This document analyzes essay questions that have appeared on environmental science exams from 2000-2013. It breaks down the exams by topic areas (such as systems and models, human population, and global warming) and notes which topics were covered in each exam year and month. The document also categorizes exam questions by specific sub-topics within each topic area.

1. ESS ESSAY QUESTION ANALYSIS
1.
Topic 1: Systems and models
4
Topic 4: Conservation and biodiversity
May 2001 & May 2011
May 2005;May & Nov 2009
Nov 2010;Nov 2011,May 2013
2.
Topic 2: The ecosystem
5
Topic 5: Pollution management
May & Nov 2000 ;Nov 2001
May 2010
May & Nov 2002; May & Nov 2003
May & Nov 2011;Nov 2012
May & Nov 2004; May & Nov 2005
May 2013
May & Nov 2006; May & Nov 2007
May 2008;May 2009
Nov 2010;
May & Nov 2011/May 2013
3.
Topic 3: Human population, carrying capacity and resource use
6
Topic 6: The issue of global warming
May & Nov 2000
May 2000; May 2001; May 2003
Nov 2001 & Nov 2002
May 2004; May & Nov 2005
Nov 2003
May 2006;Nov 2007
May & Nov 2004; May & Nov 2005
Nov 2008; May & Nov 2009
May & Nov 2006; May & Nov 2007
May & Nov 2010
May & Nov 2008; May & Nov 2009
May 2011&
May & Nov 2010
Nov 2012;May 2013
May & Nov 2011;Nov 2012
7.
Topic 6; Topic 7: Environmental value systems
May 2013

2. Unit wise Essay Question Analysis
1.
May 2000
Nov 2000
Topic 2-2.6
Topic 3-3.2 & 3.1
Topic 6
Topic 2-2.5
Topic 3-3.1,3.5 & 3.8
2.
May 2001
Nov 2001
Topic 2-2.5
Topic 2-2.6
Topic 6
Topic 3-3.1 & 3.5
3.
May 2002
Nov 2002
Topic 2-2.5 & 2.6
Topic 2-2.4
Topic 3-3.2
4.
May 2003
Nov 2003
Topic 2-2.4 ,2.5 & 2.6
Topic 2-2.1 & 2.4
Topic 3-3.1 & 3.8
5.
May 2004
Nov 2004
Topic 2-2.1.3
Topic 2-2.6
Topic 3-3.2
Topic 3-3.1
Topic 6
6.
May 2005
Nov 2005
Topic 2-2.1
Topic 2-2.5
Topic 4-4.1
Topic 5-5.1
7.
May 2006
Nov 2005
Topic 2-2.5
Topic 2-2.5
Topic 3-3.1 & Topic 6
Topic 5-5.1

3. 8.
May 2007
Nov 2007
Topic 2-2.4 & 2.6
Topic 2-2.7
Topic 3-3.1
Topic 3-3.2 & 3.8/Topic 6
9.
May 2008
Nov 2008
Topic 2-2.7
Topic 2-2.6 & 2.8
Topic 3-3.4
Topic 3-3.2
10.
May 2009
Nov 2009
Topic 2-2.1
Topic 3-3.2,3.4 & 3.5
Topic 3-3.2
Topic 4-4.2/ Topic 6
Topic 4-4.1 & 4.3
Topic 5-5.4/ Topic 7
11
May 2010
Nov 2010
Topic 3-3.1 &3.2
Topic 2-2.6
Topic 4-4.3
Topic 3-3.5 & Topic 6
Topic 5-5.3 & 5.6
12
May 2011
Nov 2011
Topic 2-3.4
Topic 2-2.6
Topic 4-3.6 & 4.1
Topic 5-5.3
Topic 5-5.1 & 5.6
13.
May 2012
Nov 2012
T-2 & T-3
Topic 6 (2)
Topic 5-5.4,Topic 3-3.3
14
May 2013
Nov 2012
Topic 3-3.2 & 3.3;T-4 & 7
T-2-2.2 & T-3-3.2/T 3-3.5 & 3.8