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First teaching 2024

First exams 2026

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

36 mins12 questions
11 mark

Define the term urban area.

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21 mark

Outline what is meant by urbanisation.

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31 mark

Briefly describe what happens during suburbanisation.

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41 mark

State one environmental impact of urban expansion.

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51 mark

Outline one aim of ecological urban planning.

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13 marks

Explain how urban areas can be understood as ecosystems.

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23 marks

Outline three reasons why urbanisation is increasing globally.

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33 marks

Outline three environmental consequences of urban sprawl.

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43 marks

State three goals of sustainable urban planning.

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53 marks

Describe how ecological urban planning differs from traditional urban planning.

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17 marks

Explain how urban expansion can impact the environment.

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29 marks

Discuss the extent to which ecological urban planning can contribute to the sustainability of cities.

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