DP Environmental Systems and Societies Questionbank

To what extent would different environmental value systems be successful in reducing a society’s ecological footprint?

Discuss how solid domestic waste disposal options could be used to reduce the threats to marine organisms.

Evaluate the effectiveness of recycling as a waste management strategy for London

To what extent is London a sustainable city? 

With reference to Figures 10(a) and 10(b), suggest one reason why London’s recycling rates are lower than in the rest of England.

To what extent is the use of solid domestic waste (SDW) as an energy source beneficial to a society?

Describe three reasons why the proportion of solid domestic waste being recycled/ composted and incinerated has changed.

Outline one reason for the shape of the recycling rate curve from 2013 to 2018.

Outline one reason why there has been an overall change in recorded total solid domestic waste between 2001 and 2018.

Estimate the reduction in solid domestic waste (in million tonnes) going to landfill from 2001 to 2018.

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.

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?

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?

Explain how organic waste may be an effective fertilizer in terrestrial systems but a source of pollution in aquatic systems.

Outline two strategies for reducing the environmental impact of landfill sites.

Identify two problems associated with one of the waste disposal choices of Germany.

Evaluate one possible pollution management strategy for solid domestic waste.

With reference to Figure 2, state the country that has the highest level of recycling/composting.

Outline two possible reasons for greater use of landfills in the United States compared with the European countries shown in Figure 2.