Unit 9: Option C — Extreme Environments
Topic 9.3: Managing extreme environments Questions
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The land-use map below shows villages and resources in a hot, arid area of northern Senegal.
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2019
Using the table, describe how evenly the extraction sites are spread between regions.
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Which is a human cause of desertification?
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Distinguish between the physical and human causes of desertification.
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2026
Explain how resource nationalism and environmental concerns can cause conflict over mining in cold environments.
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An extreme environment in this option is best described as…
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2025
Using the table, identify the main land use at Village R.
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Which is an opportunity, not a challenge, of tourism in an extreme environment?
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Stakeholder conflict in an extreme environment mainly happens because groups…
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2025
Using the grid positions, state the direction from Village Q to Village R.
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Explain one negative environmental effect that rising tourism can have on a cold extreme environment.
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Explain how overgrazing speeds up the process of desertification.
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The African Great Green Wall is an example of…
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Outline one way that remoteness makes developing resources in a cold environment difficult, and explain why.
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Explain how poor irrigation can lead to desertification.
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The scope to use a resource in an extreme environment varies between places mainly because of differences in…
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Climate change is hard to manage as a cause because it is…
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2026
Explain two possible conflicts over mineral extraction in cold environments.
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2022
Explain one negative effect of tourism on fragile tundra environments.
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2025
Explain one economic benefit of tourism for people living in a hot desert.
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