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Explain the market failures associated with increasing transport use.

A market failure is when an allocation of resources has a negative effect on a third party that is outside the market mechanism. The third party effects are negative externalities. Increasing transport use h...
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What drives inflation and why is it essential to modern economies?

Inflation is the increase in general price levels in an economy. It is measured by two indices; retail price inflation (RPI) and consumer price inflation (CPI). CPI is the more common measure and measures th...
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What is a sequential hermaphrodite and why is it important to be aware of sequential hermaphrodites in relation to over-fishing?

A Sequential Hermaphrodite is when an organism (often fish) is born as one sex, but later in life changes sex. Eg Clownfish are born male but the largest becomes female. This is important in fish populations...
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Evaluate the idea that British Standard English is superior to other varieties of English used around the world.

In every language, there is an observable both linguistic and social distinction between the standard, non-regional variety, which is generally seen as more prestigious by its speakers, and its dialectal var...
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Describe the shape of, and bonding in, a molecule of benzene and explain why benzene does not readily undergo addition reactions.

Benzene is a planar, cyclical, hexagonal molecule, with the molecular formula C 6 H 6 . It consists of a ring of 6 carbon atoms with alternating single bonds and double bonds. The length of the bonds is equa...
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