10 marksResource Consumption, Urbanisation, and Sustainability

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 2 · Question 5(b)

Evaluate the statement: 'High consumption patterns in developed countries have led to environmental problems in developing countries.'

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5(a)Place EACH of the regions (1 to 8) into ONE of the following categories: (i) High per capita consumption, (ii) Low per capita consumption patterns.[3 marks]
5(c)Developing countries have low per capita consumption in comparison to developed countries. Does this mean that developing countries do not contribute…[7 marks]

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