IB ESS HL 1.3.9 Environmental Justice Questions

Practise interpreting environmental-justice evidence by comparing pollution burdens, public attention and unequal access to a pollution-free environment.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS HL
Level
HL

Exam points

  • interpret a cartoon contrast in spill scale and public response as an environmental-justice message
  • explain why unequal pollution burdens can attract unequal media or political attention
  • connect the comparison to rights to a pollution-free environment and equitable resource access

IB ESS HL 1.3.9 Environmental Justice Questions question 1

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Cartoon comparing oil spills in West Africa with the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the US

Figure:Cartoon comparing oil spills in West Africa with the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the US

With reference to Figure: Cartoon comparing oil spills in West Africa with the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the US, suggest what message the cartoonist is trying to communicate.

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