IB ESS SL 2.4.7 Global Warming Effects Questions
Explain poleward and upslope biome shifts, then predict changes to species ranges, vegetation zones and biodiversity.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Course
- ESS SL
- Level
- SL
Exam points
- explain why global warming shifts biome boundaries poleward and towards higher altitudes
- predict how changing temperature, precipitation or available space affects ecosystem distribution and biodiversity
- apply climate-warming evidence to predict a named species’ range or a vegetation zone’s movement along latitude or altitude gradients
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IB ESS SL 2.4.7 Global Warming Effects Questions question 1
Figure:Altitude-related vegetation zones in the Andes
the succession model shown above shows how vegetation changes with altitude in the Andean mountain chain in South America.
Suggest one way in which the pattern of vegetation shown in the succession model shown above might change as a result of global warming.
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