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IB Geography (Higher and Standard Level)
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT: Mr S Brown ([email protected])
Entry Requirements Preferably a B grade in GCSE Geography or History or equivalent
Where next? Geography is a broad subject that leads to banking, accountancy, law, planning, geology,
hydrology and international development. Geography at university can be human (BA Hons) or
physical oriented (BSc Hons).
WHAT WILL I STUDY?
Paper 1:
Freshwater and drainage basins
Oceans and coastal margins
Food and health
Paper 2:
Changing population, Global climate vulnerability and resilience, Global resource consumption and security
Paper 3:
Geographic perspectives—global interactions. Power, places and networks. Human development and diversity. Global
risks and resilience
Internal Assessment:
Fieldwork, leading to one written report based on a fieldwork question, information collection and analysis with
evaluation. River Glaven study.
Field Trips:
Easter holiday: Morocco
Sunday trips – North Norfolk Coast and River Glaven
HOW IS THE COURSE ASSESSED?
Paper 1: (35% HL+SL) SL students only do 2 options 45 minutes per option question. Total 2 hours 15 minutes. Each option
has a structured question and one extended answer question from a choice of two: 20 (10 + 10) marks per option Total
60 marks
Paper 2 (SL 40% and HL 25%) Section A- Three structured questions, based on each SL/HL core unit 30 marks Section B-
Infographic or visual stimulus, with structured questions 10 marks Section C - One extended answer question from a
choice of two 10 marks - Total 50 marks
Paper 3 (HL 20%) Total 1 hour - Choice of three extended answer questions, with two parts, based on each HL core unit
28 marks - Part A 12 marks Part B 16 marks
Internal Assessment (20% HL and 25% SL)
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