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1 Useb Sectionb Ab (pagesb 2,b 3b andb 4)b inb theb Resourceb Bookletb tob answerb thisb question.
(a) Studyb Figureb 1.
(i) Nameb theb ecosystemb whichb coversb theb largestb areab ofb landb inb Figureb 1.
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