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QUESTION 10 (15 marks) Refer to Stimulus 1-3 in the stimulus book. Use three criteria to assess opportunities for sustainable social practices for an industry of your choice. For each criterion analyse and justify three strengths and/or weaknesses. Draw a conclusion about the sustainability of the production system.
QUESTION 25 (4 marks) The graphs show the change in retail value for organic production in Australia and the energy profiles (proportion of energy per activity) for organic farming compared to conventional farming. 1200 1000 E 800 oO =) 3s 600 > ‘3 o 400 [a 200 ° 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 Year Organic farming Conventional farming Key |] Soil fertility Herbicide Wi Labour Fuel Equipment [_] Transportation Seed Draw two conclusions about the social sustainability of organic farming enterprises in Australia using the criteria of income and employment. Justify each conclusion using evidence from the graphs.
QUESTION 30 (7 marks) The figure below shows the projected human population growth in billions from 2012 to 2050. Asia including KIM SUZ i\e Wels e 7 \ Dee China and India peas <i TSA MIS Sub-Saharan WK Africa oS co Europe Latin America and F272 TIN Caribbean ASS Population in 2012 Canada and USA JN = \\) Population growth from 2012 to 2050 Rest of Africa Oceania 0 l 2 3 4 5 6 Population (billions) Table 1 below shows the expected changes in global consumption of meat products from 2006 to 2050. Table 1 R ane F050 | 8eChan Beef and mutton (kcal/person/day) egion | 2006 | 2050 %o Change 2006 2050 % Change and India feu | ww | os | mw ws |e Table 2 below shows the volume of water in litres required for each crop and animal product to produce a kilogram of product kilocalorie of energy and gram of protein. Table 2 Vests a Use the data to answer the following questions. a) Assess the opportunity for sustainable social practices in beef production systems in Australia using the following criteria. e population distribution e food quality e food security [3 marks] b) Draw aconclusion about the opportunity for sustainable social practices in beef production providing reasons to support your conclusion. [4 marks]
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