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(a) four ways that the conversion of primary forests to intensive agricultural land may influence processes in the carbon cycle.
(b) Natural gas is a resource that can be exploited from geological reserves. how the value of this resource to a society may vary over time.
Figure 1: Diurnal variation of air pollutants in an urban valley
(a) one secondary pollutant from the pollutants shown in Figure 1.
(b) how a secondary pollutant differs from a primary pollutant.
(d) the changes in ozone concentration over the course of the day shown in Figure 1.
Figure 9: Annual mean oxides of nitrogen (NOx) concentrations measured in London air, 2013
(a) With reference to Figure 9, why the highest levels of NOx are found in the centre of London.
(b) one strategy to reduce NOx emissions from transport.
(c) two potential impacts of improved air quality on London and its population.
(a) Using named examples, the difference between natural and anthropogenic atmospheric primary pollutants.
(b) reasons for high human population density within urban systems.
(c) a range of pollution management strategies that can be used to reduce urban air pollution.
(a) four ways in which a country can increase its energy security.
(b) four factors that contribute to the occurrence of photochemical smog, and the direct and indirect impact it can have on societies.
(c) the use of the doughnut economy model in building sustainable cities.
(c) why nitrogen monoxide () and hydrocarbons show a sharp increase between 06:00 and 08:30.
(e) one impact of high concentrations of tropospheric ozone on human health.
(f) two physical characteristics of a city's location that could worsen the concentration of these pollutants.
(g) how a transition to electric public transport could help manage the issue of photochemical smog.
