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Date November 2016 Marks available 4 Reference code 16N.1.bp.3
Level SL and HL Paper 1 Time zone
Command term Describe Question number 3 Adapted from N/A

Question

The graph shows the progress made by a manufacturing corporation since 2010 towards meeting its 2020 targets for environmental sustainability. All values are relative to an index value of 100 in 2010.

Describe what is meant by the term “environmental sustainability”.

[2]
a.

State the aspect of environmental sustainability that should replace “A” on the graph.

[1]
b.

Describe the progress made by this corporation since 2010 towards meeting its 2020 targets for environmental sustainability.

[4]
c.

Suggest two environmental disadvantages of sending waste to landfill.

[4]
d.

Markscheme

Environmental sustainability means development or utilizing resources in such a way as to meet the needs of the present [1] without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs [1].

[2 marks]

a.

water / water use / water pollution [1].

[1 mark]

b.

[4 marks]

c.

Award [1] for each environmental disadvantage that is suggested, and [1] for further development/exemplification.

For example: Waste can emit GHGs that contribute to global warming [1], for instance methane from rotting organic waste [1].

Possible disadvantages include:

[4 marks]

d.

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Core » Patterns in environmental quality and sustainability » Sustainability and the environment

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