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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 mark scheme and a sample answer allow you to see how required concepts and terminology could be compiled into a good response. The Case Studies are organised into themes related to humans or nature. Our team of experienced IB ESS teachers and examiners have created these Paper 1 Case Studies of different lengths and difficulties to suit a range of revision needs.

Topic-Specific Case Studies

Case Studies focused on 1-3 topics. Perfect for revision during the course.

Exam-Style Case Studies

Case Studies with questions from all topics. Ideal for the end of your course.

Topic-Specific Case Studies

Case Studies focused on 1-3 topics. Perfect for revision during the course.

Ecology

medium

60 mins

Patagonia

A full-length case study about a national park, fishing, ecotourism and water pollution.

Ideal for revision of Ecology and Biodiversity & Conservation.

Biodiversity & Conservation

medium

40 mins

Kenya

A half-length case study about the protection of coral reefs and the tragedy of the commons.

Perfect for students early in the course who have covered Biodiversity & Conservation.

RV Free

hard

40 mins

Australia

A half-length case study about food webs, productivity and wildfires.

Ideal for revision of Ecology and Biodiversity & Conservation.

RV Gold

Atmosphere & Climate Change

easy

40 mins

Ganges River

A half-length case study centred around floods, deforestation, monitoring pollution and dams.

Concepts from Biodiversity & Conservation, Water and Atmosphere & Climate Change.

RV Gold

Natural Resources

hard

40 mins

Paraguay

A half-length case study about a hydroelectric dam and a snail.

Explore the tension between the need for Natural resources and Biodiversity & Conservation.

RV Gold

medium

40 mins

Norway

A half-length case study about carbon emissions in a country of fjords and glaciers.

Explore the link between Energy Resources and Climate Change.

RV Gold

easy

60 mins

Nepal

A full-length case study about snow leopards, tourism and solid domestic waste.

Concepts from Ecology, Biodiversity & Conservation and Natural Resources.

Human Populations & Urban Systems

medium

40 mins

Chongqing

A half-length case study about urbanisation.

Appropriate for studying selected concepts from Human Populations & Urban Systems.

RV Gold

medium

40 mins

Singapore

A half-length case study about skyrise greenery and low fertility.

Ideal for revising Human Populations & Urban Systems.

RV Gold

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More IB Environmental Systems and Societies SL Resources

Questionbank

All the questions you could need! Sorted by topic and arranged by difficulty, with mark schemes and video solutions for every question.

Case Studies

Original Paper 1-style case studies designed to enhance your skills in analysing data. With varying lengths, difficulty levels, and themes, you can select the ideal practice material for Paper 1 at any point in your ESS course.

Practice Exams

Choose your revision tool! Contains topic quizzes for focused study, Revision Village mock exams covering the whole syllabus, and the revision ladder to precisely target your learning.

Past Papers

Full worked solutions to all past paper questions, taught by experienced IB instructors.

Flashcards

Use multiple-choice questions and study crucial terminology on desktop or mobile app to improve your marks!

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