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IB Environmental Systems and Societies
Topic 1: Foundation
Topic 2: Ecology
Topic 3: Biodiversity and conservation
Topic 4: Water
Topic 5: Land
Topic 6: Atmosphere and climate change
Topic 7: Natural resources
Topic 8: Human populations and urban systems
8.1 Human populations
8.2 Urban systems and urban planning
8.3 Urban air pollution
HL.a Environmental law
HL.b Environmental economics
HL.c Environmental ethics
IB/ESS/HL//Concept/Topic 8: Human populations and urban systems

Topic 8: Human populations and urban systems

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Section
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Level
HL

Exam analysis

Most tested topics

  1. Human populations
  2. Urban systems and urban planning
  3. Urban air pollution
  4. HL.a Environmental law
  5. HL.b Environmental economics
  6. HL.c Environmental ethics