IB ESS SL 7.1.6 Resource Classification Questions
Practise IB ESS SL 7.1.6 by applying resource classification concepts to environmental systems questions.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Course
- ESS SL
- Level
- SL
Exam points
- define renewable, replenishable and non-renewable natural capital and identify the three resource classes
- distinguish renewable from replenishable natural capital and distinguish both from non-renewable resources using examples
- classify named resources from figures or tables and explain the relationship between resource classification and sustainability
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IB ESS SL 7.1.6 Resource Classification Questions question 1
[Maximum number: 4]
Distinguish between renewable and replenishable natural capital using examples.
renewable natural capital includes natural resources that have a sustainable yield/harvest equal to or less than their natural productivity;
eg food crops/timber (geothermal energy);
replenishable natural capital include non-living natural resources that depend on the energy of the sun (for their replenishment);
eg groundwater/ozone;
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