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Date November 2014 Marks available 1 Reference code 14N.1.SL.TZ0.3
Level Standard Level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 0
Command term Define Question number 3 Adapted from N/A

Question

Define the term pollution.

Markscheme

substances or energy produced by human activity that has a detrimental/negative effect on organisms and/or environments;
The addition to an environment of a substance or an agent (such as heat) by human activity, at a rate greater than that at which it can be rendered harmless by the environment, and which has an appreciable effect on the organisms within it; OWTTE

 

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Examiners report

Few definitions were complete, many were too vague and lacked reference to ‘substances or energy produced by human activity’.

Syllabus sections

Topic 1: Foundations of environmental systems and societies » 1.5 Humans and pollution
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