My Case Study Summary
My Examples
Topic 1 Foundations of ESS Case Studies
People or events who were important to the development
of environmental awareness (3 in depth examples)
Tipping point examples
Topic 2 Ecology & Ecosystems Case Studies
Named and described ecosystem with food chain example
Case Study of Succession
Four contrasting biomes
Topic 3 Conservation & Biodiversity Case Studies
Conservation case studies of 3 species
Extinct
Critically endangered
Conservation status improved by intervention
Evaluate the success of a protected area and the
conservation strategies in place
Topic 4 Aqua Systems Case Studies
Discuss how shared freshwater resources have given rise
to international conflict.
Discuss the controversial harvesting of a named species
Discuss a case study that demonstrates the impact of
aquaculture
Compare two contrasting fisheries with respect to how
they’ve been managed for sustainability.
Topic 5 Soil systems & terrestrial food production systems Case Studies
Compare and contrast two named food production
systems.
Evaluate soil management strategies in a named farming
system and a named subsistence farming system.
Topic 6 Atmosphere systems & Societies Case Studies
Discuss inter-governmental situations involving acid
deposition.
Topic 7 Climate Change & energy production Case Studies
Compare the energy resources and strategies of two
contrasting societies
Compare the strengths and weaknesses of a fossil fuel, a
renewable source of energy and nuclear power.
Discuss two mitigation and two adaptation strategies for
climate change
Topic 8 Human systems & resource use Case Studies
Identify the reasons for the dynamic status of at least 2
examples of natural capital.
Compare the waste production and management in two
contrasting societies
Compare and contrast the ecological footprints of two
countries.