Oxford IB Diploma Programme: Environmental Systems and Societies Course Companion
The only DP resources developed with the IB
Author Jill Rutherford and Author Gillian Williams
Suitable for: Environmental Systems and Societies students
Price: £50.99
ISBN:
978-0-19-833256-5
Publication date:
26/02/2015
Paperback:
448 pages
Dimensions:
276x219mm
Availability: In stock.
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Description
Features
- Truly engage learners with scientific concepts - the inquiry-based approach drives active exploration, investigation and critical thought
- Fully cover the new syllabus - the most comprehensive support for the new syllabus (first examination 2017), developed directly with the IB
- Strengthen achievement - current case studies and activities accessibly connect learning with relevant global issues, driving motivation and achievement
- Accurately implement the new requirements- written by DP Curriculum Developers and authors of the new syllabus
- Support the new internal assessment - fresh ideas and new approaches to practicals from Gillian Williams help you tackle the changes
- Build assessment potential - assessment support directly from the IB provides unrivalled exam preparation
- Also available as an Online Course Book
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Table of Contents
1: Foundations of environmental systems and societies
1.1: Environmental value systems
1.2: Systems and models
1.3: Energy and equilibria
1.4: Sustainability
1.5: Humans and pollution
2: Ecosystems and ecology
2.1: Species and populations
2.2: Communities and ecosystems
2.3: Flows of energy and matter
2.4: Biomes, zonation and succession
2.5: Investigating ecosystems
3: Biodiversity and conservation
3.1: An introduction to biodiversity
3.2: Origins of biodiversity
3.3: Threats to biodiversity
3.4: Conservation of biodiversity
4: Water, food production, systems and society
4.1: Introduction to water systems
4.2: Access to freshwater
4.3: Aquatic food production systems
4.4: Water pollution
5: Soil systems and society
5.1: Introduction to soil systems
5.2: Terrestrial food production systems
5.3: Soil degradation and conservation
6: Atmospheric systems and society
6.1: Introduction to the atmosphere
6.2: Stratospheric ozone
6.3: Photochemical smog
6.4: Acid deposition
7: Climate change and energy
7.1: Energy choices and security
7.2: Climate change - causes and impacts
7.3: Climate change - mitigation and adaptation
8: Human Systems and resource use
8.1: Human population dynamics
8.2: Resource use in society
8.3: Solid domestic waste
8.4: Human population carrying capacity
9: Internal Assessment
10: External Assessment
11: Extended Essay
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