IB ESS SL - 2026
Nepal
The landscape of Nepal is dominated by the Himalaya Mountains, which attract many tourists and mountain climbers every year. Can tourists live alongside snow leopards?
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Figure 1(a): Location of Nepal
Figure 1(b): Map of Nepal
Figure 2: Fact file about Nepal
Figure 3: Rare wild cats in Nepal
Figure 4: Photos of rare big cats in Nepal
Figure 5: Fact file on Snow Leopards
Figure 6: Snow Leopard population
Figure 7: Snow Leopard habitat
Figure 8a: Snow Leopard and ibex (prey) activity levels
8b: Snow Leopard and goat (prey) activity levels
Figure 9: Fact file on trekking and waste in Nepal
Figure 10: Average time for waste to biodegrade at 20-25 degrees Celsius
Figure 11: Types of waste seen by tourists in Nepal’s Himalayas (2018-19)
Figure 12: Types of waste produced by hotels in Himalaya Region
Figure 13: How hotels manage waste at high elevation
Figure 14: Amount of glacial melting
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