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Define the term urban area.
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First teaching 2024
First exams 2026
Urban Systems & Urban Planning (DP IB Environmental Systems & Societies (ESS): HL): Exam Questions
1 hour22 questions
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1 mark
Outline what is meant by urbanisation.
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3
1 mark
Briefly describe what happens during suburbanisation.
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4
1 mark
State one environmental impact of urban expansion.
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5
1 mark
Outline one aim of ecological urban planning.
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6
1 mark
Identify one key principle of ecological urban planning.
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7
1 mark
Outline what is meant by green architecture.
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8
1 mark
Define the term circular economy.
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9
1 mark
State one way that green architecture can reduce water use.
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3 marks
Explain how urban areas can be understood as ecosystems.
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2
3 marks
Outline three reasons why urbanisation is increasing globally.
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3
3 marks
Outline three environmental consequences of urban sprawl.
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4
3 marks
State three goals of sustainable urban planning.
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5
3 marks
Describe how ecological urban planning differs from traditional urban planning.
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6
3 marks
Explain why urban compactness is a key principle of ecological urban planning.
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7
1 mark
Outline what is meant by vernacular architecture.
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8
4 marks
Compare and contrast the principles of ecological urban planning and conventional urban planning.
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9
3 marks
Explain why social mix is an important principle in ecological urban planning.
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10
2 marks
Explain one advantage and one disadvantage of applying doughnut economics to urban systems.
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7 marks
Explain how urban expansion can impact the environment.
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2
9 marks
Discuss the extent to which ecological urban planning can contribute to the sustainability of cities.
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7 marks
Explain the challenges cities face when implementing ecological urban planning.
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