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IB ESS HL 3.1.18 Anthropocene Debate Question Bank

Evaluate evidence and arguments about a human-dominated geological epoch.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS HL
Level
HL

Exam points

  • identify the biodiversity or evolutionary process
  • apply the correct diversity, selection or conservation concept
  • justify the conclusion with evidence and ecological reasoning

3.1.18 (HL)—Anthropocene debate question 1

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Figure for Question 3.1.18 (HL)—Anthropocene debate question 1 — IB ESS HL

Figure A graph showing past mass extinctions.

Identify two ways in which the current extinction differs from mass extinctions in the past.

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