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Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) Geography B PAPER 3: People and
Environmental Issues Making Geographical Decisions Question Paper 2023

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Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Friday 16 June 2023
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Geography B ⬟ ⬟


PAPER 3: People and Environmental Issues
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P72571A

, SECTION A
People and the Biosphere

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 .
1 Use Section A (pages 2, 3 and 4) in the Resource Booklet to answer this question.
(a) Study Figure 1.

(i) Name the ecosystem which covers the largest area of land in Figure 1.
(1)

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(ii) Identify two statements which correctly describe the past distribution of
forest on the map in Figure 1.
(2)

A The forest was fairly evenly distributed

B Forests grew mainly in central areas of Iceland
C Forests grew mainly near the edges of the land
D More forest was in the south-east of Iceland

E More forest was in the south-west of Iceland
(b) Using your own knowledge, name one forest biome that is not present in Iceland.
(1)

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, (c) Using evidence from Figures 1 and 2, suggest two ways in which Iceland’s
physical geography influences the distribution of its ecosystems.
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, SECTION B
Forests Under Threat

ue stions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Answer ALL q
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 (page 5) in the Resource Booklet to answer this question.
(a) Study Figure 3.

(i) Which one of the following is the best definition of biodiversity?
(1)
A The percentage of forest which has been removed

B The different forests found in a country

C The rate of nutrient cycling in an ecosystem
D The number of plant and animal species

(ii) Using Figure 3 and your own knowledge, explain one human reason and one
physical reason why very little of Iceland’s forest remains.
(4)
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