6.3.2 Managing Resources and Balancing Needs

Question 1

Masai Mara-Kenya

Answer 1

-poaching has lowered animal pop numbers
-park rangers employed with equipment
-elephants trample on crops so farmland is fenced off
-legal hunting of overpopulated species at certain times

Question 2

Terai region-Nepal

Answer 2

-forests are cleared for products
-increase in retail price of forestry products leading to greater economic input to region
-more sustainable wood fuel source
-promotion of ruits/veg from other areas
-use more nitrogen fixing plants and improved irrigation for crops

Question 3

Peat bogs

Answer 3

-extracted and used for fertilisers and fuel
-thousands of yrs to form
-supports rare species of plants, high biodiversity
-no large trees planted in them to reduce water uptake
-no grazing of sheep or cattle and limited farming

Question 4

Galapogos Islands

Answer 4

-endemic species
-habitat destroyed for house and road construction
-deforestation of land used for farming and overgrazing by introducing species
-increase in boats=more pollution and overfishing as well as competition for introduced species
-park rangers limiting human access to particular islands, stricter control on migration and introduction of animals

Question 5

Antarctica

Answer 5

-whale and fishing pops impacted through overfishing and whaling
-now bans on those
-waste must be taken with you when you leave and cannot be dumped into the sea

Question 6

Snowdonia/Lake district

Answer 6

-visitors encouraged to use paths to protect native species
-litter encourage to be placed in bins/taken home
-speed limits on boats