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IB ESS SL 3.002.4 IUCN Red List Question Bank

Interpret Red List evidence and use it to assess extinction risk and conservation priority.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • identify the conservation issue or strategy
  • apply the relevant ecological, ethical or management framework
  • evaluate evidence, trade-offs and likely outcomes

3.2.4—IUCN Red List question 1

[Maximum number: 1]
World map showing the location of New Zealand

Figure:World map showing the location of New Zealand

Topographic map of New Zealand

Figure:Topographic map of New Zealand

Percentage of New Zealand species by extinction threat categories

Figure:Percentage of New Zealand species by extinction threat categories

Key:
□\square Threatened□\square At risk of becoming threatened
□\square Not threatened□\square Insufficient data

With reference to Figure: Percentage of New Zealand species by extinction threat categories, identify the group of species which has the highest percentage in the threatened category.

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