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IB ESS HL HL.a.7 International law framework Question Bank

Practise IB ESS HL HL.a.7 by applying international law framework 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

HL.a.7—International law framework question 1

[Maximum number: 2]
Atmospheric sources and processes related to acid deposition

Figure:Atmospheric sources and processes related to acid deposition

the atmospheric sources-and-processes diagram shown above below shows some of the sources and processes that lead to acid deposition.

European transport emissions of SOx and NOx from 1990 to 2007

Figure:European transport emissions of SOx and NOx from 1990 to 2007

Discuss why acid deposition has been controlled mainly by regional agreements rather than by global agreements.

the European transport-emissions chart shown above below shows the changes in European transport emissions of SOx\mathrm{SO}_{\mathrm{x}} and NOx\mathrm{NO}_{\mathrm{x}} between 1990 and 2007.

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