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IB ESS SL 5.2.1 Land as finite resource Question Bank

Practise IB ESS SL/HL 005.002.001 by applying land as finite resource concepts to exam-style environmental systems questions.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • identify the relevant environmental system, process or evidence
  • apply the correct ESS concept and explain the causal relationship
  • evaluate the outcome using ecological, social or management evidence

5.2.1—Land as finite resource 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)

cash crops
- 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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