2017 APES FRQ Question #3

B. Deforestation can affect water quality. Identify one change that can occur in the water quality of streams writhing a watershed that has been deforested. Explain how deforestation can lead to this change.

An increase in water temperature means a loss of shade; increased solar radiation reaching the stream

E. Identify and discuss one economic or cultural factor in a less developed country that could contribute significantly to a change in the fertility rate, similar to what happened in Haiti from 1995 to 2015.

An increased education for women means fewer children

A i. Provide one reason why deforestation commonly occurs in a less developed country such as Haiti.

Conversion of forests into agricultural land for farming and housing

D. Identify and discuss one factor in a less developed country that could contribute significantly to a change in life expectancy, similar to what occurred in Haiti from 1995 to 2015.

Increased access to healthcare means fewer deaths from treatable diseases

A ii. Describe one realistic strategy to reduce deforestation in a less developed country.

Setting and enforcing laws restricting the cutting of trees

C. Identify two environmental benefits other than those related to water quality, of maintaining forest ecosystems.

The release of oxygen and the storing of carbon