Barrons AP Environmental Science

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1
in  the United  States?

(A) Incineration
(B) Dumping it in open landfills
(C) Burying it underground
(D) Exporting the material to foreign countries
(E) Dumping the material in the open ocean

FREE-RESPONSE QUESTION


By Dr. Ian Kelleher
Brooks School
North Andover, MA


(a) Study   the following   graph,  which   shows   projected   trends  in  annual  carbon
dioxide emissions, and then answer the following questions.

(i) In  the “business   as  usual”  model,  identify    TWO factors you think
might contribute to the increase in carbon dioxide emissions.
(ii) Given the shape of the graph, what do you think is meant in this case
by “technological change”?
(iii) What is meant by a “sustainable level” of carbon dioxide emissions?
According to these predictions, what needs to happen for this level to
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