Practice 6.4 Acid deposition with authentic IB Environmental systems and societies (ESS - Old) exam questions for both SL and HL students. This question bank mirrors Paper 1, 2 structure, covering key topics like ecosystems, human impact, and sustainability. Get instant solutions, detailed explanations, and build exam confidence with questions in the style of IB examiners.
Paper
Level
Question 1
SLPaper 2
1.[9]
To what extent can different environmental value systems contribute to both causing and resolving the problem of water scarcity?
Question 2
SLPaper 2
1.[4]
Outline two factors that affect the frequency and severity of photochemical smog in an area.
2.[7]
Evaluate strategies to manage regional acid deposition using the pollution management model.
3.[9]
To what extent have international agreements been successful in solving atmospheric air pollution and climate change?
Question 3
SLPaper 1
Figure 9: Annual mean oxides of nitrogen (NOx) concentrations measured in London air, 2013
1.[3]
With reference to Figure 9, explain why the highest levels of NOx are found in the centre of London.
2.[3]
Evaluate one strategy to reduce NOx emissions from transport.
3.[2]
Identify two potential impacts of improved air quality on London and its population.
Question 4
SLPaper 1
Figure 1: Total annual sulphur dioxide and particulate emissions from smelting factories in Norilsk
The significant increase in emissions in the early 1980s is related to the opening of the third smelter, Nadezhda, in 1979.
Figure 2: Vegetation damage associated with smelting factories in Norilsk
1.[1]
With reference to Figure 1, identify one strategy that might have been used to achieve the trend in sulphur dioxide emissions since the early 1980s.
2.[3]
Explain the distribution of vegetation damage shown in Figure 2.
Question 5
SLPaper 2
1.[4]
Outline the role of the atmospheric system in the distribution of biomes.
2.[7]
Discuss how human impacts on the atmosphere can terrestrial biome productivity.
3.[9]
To what extent is the need for conservation more significant in tropical biomes?
Question 6
SL & HLPaper 2
1.[4]
Outline four impacts of acid rain on the natural and urban environment.
2.[8]
Using named examples where relevant, distinguish between primary and secondary pollutants.
3.[9]
Evaluate how pollution management strategies may regulate, reduce, and repair the impact of sulphur dioxide on ecosystems.
Question 7
SLPaper 2
1.[9]
To what extent is pollution impacting human food production systems?
2.[7]
Explain the causes and effects of acid deposition on natural ecosystems.
3.[4]
Outline, using examples, the differences between primary and secondary pollution.
Question 8
SLPaper 2
1.[4]
Outline how demographic tools can be used to study a human population.
2.[7]
Urban air pollution can become a problem as human populations develop. Examine urban air pollution management strategies at the three levels of intervention.
3.[9]
Examine the driving factors behind the changing energy choices of different countries using named examples.
Question 9
HLPaper 2
1.[4]
Outline four environmental factors that can trigger human migration in the short or long term.
2.[7]
Tropospheric ozone and photochemical smog have impacts on societies and biodiversity. Evaluate how legal and economic strategies may help in reducing their impact.
3.[9]
To what extent can a circular economy promote sustainability within the urban system?
Question 10
SLPaper 2
1.[4]
Outline how four different factors influence the resilience of an ecosystem.
2.[7]
Explain how a community of trees in a woodland may be considered a system.
3.[9]
Disturbance of the composition and processes of the atmospheric system through human activity always disturbs the equilibria of marine systems.
Discuss the validity of this statement with reference to named examples.