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State two limitations of using landfill sites for waste disposal.
See it on the paper →The factory is located on the edge of a shallow area of sea called a lagoon. Use the map to estimate the area of the lagoon. 2 2 2 2 Circle the correct answer.
See it on the paper →Ocean tides bring sea water into the lagoon which give the factory a constant supply of sea water. Suggest two other reasons for the location of the factory.
See it on the paper →one reason why the total mass of plastic waste produced in the United States increased between 1980 and 2018.
See it on the paper →the trends for the different strategies of plastic waste disposal.
See it on the paper →one reason for this difference.
See it on the paper →Suggest reasons why this has not stopped the problem of copper wire burning.
See it on the paper →Many candidates scored credit for a limitation of using landfill sites for waste disposal, often stating that there would be visual or air pollution. Candidates who just wrote pollution without any qualification were not credited.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0680/11 Q2(b) (Cambridge)
Some candidates found estimating the area of the lagoon from the map challenging.
— Examiner report, February/March 2025, 0680/22 Q1(a)(i) (Cambridge)
This question was generally well answered with candidates giving correct reasons for the location of the factory.
— Examiner report, February/March 2025, 0680/22 Q1(a)(ii) (Cambridge)
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