ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCEWritten examination
Monday 10 November 2014 Reading time: 11.45 am to 12.00 noon (15 minutes) Writing time: 12.00 noon to 2.00 pm (2 hours)
QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK
Structure of bookSection Number of
questionsNumber of questions
to be answeredNumber of
marks
A 30 30 30B 6 6 90
Total 120
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questionsarecorrect,andsignyournameinthespaceprovidedtoverifythis.
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©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2014
SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2014
STUDENT NUMBER
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SECTION A–continued
Question 1Whichoneofthefollowingcanbedescribedasanon-renewable,non-fossilfuelenergysource?A. oilB. biomassC. uraniumD. naturalgas
Use the following information to answer Questions 2–7.Emilylivesonafarm.Shehastwooptionsforasourceofelectricity:connectingtoanearbyhydro-electricpowerplantorusingsolarpanels.Shedecidestousesolarpanels.Thepowerreceivedfromthesunisanaverageof 0.5kWpersquaremetrewhenthesunisshining.Sheplaces10solarpanelsonherroof.Eachpanelis1.0m2.
Question 2Whichoneofthefollowingbestindicatesthepowerintothesolarpanelsystemwhenthesunisshining?A. 0.5kWB. 1.0kWC. 5.0kWD. 50kW
Question 3Onacloudyday,thetotalinputtothesolarpanelsystemfromthesunis0.75kW.Emilymeasurestheoutputfromthesystemas0.15kW.Whichoneofthefollowingbestgivesthepercentageefficiencyofthesystem?A. 15%B. 20%C. 50%D. 75%
SECTION A – Multiple-choice questions
Instructions for Section AAnswerallquestionsinpencilontheanswersheetprovidedformultiple-choicequestions.Choosetheresponsethatiscorrectorthatbest answersthequestion.Acorrectanswerscores1,anincorrectanswerscores0.Markswillnotbedeductedforincorrectanswers.Nomarkswillbegivenifmorethanoneansweriscompletedforanyquestion.
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SECTION A–continuedTURN OVER
Question 4ThesolarpanelsystemprovidestoolittlepowerforEmily’sneeds,sosheconnectstothenewlyconstructedlocalhydro-electricpowerplant,basedonalargedamnearby.Whichoneofthefollowingdescribestheoverallenergyconversioninvolvedinahydro-electricpowerplant?A. heatenergytoelectricalenergyB. electricalenergytokineticenergyC. chemicalenergytoelectricalenergyD. gravitationalpotentialenergytoelectricalenergy
Question 5Rogerclaimsthatthehydro-electricpowerplantisnotasenvironmentallyfriendlywithrespecttoglobalwarmingasthesolarpanels.OnemajorreasonforthisclaimisthatA. theheatfromthegeneratorswarmstheatmosphere.B. carbondioxideevaporatesfromthewaterinthedam.C. thehydro-electricpowerplantemitslargequantitiesofagreenhousegas.D. theremovaloftreestoconstructthedamresultsinfewercarbondioxidesinks.
Question 6Whichoneofthefollowingbestdescribesahydro-electricpowerplant?A. arenewablefossilenergysourceB. anon-renewablefossilenergysourceC. arenewablenon-fossilenergysourceD. anon-renewablenon-fossilenergysource
Question 7Rogermaintainsthatthehydro-electricpowerplantisanecologicallysustainabledevelopment.AvalidreasonforthisviewisthatA. itismoreefficientthanacoal-firedpowerplant.B. thewatercoolsthelocalatmosphere,hencereducingglobalwarming.C. itprovidesabodyofwaterforthelocalfish,birdsandotheraquaticanimals.D. itdoesnotconsumeanenergyresource,leavingthisresourceavailableforfuturegenerations.
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SECTION A–continued
Use the following information to answer Questions 8–13.FrogSpeciesAandBareendemictotheQueenslandhinterland,butonlysmallpopulationsofeachspeciesstillsurviveinthisarea.Habitatdestructionandthecanetoad(anexoticspecies)arethemainthreatstobothspecies.Anecologistestimatestheprobabilityofextinctioninthenext20yearstobe0.90forSpeciesAand0.40forSpeciesB.
Question 8Theprobabilityofbothspeciesbecomingextinctwithinthenext20yearsisA. 0.36B. 0.50C. 0.65D. 1.30
Question 9Whichofthefollowingisthemostlikelyclassificationgiventoeachspecies?
Species A Species B
A. vulnerable endangered
B. extinctinthewild endangered
C. criticallyendangered vulnerable
D. criticallyendangered extinctinthewild
Question 10Asmall,isolatedpopulationofSpeciesBwasfoundtobedeclininginthetotalnumberofindividuals.ThispopulationA. isatriskofinbreeding.B. ismoreresistanttodemographicvariation.C. hasahighnumberofindividualdifferences.D. shouldnotbemonitoredbyconservationists.
Question 11AsmallpopulationofSpeciesAexperiencedrandomchangesingeneticmake-upoverseveralgenerations.ThisisanexampleofA. geneflow.B. geneticdrift.C. highgeneticdiversity.D. asuccessfulmanagementstrategy.
Question 12ThebestmanagementplanforasmallpopulationofSpeciesAwouldincludeA. hand-feedingbyparkrangers.B. captureandreleaseintoawarmerhabitat.C. placementoftwoindividualsofthespeciesinazoo.D. actionstostoporreversetheeffectsofhabitatdestructionandexoticspecies.
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SECTION A–continuedTURN OVER
Question 13 TherelationshipbetweenfrogSpeciesAandthecanetoadisanexampleofA. symbiosis.B. competition.C. host-parasitism.D. cross-pollination.
Use the following information to answer Questions 14 and 15.AcompanyhasappliedtotherelevantAustraliangovernmentagencyforapermittoimportavarietyofstuffedwildanimalsforsaletoprivatecollectors.Anumberofthesespecimensarelistedasendangeredintheirnativecountry.
Question 14BecauseAustraliaisasignatorytoCITES,thecompanyisdeniedpermission.CITESisanabbreviationfortheA. ConventionontheIllegalTradeofEndangeredSpecies.B. ConventiononInternationalTradeofEndangeredSpecies.C. CooperationfortheInternationalTreatmentofEndangeredSpecies.D. ConventionagainsttheInhumaneTreatmentofEndangeredSpecies.
Question 15UnderCITESguidelines,theapplicationwasnotpermittedbecauseA. therewereconcernsaboutdiseasesbeingintroducedintoAustralia.B. itisillegaltotradeanyanimalorplantmaterialsthatarelistedintheguidelines.C. theimportedstuffedwildanimalsmaybeincompetitionwithlocallyproducedones.D. nocountryistoallowtheimportorexportofliveanimalsoranimalproductsfromanyendangeredspecies.
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SECTION A–continued
Use the following information to answer Questions 16 and 17.Amanufacturerconductedaninvestigationintothetypesoflightglobesitproduces.Theaimofthemanufacturerwastofindbettersourcesofrawmaterialstoimprovetheenergyefficiencyofitsproductsandthemanufacturingprocessesusedtomakethem.Themanufacturerfoundthatlight-emittingdiodes(LEDs)aresimplertoproduce, haveamuchlongerlifespanthannormallightglobesandreleasefewerpollutantswhentheyaredisposedof.LEDsarefivetimesmoreefficientthannormallightglobes,whichwouldleadtoenergysavingsandreducedcarbondioxideemissions.
Question 16Thelight-globemanufacturer’sinvestigationwouldbestbedescribedasA. aLifeCycleAssessment.B. awasteminimisationstudy.C. anEnvironmentalRiskAssessment.D. anEnvironmentalManagementPlan.
Question 17LEDsaremoreenergyefficientthannormallightglobesbecausetheyA. costmuchlesstomanufacture.B. operateatahighertemperature.C. producelesswasteheatwhenoperating.D. contributeamuchlowerlevelofgreenhousegastotheatmosphere.
Question 18ThekeyaimofanEnvironmentalRiskAssessmentistoA. determinesomeofthepossiblehumanhealthrisksofanenvironmentalproject.B. continuallyassessandmonitorenvironmentalproblemsassociatedwithanenvironmentalproject.C. createanobjectiveanalysisandcomparisonoftherelativerisksofaparticularactivitytoanecosystem.D. assessandquantifykeyfactorsthatwouldbeofbenefittotheenvironmentifaparticularprojectwere
developed.
Question 19Wastefromafactoryhasbeenillegallydumpedinawetland,leadingtosomepollutantsenteringthebodyofwater.BioremediationofthewetlandwouldfocusonA. usingplantsandbacterialactivitytoremovepollutantsovertime.B. cleaningupthepollutantsbyusingmanualandchemicalmethods.C. ensuringthatthreatenedwaterbirdspeciesarenotharmedbythepollutedwaters.D. finingtheownersofthefactoryunderregulatoryframeworksmanagedbytheEnvironmentProtection
Authority.
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SECTION A–continuedTURN OVER
Question 20ApollutantcanbestbedescribedasaA. harmfulsolid,liquidorgas.B. wasteproductcreatedbyhumanactivity.C. toxicsubstancecontrolledbygovernmentlegislation.D. substanceintroducedintotheenvironmentwithundesiredeffects.
Question 21Smokerswhoareexposedtoasbestoshaveagreaterchanceofcontractingalungdiseasethansmokerswhoarenotexposedtoasbestos.ThisisanexampleofA. synergisticaction.B. pollutantmobility.C. dual-pointsources.D. thespecificityofenvironmentalhazards.
Question 22Singleexposuretohighlevelsofleadcompoundscanleadtomusclepains,headaches,nauseaandseizures.ThesesymptomsareduetoA. leadmobility.B. dilutionoflead.C. chronicleadpoisoning.D. acuteleadpoisoning.
Question 23Laboratorytestsshowthat50%ofratsexposedto3gofdichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane(DDT)perkilogramofbodyweightwilldie.WhatmassofDDTwillkillhalfoftheratsinapopulationof100,weighing500geach?A. 3gB. 50gC. 100gD. 150g
Question 24Hayfever,asthma,eczemaandhivesareallconsequencesofA. toxicity.B. allergies.C. nutrientexposure.D. environmentalhealthmeasures.
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SECTION A–continued
Use the following information to answer Questions 25 and 26.Theterm‘soilhalf-life’referstothetimeneededforhalfofthemassofapollutanttobreakdownintheenvironment.Thetablebelowshowsthesoilhalf-livesofvariouspollutants.
Pollutant Soil half-life (months)
aldrin 10
chlordane 26
DDT 36
dieldrin 22
oxyfluorfen 16
tetrachlorobenzene 4
Question 25Ofthepollutantslisted,DDThasthegreatestA. toxicity.B. specificity.C. persistence.D. bioaccumulation.
Question 26Thesoilinapaddockcontains4kgoftetrachlorobenzene.Ifnoadditionaltetrachlorobenzeneisaddedtothesoil,howmanymonthswillittakebeforethereisjust1kgoftetrachlorobenzeneremaininginthepaddock?A. 8B. 12C. 16D. 20
Question 27Microbesinsoilhelpdecomposepollutantsinsoil.ThemicrobeswithinthesoilbehaveasaA. sink.B. diffusesource.C. bioaccumulator.D. synergisticactor.
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END OF SECTION ATURN OVER
Question 28WhichoneofthefollowingrepresentsasignificantsourceofsulfurdioxideasanairbornepollutantwithinAustralia?A. rooftopsolarpanelsB. fertiliserapplicationC. mineraloreprocessingD. hydro-electricpowerplants
Question 29Theuseofwhichoneofthefollowingwouldbethemosteffectivewayofreducingemissionsofsulfurdioxidefromachimney?A. largefansB. watersprayC. paperfiltersD. magneticplates
Question 30Whichoneofthefollowingisnotapropertyofsulfurdioxide?A. Itisagasthatislessdensethanair.B. Itisabletoformacidintheenvironment.C. Itisproducedduringthecombustionofsulfur-containingsubstances.D. Eachofitsmoleculescontainsonesulfuratomandtwooxygenatoms.
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SECTION B – Question 1 –continued
Question 1 (15marks)Theresidentsofasmallisland,approximately200kmoffthecoastofmainlandAustralia,areplanningtoimprovetheisland’selectricitysupplysystem.Atpresent,85%oftheelectricitysupplyforthe3000residentscomesfromafossilfuelpoweredgenerationplant,withtheremainingenergybeingfedintothegridfromnon-fossilfuelenergysources.Therearenosourcesoffossilfuelonoraroundtheisland.Theplanistoincreasenon-fossilfuelsourcestoprovideupto60%oftheisland’selectricityneeds,includingdevelopingalarge-scalebatterystoragesystemthatcanprovideelectricityatappropriatetimesduringtheday.Apartfromdomesticuse,electricityisbeingusedbyagrowingtourismindustry.
Nameafossilfuelandanon-fossilfuelenergysourcethatyouhavestudied.
Fossilfuelenergysource
Non-fossilfuelenergysource
a. Howcanthisfossilfuelenergysourcebeusedtogenerateelectricityfortheisland?Whatinfrastructurewouldberequiredtoachievethis? 2marks
b. i. Outlinetheformsofenergyandconversionstepsthatwouldberequiredtogenerateelectricityfromthisfossilfuel. 3marks
SECTION B
Instructions for Section BAnswerall questionsinthespacesprovided.Writeusingblackorbluepen.
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SECTION B–continuedTURN OVER
ii. Suggestwhythisenergyconversionprocessisnot100%efficient. 2marks
c. Inrelationtoaccessibility,distributionandefficiency,whymaytheresidentsontheislandconsidermovingtowardsgreaterinputfromnon-fossilfuelenergysources? 3marks
d. Describeonepositiveandonenegativepotentialenvironmentalimpactofincreasingtheuseofyournon-fossilfuelenergysourceontheisland. 3marks
e. Whywouldabatterystoragesystemneedtobedevelopedtoallowfortheincreaseduseofnon-fossilfuelenergysources? 2marks
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SECTION B – Question 2–continued
Question 2 (12marks)Figure1showsradiationenteringEarth’satmosphere.
sun
stratosphere
indicatesabsorption
Earth’s surface
R
X
PQ
Figure 1 nottoscale
a. Whichoneofthefollowing(A.–D.)bestdescribesthetypesofincomingradiation?Writeyour answerinthebox. 1mark
Infrared Visible Ultraviolet
A. P Q R
B. Q R P
C. Q P R
D. R P Q
b. ReferringtoXinFigure1,identifythetypeofradiation,describehowitoriginatesandexplainthemechanismbywhichitcontributestothenaturalgreenhouseeffect. 4marks
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SECTION B–continuedTURN OVER
c. Namethegasthatisthelargestcontributortothenaturalgreenhouseeffect. 1mark
d. Explainwhythenaturalgreenhouseeffectisimportant. 2marks
e. Nameonegasproducedbyhumanactivitythatiscontributingtotheenhancedgreenhouseeffect.Describeamajorsourceofthisgasandstatetwomethodsofreducingatmosphericconcentrationsofthisgas. 4marks
Gas
Source
Methodsofreducinggas
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SECTION B – Question 3 –continued
Question 3 (16marks)a. Statethreekeypropertiesofmercury. 3marks
b. Describethemajorhumanhealtheffectsofexcessiveexposuretomercuryanditscompounds. 2marks
c. Brieflydescribetwohuman-createdsourcesofmercury. 2marks
d. Selectoneofthehuman-createdsourcesofmercuryyouhavedescribedinpart c.andexplainwhetheritisapointordiffusesource. 2marks
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SECTION B–continuedTURN OVER
e. Mercurycanbetransportedintheenvironmentbyairandwater.
Describethesetwotransportmechanismsofmercury,includingthechemicalforminwhichitis carried. 4marks
• Transportmechanism–air
Description
• Transportmechanism–water
Description
f. Describetheprocessofchemicalchangethatoccurstoelementalmercury,whichenablesittoaccumulateinthetissuesoffishandshellfish. 3marks
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SECTION B – Question 4–continued
Question 4 (15marks)TheGreenCarpenterBeeisalargeAustraliannativebeewithalengthof2cmandadistinctive blue-greenbody.ScatteredpopulationsofthebeecanbefoundalongtheeastcoastofAustralia,aswellasonKangarooIslandinSouthAustralia.ThebeenestsinthedrygrassanddeadbranchesofsomeAustraliannativetreespecies.BushfiresonKangarooIslandin2007drasticallyreducedthehabitatsuitablefortheGreenCarpenterBeetoonlyafewareasofsurvivingvegetation.TheGreenCarpenterBeenowfacesextinctiononKangarooIsland,withperhapsonlyafewsmallisolatedpopulationsremaining.WildlifeofficersandvisitorstoKangarooIslandaremonitoringthepopulationofGreenCarpenterBeesbyreportingindividualsightings.Thisinformationwillbeanalysedandarecoverymanagementplanwillbedeveloped.Thesebeesare‘buzzpollinators’.TheyremovepollenfromtheAustraliannativeguineaflowerbyvibratingthefloweruntilpollenfallsout.Othercommonbees,suchasthehoneybee,areunabletoremovepollenfromtheguineaflowerinthisway,sotheGreenCarpenterBeeisanimportantpollinatoroftheguineaflower.TheguineaflowerhasalsodecreasedinabundanceonKangarooIslandinrecentyears,eventhoughitisabletogrowrelativelyquicklyfromseedfollowingabushfire.
a. StatethescientifictermusedtodescribethesurvivinghabitatthatisstillpopulatedbytheGreenCarpenterBeeonKangarooIsland. 1mark
b. IstheGreenCarpenterBeeendemictoKangarooIsland?Justifyyouranswer. 2marks
c. Usingtheinformationprovided,howmightthereductioninthenumberofGreenCarpenterBeeshaveledtothereductioninabundanceofthenativeguineafloweronKangarooIsland? 2marks
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SECTION B – Question 4–continuedTURN OVER
d. ThefollowingstrategiesmaybeincludedintherecoveryplanfortheGreenCarpenterBeeonKangarooIsland.
Stateonepossibleadvantageandonepossibledisadvantageforeachstrategy. i. RelocationofanumberofGreenCarpenterBeesfromtheeastcoastofAustraliatoKangaroo
Island 2marks
Advantage
Disadvantage
ii. Banningoffuelreductionburnswithinthepatchesofsurvivingvegetation 2marks
Advantage
Disadvantage
e. Describeadifferentmanagementstrategythatmaybeappropriateforinclusionintherecoveryplan. 2marks
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f. DuringacommunitymeetingonKangarooIsland,ThomasarguesthatresourcesshouldnotbewastedonprotectingtheGreenCarpenterBee.Hestatesthatthenestingsitesofthebeearetoorare,sotheextinctionofthebeeisinevitable.Healsostatesthatthebeecannotbeeasilylocatedandsowillnotdrawtouriststothearea.
EvaluateThomas’sarguments,statingwhetheryoubelievetheGreenCarpenterBeeshouldbethesubjectofconservationmeasures. 4marks
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SECTION B – Question 5–continuedTURN OVER
Question 5 (13marks)Scientistsarestudyingthefishbiodiversityofthreeunconnectedlakes:A,BandC.Eachlakeisapproximately100hectaresinsize.Thescientistswishtoconductasurveytodeterminethenumberofspeciesandthenumberofindividualswithineachspecies.
a. Describeanappropriatesamplingmethodthatcouldbeusedtocollectdataonfishnumbers. 3 marks
Thescientistsrecordthefollowingdata.
Table 1
Fish species Lake A Lake B Lake CU 10 0 10V 30 35 30W 150 40 30X 30 45 0Y 70 36 90Z 10 44 40
b. Whichlakehasthegreatestspeciesrichness?Justifyyouranswer. 2marks
c. UsingthedatainTable1,whichlakehasthegreatestbiodiversity?Justifyyouranswer. 2marks
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SECTION B – Question 5–continued
Inafurtheranalysis,thescientistsuseanindexofbiodiversity(I)thattheyhavedeveloped.Thisindexisgivenby
I = sum of the difference of each species from the mean of thhe whole lakenumber of different species in that lake
Alowerindexindicatesagreaterspeciesdiversity.ThecalculationsforLakeAatthetimeoftheoriginalsurveyareshowninTable2.
Table 2.LakeAoriginalsurvey
Species No. of individuals Difference from mean
U 10 40
V 30 20
W 150 100
X 30 20
Y 70 20
Z 10 40
Total 300Mean = total/no.ofspecies
300/6=50
sumofdifferencesfrommean=240
I=240/6=40
Twoyearslater,thescientistsrepeatthesurveyforLakeA.ThedataforthesecondsurveyisshowninTable3.
Table 3.LakeAsecondsurvey
Species No. of individuals Difference from mean
U 30
V 47
W 70
X 40
Y 60
Z 5
TotalMean = total/no.ofspecies
sumofdifferencesfrommean=
I =
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d. CalculatetheindexforLakeAfromthedatainthesecondsurvey.Theright-handcolumninTable3 maybeusedforcalculations. 2marks
Index(I)calculationforLakeAinsecondsurvey
e. Basedonyourindexcalculation,hasthespeciesdiversityincreasedordecreased?Justifyyouranswerintermsoftheindex. 2marks
f. Referringtothedatainthesurveys,explainthechangeinspeciesdiversityoverthetwoyears. 2marks
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SECTION B – Question 6–continued
Question 6 (19marks)Australianfisheriesproduceover25000tonnesofprawnsannually.Around80%oftheseprawnsarecaughtinthewild,withtheother20%beingproducedbyaquaculture(i.e.fishfarms).Farmedprawnsgeneratearound$75millionayearandprovideapproximately1000directjobsinthisindustry.Itisarguedthatprawnfarmingdecreasespressureonstocksofprawnsinthewildandreducestheimpactonothermarinespeciesbylimitingbycatch(i.e.unwantedspeciesthatarecaughtandkilledinthenetsofprawntrawlers).Aproposaltodevelopaprawnfarmhasbeenpresentedtothelocalcouncilofacoastalregion.Currently,thesiteismainlyusedasgrazinglandaroundanaturallagoon.Theproposalrequirestheconstructionof10one-hectareponds,supportedbyasystemofchannels,pumpingstationsandaprocessingplantwithrefrigerationrooms.Thelagoonhasbeendegradedoverthelast20yearsandisnotthoughttoprovideahabitatforanythreatenedspecies.However,thelastenvironmentalassessmentoffaunaandfloraspeciestookplace15yearsago.Wastewaterfromtheprawnpondscontainingexcessnutrientswillbepumpedintothelagoon,whichflowsoutintotheseanearamajorlocalsurfbeach.Thecouncilhassuggestedthattheowneroftheprawnfarmneedstoconstructathree-hectaresettlementpondtoallowforthetreatmentandbreakdownofnutrientwastebybiologicalorganisms,beforethetreatedwaterisreleasedintothelagoon.Theowneroftheprawnfarmarguesthatthesettlementpondwillbeanunnecessarycostandthatthesettlementpondisnotneeded.
a. Usingonekeyprincipleofecologicallysustainabledevelopment,explainwhytheproposeddevelopmentoftheprawnfarmcouldberegardedassustainable. 3marks
b. Usingakeyprincipleotherthantheoneusedinpart a.,explainwhytheproposeddevelopmentoftheprawnfarmmaynotberegardedasanecologicallysustainabledevelopment. 3marks
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SECTION B – Question 6–continuedTURN OVER
c. Explainhowtheprecautionaryprinciplecouldbeappliedtothissituation. 3marks
d. Beforethelocalcouncilconsiderssupportingtheprawnfarmdevelopment,itwantsanenvironmentalimpactassessmenttobeprepared.
Whatisthepurposeofpreparinganenvironmentalimpactassessment? 3marks
e. Identifyarelevantgovernmentorganisationthatcouldbeinvolvedinencouragingresponsibleenvironmentalpracticesbytheowneroftheprawnfarmonceitisoperating.
Howcouldthisorganisationbeinvolvedinmonitoringand/orregulatingtheprawnfarm? 2marks
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f. Describekeyargumentsforandagainsttheproposaltodevelopaprawnfarmonthelagoonsite.Basedonthesearguments,makearecommendationaboutwhethertheproposalshouldbeallowedtoproceed. 5marks
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