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4 marksResource Consumption, Urbanisation, and Sustainability

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2 · Question 4(d)(ii)

Table 3 presents population size and per capita municipal waste production for Country A and Country B.

Determine which country, A or B, experiences a greater overall impact from waste production on the environment, providing THREE reasons to support your conclusion.

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  1. 4(a)State FOUR deductions that can be made from the graph regarding the relationship between female education level and total fertility rate.[4 marks]
  2. 4(b)Suggest TWO reasons explaining the relationship observed between total fertility rate and women's education level.[4 marks]
  3. 4(c)Explain how an increase in a country's fertility rate can affect its ability to use natural resources sustainably.[6 marks]
  4. 4(d)(i)Define the term 'per capita waste production'.[2 marks]

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