IB ESS HL 1.2.13 Models Questions

Practise HL questions by evaluating how population, energy-flow, conservation and productivity models simplify systems and support predictions.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS HL
Level
HL

Exam points

  • Analyse how population models inform planning, policy and resource management.
  • Evaluate quantitative energy and matter models when judging sustainability in named food systems.
  • Assess ecosystem models for conservation through food webs, flows, biodiversity and species needs.
  • Critique productivity pyramids using prediction, comparison, data accuracy and simplification limits.

IB ESS HL 1.2.13 Models Questions question 1

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Three projections for world population from the present day to 2100.

Three projections for world population from the present day to 2100.


The three lines indicate the high, medium and low projections for population size.

Outline one advantage of modelling future human population sizes.

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