2024 Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE Geography B 1GB0/03. PAPER 3: People and Environmental Issues Making Geographical Decisions Question Paper & Marking Scheme Merged Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9−1)

2024 Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE Geography B 1GB0/03. PAPER 3: People and Environmental Issues Making Geographical Decisions Question Paper & Marking Scheme Merged Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9−1) Friday 14 June 2024 reference 1GB0/03 Morning (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes) Paper Geography B  PAPER 3: People and Environmental Issues Making Geographical Decisions You must have: Total Marks Resource Booklet (enclosed) Calculator, ruler 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 questions 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. Turn over P75523A *P75523A0116* ©2024 Pearson Education Ltd. F:1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 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) Identify the geographical region where capital city Quito is located. (1) .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... (ii) Identify the best estimate of the area of the rainforest region in Figure 1. (1) A 7,500,000 km2 B 750,000 km2 C 75,000 km2 D 7,500 km2 (iii) Using Figure 1 and your own knowledge, explain one physical reason why rainforest cannot grow in some parts of Ecuador. 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(b) Study Figure 2. (i) Identify the year when the area of tropical forest loss was largest. (1) A 2001 B 2010 C 2013 D 2016 DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA 2 *P75523A0216*  (ii) Using Figure 2 and your own knowledge, suggest two reasons why the distribution of Earth’s biomes is changing over time. 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DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA (Total for Question 1 = 9 marks) TOTAL FOR SECTION A = 9 MARKS *P75523A0316* 3 Turn over  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 (page 5 and page 6) in the Resource Booklet to answer this question. (a) Study Figure 3. (i) Using information in Figure 3, calculate the total estimated value of the oil located below Ecuador’s rainforest. (1) .............................................................. US$ billion (ii) Using your own knowledge, identify one climate characteristic of tropical rainforest areas. (1) A The rainfall is low throughout the year. B The rainfall is much higher in summer. C The temperature is much lower in summer. D The temperature is high throughout the year. (b) Study Figure 4. (i) Calculate the total percentage (%) of countries who are not REDD members. (1) .............................................................. % DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA 4 *P75523A0416*  DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA (ii) Figure 4 mentions CITES. Identify the main purpose of CITES. (1) A Preventing trade of endangered plant and animal species. B Preserving the culture of rainforest communities. C Funding education about sustainable development. D Supporting tropical rainforest research projects. (c) Using Figure 3 and Figure 4, explain one strength and one weakness of global actions to protect rainforests. 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(Total for Question 2 = 8 marks) TOTAL FOR SECTION B = 8 MARKS *P75523A0516* 5  Turn over 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 Ecuador’s most valuable export. (1) .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... (ii) Figure 5 provides information about Ecuador’s population size and population growth rate in 2021. Calculate the size of Ecuador’s popula