IB ESS HL 7.1.9 Sustainable natural capital use Question Bank
Practise IB ESS SL/HL 7.1.9 by applying sustainable natural capital use 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
7.1.9—Sustainable natural capital use question 1
[Maximum number: 1]
With reference to Figure A: Map of the SOTE pipeline and proposed OCP pipeline routes, identify one conflict associated with the building of the OCP pipeline and sustainability.
a. Oil spills contaminated freshwater (2003/2009/2022);
b. Oil spills reduced drinking water (Quito in 2003/2009)
c. Oil spills contaminated habitats/estuaries (2003/2009/2013/2022);
d. Oil spills harmed wildlife (2009);
e. Oil spills adversely affected indigenous communities (2022);
f. Construction resulted in loss of habitats/deforestation (2003);
g. Social tensions between oil companies and local people (impacting social sustainability, 2023);
h. Conflict between oil company and environment/national park;
i. Financial obligation to repay the loan (2000) places a burden on the population/state;
All question bank results loaded