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Aims
- To develop an understanding of the interrelationships between people, places, spaces and the environment.
- To develop a concern for human welfare and the quality of the environment, and an understanding of the need for planning and sustainable management.
- To appreciate the relevance of Geography in analyzing contemporary issues and challenges, and develop a global perspective of diversity and change.
Paper 1: Core Content
There are four compulsory elements to the Patterns and Change unit for both the Higher and Standard Level students:
- Population in Transition
- Disparities in Wealth and Development
- Environmental Quality and Sustainability
- Resource Consumption
Paper 2: Option Topics
Standard level students will complete two of the option units and higher level students will complete three of the options units from the list below:
- Freshwater – Issues and Conflicts
- Oceans and their Coastal Margins
- Extreme Environments
- Hazards and Disasters
- Leisure, Sport and Tourism
- The Geography of Food and Health
- Urban Environments
Paper 3: Global Interactions
Higher level students will also complete a third paper and it includes seven compulsory options:
- Measuring global interactions
- Changing space
- Economic interactions and flows
- Environmental change
- Sociocultural exchanges
- Political outcomes
- Global interactions at the local level
Internal Assessment
This is based on a piece of fieldwork that is completed in the local environment. It is internally assessed by the teacher and externally moderated by the IB at the end of the course.
- Higher Level – 20%
- Standard Level – 25%
- Both are written reports of 2500 words.
External Assessment
Higher Level Students:
- Paper One consists of a series of short answered questions and one extended response question. It is worth 25% of the final grade. The exam is 1 hour and 30 minutes in length.
- Paper Two consists of three structured questions based on stimulus material, each selected from a different theme. It is worth 35% of the final grade. The exam is 2 hours in length.
- Paper Three consists of two essay questions. It is worth 20% of the final grade. The exam is 1 hour in length.
Standard Level Students:
- Paper One consists of a series of short answered questions and one extended response question. It is worth 40% of the final grade. The exam is 1 hour and 30 minutes in length.
- Paper Two consists of two structured questions based on stimulus material, each selected from a different theme. It is worth 35% of the final grade. The exam is 1 hour and 20 minutes in length.
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