
This presentation for IB DP Environmental Systems and Societies serves as an Introduction to Biodiversity for unit 3 with content, tasks for students and additional links includes:
What is biodiversity?
Starter activity
Biodiversity videos
Define key terms: species, habitat, genetic diversity
Habitat diversity – examples
Species diversity – richness & evenness
Genetic diversity – importance & population size
Simpson’s Diversity Index
Interpreting low diversity
Importance of monitoring biodiversity
What are biodiversity hotspots?
Global distribution of hotspots
Local hotspot: Cerros de Amotape National Park
Reasons for high biodiversity
Human pressures on the region
Criticisms of the hotspot concept
Biodiversity hotspot video + questions
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