Environmental systems & societies · 2017 · May · Paper 1 · SL · Question paper

[Personal identifier removed] Environmental systems and societies Standard level Paper 1 © International Baccalaureate Organization 2017 8 pages Instructions to candidates yy Write your session number in the boxes above. yy Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so. yy Answer all questions. Refer to the resource booklet which accompanies this question paper. yy Answers must be written within the answer boxes provided. yy A calculator is required for this paper. yy The maximum mark for this examination paper is [35 marks]. 1 hour Friday 5 May 2017 (afternoon) 2217 – 6301 08EP01 – 2 – Answer all questions. Answers must be written within the answer boxes provided. The resource booklet provides information on Brazil. Use the resource booklet and your own studies to answer the following. 1. List two biomes found in Brazil. [1] .......................................................................... .......................................................................... 2. (a) Figure 3(b) shows biodiversity data for the Atlantic Rainforest and Cerrado region. Identify two factors that may have led to these differences in biodiversity. [2] .......................................................................... .......................................................................... .......................................................................... .......................................................................... (b) Identify two factors that make regions such as Cerrado and Atlantic Rainforest important for conservation. [2]