Practice Climate change and energy production 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
HLPaper 2
Two maps of Greenland comparing the percentage of sea ice concentration between September 14, 1984 and September 13, 2012.
1.[1]
Outline the change in ice cover between 1984 and 2012.
2.[2]
State two environmental impacts of the change in sea ice cover in the Arctic.
3.[2]
Describe how mitigation can help with climate change.
4.[4]
Evaluate one mitigation strategy to reduce climate change.
Question 2
SLPaper 2
1.[9]
To what extent do anthropocentric value systems dominate international efforts of addressing climate change?
Question 3
HLPaper 2
1.[6]
Evaluate the potential of geoengineering as a strategy for mitigating climate change.
Question 4
SLPaper 2
1.[9]
Environmental value systems can lead to different approache towards addressing global warming. Discuss which environmental value system(s) you consider to be most appropriate in the management of global warming.
Question 5
SLPaper 2
1.[4]
Outline four ways urbanization may influence processes in the hydrological cycle.
2.[7]
Hydropower is a resource that can be exploited from rivers. Discuss how the value of this resource to a society may vary over time.
3.[9]
To what extent are water scarcity issues better addressed through behavioral interventions than through technological development?
Question 6
SLPaper 2
1.[9]
To what extent can different environmental value systems contribute to both causing and resolving the problem of water scarcity?
Question 7
SLPaper 2
1.[4]
Explain the process(es) where a species evolves over time to gain a higher tolerance to hotter climates or higher temperatures.
2.[9]
When addressing environmental issues, mitigation strategies can be seen as ecocentric and adaptation strategies as technocentric.
With reference to named strategies addressing global warming, to what extent is this view valid?
Question 8
SL & HLPaper 2
1.[6]
Compare the concepts of climate change mitigation and adaptation, including examples of each.
Question 9
SLPaper 2
1.[4]
Outline how a positive feedback loop can impact an ecosystem.
2.[7]
Compare and contrast the impact of two named food production systems on climate change.
3.[9]
To what extent does the development of different societies impact their mitigation and adaptation strategies for climate change?
Question 10
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?