IB ESS SL - 2026
Case Studies
These new IB ESS Case Studies have been designed for you to apply your knowledge and understanding of Environmental Systems & Societies in challenging Paper 1-style contexts. Each Case Study provides you with a range of materials about a country or region and a set of questions of varying levels of difficulty. A complete markscheme identifies the ESS concepts and terminology required to achieve the marks and a sample answer allows you to see how this could be compiled into a good response. The Case Studies are organised into themes taken from the Environmental Systems and Societies SL concepts: three themes focusing on nature and four on humans. All the Case Studies are written in a Paper 1-style; our team of experienced IB ESS teachers and examiners have created both full-length and shorter examples as well as three levels of difficulty to suit a range of revision needs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are Case Studies?
A Revision Village Case Study is essentially a full Paper 1 on a novel geographical region. Each of them presents real data in a fashion similar to the IB Resource Booklet and is accompanied by IB ESS exam-style questions. Both are presented in a convenient format next to each other on the screen and with separate scrollability to simulate exam conditions and facilitate answering the questions with reference to the figures provided.
How long are the Case Studies?
Our growing collection includes full-length Case Studies to be completed in 60 minutes and shorter ones that can be completed in 40 minutes. Both include the range of questions and data formats found in an IB ESS Paper 1 exam. We have also created a number of 40-minute Case Studies with a limited scope - they only include questions on one particular Topic plus the Foundation topic. These topic-specific Case Studies are perfect as a revision tool for a particular topic, either before a test or after you have revised the topic for the final exam.
How can these Case Studies help me prepare for the exam?
The RV Environmental Systems and Societies Case Studies allow you to practice the skills examined in Paper 1 with new material, in a setting that closely matches the final exam. Data is presented in a variety of formats including maps, graphs, tables, photographs and infographics. The IB exam-style questions ask you to analyse and evaluate this data. Each Case Study ends with a 6-mark question that asks you to consider all the data in your response.
Who makes the ESS Case Studies for Revision Village?
We have a dedicated team of ESS teachers and and former teachers from around the world with expertise and interest in particular geographical areas. Most of them have made a Case Study about their home country and countries they have visited.