IB Environmental Systems and Societies HL - 2026
Patagonia
Patagonia is a huge area of majestic mountains and vast grasslands in southern Argentina and Chile. The sparse population finds it hard to make a living without damaging the environment. Are national parks the solution?
Figures:
1(a): World map
Figure 1(a): Location of Argentina
Figure 1(b): Map of the Patagonia region
Figure 2(a): Fact file on Patagonia
Figure 2(b): Fact file on Patagonia National Park
Figure 2(c): Distinctive images from Patagonia
Figure 3: Climate classification map for Argentina
Figure 4(a): Tourism in Argentina
Figure 4(b): Puma tracking - a novel tourist activity in Patagonia, Argentina
Figure 5 (a): Fact file on the hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi)
Figure 5(b): Hooded grebe and American mink
Figure 6 (a): Average number of mink trapped per night at one site
Figure 6 (b): Fact file on the American mink
Figure 7: Number of hooded grebe individuals through the years
Figure 8: Aquaculture in Patagonia
Figure 9: Patagonia food web
Figure 10: Methylmercury (MeHg) in a food web from a Patagonian lake
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