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Determine the percentage of fresh water that is lakes.
See it on the paper →Complete the key for the pie chart.
See it on the paper →The student has not included all sources of fresh water in the pie chart. State two sources missing from the pie chart. Section B
See it on the paper →Name water source Y. Seppe PEPE UTES ETEEESEESESEESESEESESESEESECEESEEEETENSTSSETESSESEOSETENSESEESECSESENTESTESESEESENSESSESENSETEOSETEESENEESEOEITENT
See it on the paper →State one other source of fresh water used by people San PEPETETENESEESESEESECEOSEESESEESESEETECEESECSESENSESEOTESSOTESSETEESENEESEESESETTESEETESTESEOSESSTSESEEVENSETEOTENETTOTETEOSEOSITENN
See it on the paper →Calculate the percentage of fresh water that is surface water and other sources. %
See it on the paper →Name one of the ‘other sources’ of fresh water.
See it on the paper →State the village where families use the greatest number of sources of water.
See it on the paper →Comprehensive responses • Good interpretation and use of the image to identify both items X and Y. Limited responses • Less precise use of language, sometimes referring to X as being a pipe rather than a well and a description of Y as being underground rather than groundwater.
— Examiner report, February/March 2026, 0680/12 Q3(a) (Cambridge)
Comprehensive responses • Able to provide one of a wide range of potential examples of alternate sources of fresh water. Limited responses • Some candidates identified seawater as a source of fresh water and included desalination as the method. Some responses also repeated the answer given for item X.
— Examiner report, February/March 2026, 0680/12 Q3(b) (Cambridge)
A wide range of potential water sources were worthy of credit. Candidates found this question very accessible.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0680/12 Q5(d)(i) (Cambridge)
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State the village where all the families use water from wells.
See it on the paper →Suggest three reasons why families in village P use different water sources than families in village Q.
See it on the paper →State three sources of fresh water.
See it on the paper →State one source of fresh water other than desalination and reservoirs.
See it on the paper →State three sources of fresh water.
See it on the paper →State two sources of fresh water other than a river.
See it on the paper →The names of two other sources of fresh water.
See it on the paper →Reservoirs and lakes are sources of fresh water for people. State three other sources of fresh water for people.
See it on the paper →Calculate the percentage of fresh water that is ground water. %
See it on the paper →Streams, rivers and lakes are examples of ‘other fresh water’. State one other example of a natural source of fresh water.
See it on the paper →A farmer uses rainwater harvesting for irrigation. Describe four benefits of rainwater harvesting.
See it on the paper →Reservoirs can store large volumes of fresh water for people to use. State two other stores of fresh water that people can use.
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