DP IB Environmental Systems & Societies (ESS): SL
Exam Questions

Factors Influencing Perspectives, Values & Environmental Perspectives, Worldviews & Environmental Perspectives, The Environmental Movement

The Systems Approach, Types of Systems, Stable Equilibrium & Feedback Mechanisms, Tipping Points & Resilience, Models

Introduction to Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Environmental Justice, Sustainability Indicators, Citizen Science, Sustainability Frameworks & Models, Alternative Economic Models

Introduction to Ecological Systems, Classification & Taxonomic Tools, Factors Affecting Populations, Population Growth, Human Populations, Studying Populations, Ecosystem Functioning & Sustainability

Energy Flow in Ecosystems, Photosynthesis, Respiration, Trophic Levels & Food Chains, Food Webs, Energy Losses in Food Chains, Productivity & Biomass, Ecological Pyramids, Human Impacts on Energy & Matter Flows

Biogeochemical Cycles, Carbon Cycle, Human Impacts on the Carbon Cycle, Reducing Human Impacts on the Carbon Cycle

Weather & Climate, Biomes, Atmospheric Circulation & Ocean Currents

Zonation, Succession, Resilience & Stability of Ecosystems

Biodiversity & Resilience, Evolutionary Processes, Assessing Biodiversity, Biodiversity Management

Threats to Biodiversity, Assessing Conservation Status, Conservation Case Studies, Tragedy of the Commons

Preserving Biodiversity, Conservation Strategies, Habitat Management & Designing Protected Areas, Rewilding, Biodiversity Planetary Boundary, Conservation Perspectives

Hydrological Cycle, Human Impacts on the Hydrological Cycle

Factors Affecting Water Availability, Strategies for Increasing Water Supply, Addressing Water Scarcity

Aquatic Food Webs, Human Consumption & Increasing Demand, Unsustainable Harvesting Practices & Overexploitation, Mitigation Strategies, Aquaculture, Climate Change & Ocean Acidification

Sources of Water Pollution, Plastic Pollution, Monitoring & Assessing Water Quality, Eutrophication, Water Pollution Management Strategies

Components & Structure of Soil, Functions & Properties of Soils

Land Use & Agricultural Systems, Traditional & Modern Agricultural Practices, Soil Conservation, Sustainability of Food Production Systems, Food Security

Atmospheric Composition & Function, The Greenhouse Effect

Atmospheric Processes Affecting Climate, Causes of Climate Change, Impacts of Climate Change on Ecosystems, Impacts of Climate Change on Societies

Global Action & Decarbonisation, Climate Change Mitigation, Climate Change Adaptation

UV Radiation, Stratospheric Ozone, The Montreal Protocol

Natural Capital & Natural Income, The Value of Natural Capital, Resource Sustainability, Resource Security & Choices

Energy Sources & Sustainability, Energy Consumption & Choices, Energy Storage & Conservation

Introduction to Waste, Environmental & Social Impacts of Waste, Waste Disposal, Waste Management

Human Population Dynamics, Managing Human Population Growth, Population Composition & Modelling

Urban Areas, Urbanisation, Urban Expansion, Urban Planning

Causes of Urban Air Pollution, Air Pollution Management Strategies, Acid Rain