Syllabus Edition

First teaching 2024

First exams 2026

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

36 mins12 questions
1
1 mark

Define the term urban area.

2
1 mark

Outline what is meant by urbanisation.

3
1 mark

Briefly describe what happens during suburbanisation.

4
1 mark

State one environmental impact of urban expansion.

5
1 mark

Outline one aim of ecological urban planning.

1
3 marks

Explain how urban areas can be understood as ecosystems.

2
3 marks

Outline three reasons why urbanisation is increasing globally.

3
3 marks

Outline three environmental consequences of urban sprawl.

4
3 marks

State three goals of sustainable urban planning.

5
3 marks

Describe how ecological urban planning differs from traditional urban planning.

1
7 marks

Explain how urban expansion can impact the environment.

2
9 marks

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