IB ESS HL B 7 Environmental Accounting Questions
Practise IB ESS HL HL.b.7 by applying environmental accounting concepts to environmental systems questions.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Course
- ESS HL
- Level
- HL
Exam points
- Explain arguments for and against placing an economic value on natural systems.
- Evaluate why aesthetic and intrinsic values are difficult to quantify objectively.
IB ESS HL B 7 Environmental Accounting Questions question 1
[Maximum number: 2]
Explain whether or not you believe it is justified to place an economic value on natural systems.
without economic valuation, services provided may be ignored by decision makers;
valuation allows for a comparative measure eg value against income generated from building roads through woodlands;
difficult/impossible to objectively quantify aesthetic/intrinsic value;
ideologically, need to move away from economic/monetary value and be guided by intrinsic value in nature;
organisms have rights like humans and no price is attached to human life;
Marking guidance:
Award marks for argument for either case or both cases.
Do not award a mark for just a simple "yes" or "no" response rewording the question.
Award marks for argument for either case.
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