IB ESS HL 5.2.1 Land as finite resource Question Bank
Practise IB ESS SL/HL 005.002.001 by applying land as finite resource concepts to exam-style environmental systems questions.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Course
- ESS HL
- Level
- HL
Exam points
- identify the relevant environmental system, process or evidence
- apply the correct ESS concept and explain the causal relationship
- evaluate the outcome using ecological, social or management evidence
5.2.1—Land as finite resource question 1
Figure:Land used in Costa Rica for pineapple production between 1961 and 2013
Figure:Conversion to cropland from other land uses in north-eastern Costa Rica (1986-2011)
cash crops
- Agriculture includes pineapples, bananas, coffee and beef.
- Pineapple production expanded between 1961 and 2013 and cropland expansion converted other land uses.
With reference to Figure: Conversion to cropland from other land uses in north-eastern Costa Rica (1986-2011), identify where most of the additional land for growing crops came from between 1986 and 2011.
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