Tropical Rainforests (Edexcel GCSE Geography A): Exam Questions

Assess the importance of different causes of deforestation in tropical rainforests

Tropical rainforests have a range of distinguishing features.

Figure 7b

A food web for an area of tropical rainforest

Study Figure 7b in the Resource Booklet.

Identify which animals are eaten by bats.

Identify which animals eat worms.

Study Figure 7c below.

Figure 7c

Information about deforestation in Indonesia

Calculate the percentage decrease in the estimated forest cover in Indonesia between 1900 and 2000.

Answer to one decimal place.

You must show your working in the space below.

Explain two economic reasons for the deforestation of tropical rainforest in Indonesia.

You must use evidence from Figure 7c in your answer.

In this question, four of the marks awarded will be for your spelling, punctuation, grammar and for your use of specialist terminology.

Assess the view that climate is the most important reason why tropical rainforests have higher biodiversity than deciduous woodlands.

Figure 7c

Tropical rainforest vegetation in Peru

Study Figure 7c in the Resource Booklet.

Suggest one way that the vegetation shown in Figure 7c has adapted to the tropical rainforest environment.

You must use evidence from Figure 7c in your answer.

Explain two ways that climate change is a threat to the biodiversity of tropical rainforests.