DP Environmental Systems and Societies Questionbank
5.3 Soil degradation and conservation
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19N.2.SL.TZ0.5c:
To what extent is pollution impacting human food production systems?
- 19N.2.SL.TZ0.1c: Outline two conservation methods that could be used to reduce soil erosion.
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14M.1.SL.TZ0.4c:
Identify two ways in which humans can restore soils degraded by overgrazing
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15M.2.SL.TZ0.3c:
Evaluate ways in which different agricultural techniques may affect the sustainability of soil as a resource.
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16N.2.SL.TZ0.2b:
Explain two examples of soil degradation and the appropriate soil management strategies from a named farming system.
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18N.2.SL.TZ0.5c:
Discuss strategies that can be used to improve the sustainability of food production systems.
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17N.1.SL.TZ0.7:
To what extent might Iceland be viewed as a role model for sustainability by other countries?
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17N.1.SL.TZ0.3c:
With reference to Figures 6(c), 7(a) and 7(b) explain the problems associated with land restoration in Iceland.
- 17N.1.SL.TZ0.3b: Outline two ways in which human activity may have increased soil erosion in Iceland.
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18M.2.SL.TZ0.6b:
Explain how organic waste may be an effective fertilizer in terrestrial systems but a source of pollution in aquatic systems.
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18M.2.SL.TZ0.5c:
Quantitative models are frequently constructed to show the flow of energy and cycling of matter in natural systems.
To what extent can these models be useful in assessing the sustainability of named food production systems?
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18M.2.SL.TZ0.2d:
Outline why leaving arable farmland fallow (unused) between growing seasons could lead to soil degradation.
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17M.2.SL.TZ0.6b:
Solid domestic waste may contain non-biodegradable material and toxins that have the potential to reduce the fertility of soils.
Explain how strategies for the management of this waste may help to preserve soil fertility.
