Study [Figure 8], which gives information about the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

1. (a)(i)What caused the oil spill?[1]
2. (a)(ii)Name two animal species affected by the spill.[1]
3. (a)(iii)How did the oil continue to escape after the direct flow from the well had been stopped?[1]
4. (b)For how many days was oil leaking directly from the well? Circle the correct answer. 15 86 365 400[1]
5. (c)How was oil being: • kept from sections of Louisiana coast; • removed from the water?[2]
6. (d)Suggest two other effects of the oil leak on the people in coastal communities.[2]

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