IB ESS SL 7.1.9 Sustainable Natural Capital Use Questions
Practise IB ESS SL 7.1.9 by applying sustainable natural capital use concepts to environmental systems questions.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Course
- ESS SL
- Level
- SL
Exam points
- The use of natural capital needs to be managed in order to ensure sustainability
- The long-term well-being of ecosystems and humans depends on resources not being used more rapidly than they can be regenerated
- Include: examples to illustrate how ecosystems and societies could be harmed by excessive harvesting of resources and by the release of polluting waste products
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IB ESS SL 7.1.9 Sustainable Natural Capital Use Questions question 1
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With reference to Figure A: Map of the SOTE pipeline and proposed OCP pipeline routes, identify one conflict associated with the building of the OCP pipeline and sustainability.
a. Oil spills contaminated freshwater (2003/2009/2022);
b. Oil spills reduced drinking water (Quito in 2003/2009)
c. Oil spills contaminated habitats/estuaries (2003/2009/2013/2022);
d. Oil spills harmed wildlife (2009);
e. Oil spills adversely affected indigenous communities (2022);
f. Construction resulted in loss of habitats/deforestation (2003);
g. Social tensions between oil companies and local people (impacting social sustainability, 2023);
h. Conflict between oil company and environment/national park;
i. Financial obligation to repay the loan (2000) places a burden on the population/state;
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