4 marksPollution Concepts, Pathways, and Receptors

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2 · Question 6(a)(iii)

Suggest TWO reasons demonstrating how a lack of environmental ethics functions as an underlying cause of pollution.

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6(a)(i)State TWO underlying causes of pollution, other than a lack of environmental ethics.[2 marks]
6(a)(ii)Define the term 'environmental ethics'.[1 mark]
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