Figures 5 and 6, explain two ways in which Ghana’s economy might be affected by the development of new oil resources. 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Identify the distance between Axim and the centre of the Jubilee Field. (1) A 70 km B 100 km C 170 km D 1000 km (e) Using your own knowledge, explain one physical and one economic reason why oil resources can only be developed in certain places. 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Assess the similarities and differences between the two views. 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.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... *P70856A01120* Turn over 11  (g) Study Figure 9 in the Resource Booklet. Using evidence from Figure 9 and your own knowledge, explain two reasons for the rise in global CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use since the year 2000. (4) 1 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... *P70856A01220* 12  (h) Study Figure 10 in the Resource Booklet. Using evidence from Figure 10, assess t [Show More]

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