IB ESS SL 1.3.15 Biocapacity Questions
Practise defining biocapacity, comparing it with ecological footprint data and explaining ecological reserves, deficits and resource-management responses.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Course
- ESS SL
- Level
- SL
Exam points
- define biocapacity as biologically productive land that generates renewable resources and absorbs wastes
- interpret ecological reserve or deficit by comparing ecological footprint with biocapacity across regions and years
- explain biocapacity changes and suggest resource-management responses when ecological footprint exceeds it
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IB ESS SL 1.3.15 Biocapacity Questions question 1
Figure:Ecological footprint and biocapacity for New Zealand (1961-2022)
Figure:Ecological footprint and biocapacity for the World (1961-2022)
With reference to Figures: Ecological footprint and biocapacity for New Zealand (1961-2022) and Ecological footprint and biocapacity for the World (1961-2022), compare and contrast the ecological footprint and biocapacity between New Zealand and the World.
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