IB ESS HL 1.3.15 Biocapacity Questions

Practise applying biocapacity data to explain renewable-resource production, waste absorption, ecological reserve or deficit and responses to overshoot.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS HL
Level
HL

Exam points

  • explain biocapacity as renewable-resource production and waste absorption within biologically productive land
  • calculate and interpret ecological reserve or deficit from ecological-footprint and biocapacity data
  • analyse drivers of changing biocapacity and propose responses to ecological overshoot

IB ESS HL 1.3.15 Biocapacity Questions question 1

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Ecological footprint and biocapacity for New Zealand (1961-2022)

Figure:Ecological footprint and biocapacity for New Zealand (1961-2022)

Ecological footprint and biocapacity for the World (1961-2022)

Figure:Ecological footprint and biocapacity for the World (1961-2022)

With reference to Figures: Ecological footprint and biocapacity for New Zealand (1961-2022) and Ecological footprint and biocapacity for the World (1961-2022), compare and contrast the ecological footprint and biocapacity between New Zealand and the World.

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