A-Level Edexcel Geography Non-Exam Assessment (NEA)

This NEA is worth 64 out of 70marks (equates to 20% of the A-Level).

Investigation title-

An investigation to study what factors affects carbon sequestration of trees at Brandon Woods, The Pools, and Piles Coppice, and could have influence on future tree planting policies.

How the title links to specification content-

Key Idea 6.2b: Producers sequestering carbon through photosynthesis, with some carbon being released back into the atmosphere. Key Idea 6.3a/c: Concentration of atmospheric carbon influences the greenhouse effect, which in turn can affect other processes like temperature. Then the process of fossil fuel consumption has altered the fluxes and stores, with complications to the climate. Key Idea 6.7a/c: Growing populations have led to contrasting land-use cover such as afforestation which will affect the carbon stores. Then climate change could lead to the enhanced greenhouse effect, which may impact the health of forests and carbon stores. Key Idea 6.9: Future emissions having effects on the climate, which will depend on carbon stores and human actions, having effects on feedback mechanisms in the climate. Adaptation strategies such as conservation and management. Then rebalancing the carbon cycle could be achieved through mitigation schemes, but this requires global agreements which can be problematic.