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IB ESS SL 5.2.1 Land As Finite Resource Questions

Practise IB ESS SL 005.002.001 by applying land as finite resource concepts to environmental systems questions.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • explain how agriculture, cattle, logging, urban development and resource demand drive land-use change and deforestation
  • explain how policies, natural regeneration, plantations, protected areas, bans and payments for ecosystem services can increase forest cover
  • evaluate land-management responses by weighing food or timber production, biodiversity, carbon storage, livelihoods and sustainability

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Study 5.2.1—Land as finite resource conceptsOpen the corresponding Concept lesson for explanations, examples and exam connections.

IB ESS SL 5.2.1 Land As Finite Resource Questions question 1

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Land used in Costa Rica for pineapple production between 1961 and 2013

Figure:Land used in Costa Rica for pineapple production between 1961 and 2013

Conversion to cropland from other land uses in north-eastern Costa Rica (1986-2011)

Figure:Conversion to cropland from other land uses in north-eastern Costa Rica (1986-2011)

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- Agriculture includes pineapples, bananas, coffee and beef.
- Pineapple production expanded between 1961 and 2013 and cropland expansion converted other land uses.

With reference to Figure: Conversion to cropland from other land uses in north-eastern Costa Rica (1986-2011), identify where most of the additional land for growing crops came from between 1986 and 2011.

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