IB ESS HL 7.1.6 Resource Classification Questions
Practise IB ESS HL 7.1.6 by applying resource classification concepts to environmental systems questions.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Course
- ESS HL
- Level
- HL
Exam points
- define renewable resources as regenerated at least as fast as they are used
- define non-renewable resources as unable to regenerate on a human-use timescale
- classify resources and explain that overuse can make renewable resources effectively non-renewable
IB ESS HL 7.1.6 Resource Classification Questions question 1
[Maximum number: 4]
Distinguish between renewable and replenishable natural capital using examples.
renewable natural capital includes natural resources that have a sustainable yield/harvest equal to or less than their natural productivity;
eg food crops/timber (geothermal energy);
replenishable natural capital include non-living natural resources that depend on the energy of the sun (for their replenishment);
eg groundwater/ozone;
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