| Date | May 2019 | Marks available | 2 | Reference code | 19M.1.SL.TZ0.12 |
| Level | Standard Level | Paper | Paper 1 | Time zone | Time zone 0 |
| Command term | Suggest | Question number | 12 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
The resource booklet provides information on the Coral Triangle. Use the resource booklet and your own studies to answer the following.
Suggest two strategies that could be used to reduce the threat to coral reefs from tourism.
Markscheme
This question requires “Resource Booklet - May 2019 SL paper 1”, available under the "your tests" tab > supplemental materials.
reduce/restrict tourist numbers/boat numbers / use daily quotas for visitor numbers;
ban littering/waste disposal in the threatened areas / develop recycling programs for plastic waste / fine tourist for littering;
ban individual collection of souvenirs/shells/corals/fish / ban and police trade in threatened species / enforce CITES regulations on protected coral species;
restrict boat speed to reduce damage to wildlife;
restrict areas (spatially/temporally) used for boating/by tourists (tourism zones);
ban diving/snorkelling without qualified guide who ensures appropriate behaviour that limits damage to the coral reef;
anchor boats in designated areas/area fitted with a mooring buoy / restrict number of boats allowed to anchor in designated areas;
develop non-intrusive interaction with marine life eg glass bottom of boat to view marine life / apply restrictions on following distances for whales/marine species;
conduct education awareness programmes/advertising to educate tourists on appropriate way to interact with wildlife/coral ecosystems;
build/invest in sewage treatment systems (to reduce BOD and suspended solids of effluent released into coastal environment);
Accept other reasonable responses.
Do not accept only “ban diving/snorkelling / use MPAs/LMMAS/no-take zones / legislation that prohibits any damage to coral reefs”.
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Examiners report
This question was well answered by the majority of candidates. Some responses lacked the necessary detail for credit, e.g. they stated ‘reduce pollution’ without specifying type of pollution and how it could be reduced.
