DP Environmental Systems and Societies Questionbank
8.3 Solid domestic waste
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[N/A]Directly related questions
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14N.1.SL.TZ0.1b.ii:
Complete the following bar chart by using the data calculated in (b)(i). Label the chart correctly.
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14N.1.SL.TZ0.1b.i:
From the data, calculate the proportion of paper and of food waste as a percentage of the total.
Enter these two values in the table above.
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14N.1.SL.TZ0.1a.ii:
Outline one advantage and one disadvantage of the strategy named in 1(a)(i).
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14N.1.SL.TZ0.1a.i:
State one type of solid domestic waste management strategy.
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16M.1.SL.TZ0.3b:
Evaluate the use of incineration as an alternative to recycling for the management of solid waste.
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16M.1.SL.TZ0.3a.iii:
Identify one reason why some countries may have not followed this trend.
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16M.1.SL.TZ0.3a.ii:
Identify two countries that have not followed this general trend.
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16M.1.SL.TZ0.3a.i:
State the trend shown in the percentage of waste recycled between 2001 and 2010.
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16N.2.SL.TZ0.4c:
Evaluate one possible pollution management strategy for solid domestic waste.
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19M.2.SL.TZ0.2d:
Identify two problems associated with one of the waste disposal choices of Germany.
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19M.2.SL.TZ0.2c:
Outline two strategies for reducing the environmental impact of landfill sites.
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19M.2.SL.TZ0.2b:
Outline two possible reasons for greater use of landfills in the United States compared with the European countries shown in Figure 2.
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19M.2.SL.TZ0.2a:
With reference to Figure 2, state the country that has the highest level of recycling/composting.
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17N.2.SL.TZ0.6c:
The management of a resource can impact the production of solid domestic waste.
To what extent have the three levels of the pollution management model been successfully applied to the management of solid domestic waste?
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18M.2.SL.TZ0.6b:
Explain how organic waste may be an effective fertilizer in terrestrial systems but a source of pollution in aquatic systems.
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17M.2.SL.TZ0.6c:
The provision of food resources and assimilation of wastes are two key factors of the environment that determine its carrying capacity for a given species.
To what extent does the human production of food and waste each influence the carrying capacity for human populations?
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17M.2.SL.TZ0.6b:
Solid domestic waste may contain non-biodegradable material and toxins that have the potential to reduce the fertility of soils.
Explain how strategies for the management of this waste may help to preserve soil fertility.
