Kunci Jawaban Bahasa Inggris Kelas 11 SMA Kurikulum Merdeka Hal. 70-71: The Production of Plastics

1. 8 million tons of plastics end up in the ocean.
2. Each person uses tons of plastic in their lives.
3. Plastic is mostly used in China.

Answer

1. The statement "8 million tons of plastics end up in the ocean" is TRUE.

Part of the text that supports this statement is laid in the end of paragraph 4 - "Around 3% of plastic waste produced annually ends up in oceans – or about 8 million tons by the end of 2015."

2. The statement "Each person uses tons of plastic in their lives" is TRUE, however this figure is just an analogy.

The part of the text that supports this statement is the last sentence on paragraph 1, where the total amount of plastic waster produced from 1950s to 2015 is compared to the number of humans living as of the end of 2015.

"This continuous increase has resulted in a cumulative total of 7.8 billion tons of plastic produced during this period, corresponding to more than one ton of plastic for each person alive as of the end of 2015."

3. The statement "Plastic is mostly used in China" is TRUE.

Based on paragraph 5, it is mentioned that China becomes the country that has the highest plastic production rates, with a huge margin at around 60 million tons.

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