Subjects 04 SciencesIB diploma course · Higher level
Environmental Systems and Societies HL. The whole course, unit by unit. Open each lesson for explanations, practice, review and exam-ready resources.
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Foundation: HL Extension
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HL Extensions
HL.a Environmental law
HL.b Environmental economics
HL.c Environmental ethics
Course Essentials
1 Foundations
2 Ecology
3 Biodiversity and conservation
4 Water
5 Land
6 Atmosphere and climate change
7 Natural resources
8 Human populations and urban systems
All 01 HL Extensions02 HL.a Environmental law03 HL.b Environmental economics04 HL.c Environmental ethics05 Course Essentials06 1 Foundations07 2 Ecology08 3 Biodiversity and conservation09 4 Water10 5 Land11 6 Atmosphere and climate change12 7 Natural resources13 8 Human populations and urban systems
01 HL Extensions 8 lessons · 8 units
Unit 01
Foundation: HL Extension 0 /1
Unit 02
Ecology: HL Extension 0 /1
Unit 03
Biodiversity and Conservation: HL Extension 0 /1
Unit 04
Water: HL Extension 0 /1
Unit 05
Land: HL Extension 0 /1
Unit 06
Atmosphere and Climate Change: HL Extension 0 /1
Unit 07
Natural Resources: HL Extension 0 /1
Unit 08
Human Populations and Urban Systems: HL Extension 0 /1
02 HL.a Environmental law 6 lessons · 6 units
Unit 01
Foundations of Environmental Law 0 /1
Unit 02
Environmental Constitutionalism 0 /1
Unit 03
Drafting Environmental Law at Three Scales 0 /1
Unit 04
International Environmental Law 0 /1
Unit 05
Legal Personhood for Nature 0 /1
Unit 06
Legal and Economic Strategies for Sustainable Use 0 /1
03 HL.b Environmental economics 6 lessons · 6 units
Unit 01
Environmental Economics: Key Concepts 0 /1
Unit 02
Environmental Accounting 0 /1
Unit 03
Ecological Economics 0 /1
Unit 04
Economic Growth and GDP 0 /1
Unit 05
Eco-Economic Decoupling 0 /1
Unit 06
Post-Growth and Circular Economy Models 0 /1
04 HL.c Environmental ethics 7 lessons · 7 units
Unit 01
Foundations of Environmental Ethics 0 /1
Unit 02
Instrumental and Intrinsic Value 0 /1
Unit 04
Traditional Ethical Approaches 0 /1
Unit 05
Rights-Based Ethical Systems 0 /1
Unit 06
The Appeal to Nature Fallacy 0 /1
Unit 07
Environmental and Social Justice Movements 0 /1
05 Course Essentials 2 lessons · 2 units
Unit 01
HL Course and Assessment Guide 0 /1
Unit 02
Individual Investigation 0 /1
06 1 Foundations 19 lessons · 3 units
Unit 03
1.3 Sustainability 0 /10
07 2 Ecology 17 lessons · 5 units
Unit 01
2.1 Individuals, populations, communities and ecosystems 0 /11
Unit 02
2.2 Energy and biomass 0 /1
Unit 03
2.3 Biogeochemical cycles 0 /3
Unit 04
2.4 Climate and biomes 0 /1
Unit 05
2.5 Zonation, succession and change 0 /1
08 3 Biodiversity and conservation 18 lessons · 3 units
Unit 01
3.1 Biodiversity and evolution 0 /8
Unit 02
3.2 Human impact on biodiversity 0 /5
Unit 03
3.3 Conservation and regeneration 0 /5
09 4 Water 10 lessons · 4 units
Unit 02
4.2 Water access, use and security 0 /2
Unit 03
4.3 Aquatic food production systems 0 /1
Unit 04
4.4 Water pollution 0 /4
10 5 Land 15 lessons · 2 units
Unit 02
5.2 Agriculture and food 0 /10
11 6 Atmosphere and climate change 23 lessons · 4 units
Unit 01
6.1 Introduction to the atmosphere 0 /8
Unit 02
6.2 Climate change: causes and impacts 0 /6
Unit 03
6.3 Climate change: mitigation and adaptation 0 /5
Unit 04
6.4 Stratospheric ozone 0 /4
12 7 Natural resources 17 lessons · 3 units
Unit 01
7.1 Natural resources: uses and management 0 /8
Unit 02
7.2 Energy sources 0 /8
13 8 Human populations and urban systems 10 lessons · 3 units
Unit 01
8.1 Human populations 0 /4
Unit 02
8.2 Urban systems and urban planning 0 /1
Unit 03
8.3 Urban air pollution 0 /5
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