IB Geography

IB Geography is studied at two levels, higher and lower. All students will sit exams on the Core and Optional themes, with the higher level students taking an extra 'higher level' extension paper. 

 

Core: Patterns and Change
Populations in Transition
Disparities in Wealth and Development
Patterns in Environmental Quality and Sustainability
Patterns in Resource Consumption

Optional Themes (HL=3, SL=2)
Freshwater - Issues and Conflicts
Oceans and their Coastal Margins
Extreme Environment
Hazards and Disasters - Risk Assessment and Responses
Leisure, Sport and Tourism
The Geography of Food and Health
Urban Environments

Higher Level: Global Interactions
Measuring Global Interactions
Changing Space - The Shrinking World
Economic Interactions and Flows
Environmental Change
Socio-cultural Exchanges
Political Outcomes
Global Interactions at the Local Level