IGCSE Environmental Management (0680) — real past-paper questions, marked by AI
Environmental Management asks you to reason across systems: how a change in the atmosphere shows up in the hydrosphere, why an invasive species disrupts a natural ecosystem, what irrigation costs a lithosphere long after the harvest. The two papers are both structured and data-response in style, built from questions that expect you to read a graph or source and then explain, not just recall a definition.
The hub holds 1,116 real 0680 questions from 30 papers set between 2023 and 2025. The atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the lithosphere, human population and natural ecosystems all supply named topics on the page, each tagged with the sessions where they appeared. Write your answer to a data-response question and the AI examiner marks it point by point against the real Cambridge scheme, showing whether you linked cause to effect the way the mark scheme wants or simply described what the graph shows.
Work through one system at a time — the water cycle, invasive species, fossil fuel extraction — then attempt a full paper against the clock. Free, with no signup needed.
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Past papers by year
2025
| Paper | Session | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 11 | May–June 2025 | 8 |
| Paper 12 | May–June 2025 | 6 |
| Paper 13 | May–June 2025 | 8 |
| Paper 21 | May–June 2025 | 3 |
| Paper 22 | May–June 2025 | 5 |
| Paper 23 | May–June 2025 | 3 |
2024
| Paper | Session | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 11 | May–June 2024 | 8 |
| Paper 12 | May–June 2024 | 8 |
| Paper 13 | May–June 2024 | 8 |
| Paper 21 | May–June 2024 | 3 |
| Paper 22 | May–June 2024 | 4 |
| Paper 23 | May–June 2024 | 3 |
| Paper 11 | October–November 2024 | 9 |
| Paper 12 | October–November 2024 | 9 |
| Paper 13 | October–November 2024 | 6 |
| Paper 21 | October–November 2024 | 5 |
| Paper 22 | October–November 2024 | 4 |
| Paper 23 | October–November 2024 | 3 |
2023
| Paper | Session | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 11 | May–June 2023 | 9 |
| Paper 12 | May–June 2023 | 8 |
| Paper 13 | May–June 2023 | 9 |
| Paper 21 | May–June 2023 | 4 |
| Paper 22 | May–June 2023 | 3 |
| Paper 23 | May–June 2023 | 4 |
| Paper 11 | October–November 2023 | 10 |
| Paper 12 | October–November 2023 | 8 |
| Paper 13 | October–November 2023 | 9 |
| Paper 21 | October–November 2023 | 4 |
| Paper 22 | October–November 2023 | 5 |
| Paper 23 | October–November 2023 | 4 |
Practise IGCSE Environmental Management by topic
- The atmosphere and human activities (25 questions)
- Human population (23 questions)
- Rocks, minerals and the lithosphere (22 questions)
- Natural ecosystems and human activity (21 questions)
- Oceans and fisheries (18 questions)
- Energy and the environment (16 questions)
- Agriculture and the environment (13 questions)
- Water and its management (13 questions)
- Managing natural hazards (12 questions)
- The biosphere (10 questions)
Frequently asked questions
Which 0680 papers and years are covered?
Every May–June and October–November session from 2023 to 2025 — 30 papers across both components, Papers 1 and 2, with every variant included.
How does the AI marking work for data-response answers?
The AI examiner checks your typed answer against the real Cambridge mark scheme for that question, crediting each marking point in turn, including where you correctly use data from a source or graph.
What do Papers 1 and 2 mean in 0680?
Both papers on the hub follow a structured, data-response format, drawing on the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and human population topics named on the page.
Is it really free?
Yes — every question, mark scheme and AI marking run is free, with no signup and no card details.
How should I revise Environmental Management with past papers?
Work topic by topic through the water cycle, rock types and human impacts first, then move to full timed papers and use the feedback to tighten cause-and-effect answers.
Are these official Cambridge papers?
The questions are transcribed from real Cambridge papers and marked against the real mark schemes, which remain © Cambridge International. Cambridge Papers is an independent study tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by Cambridge.