IB Geography
Description
The IB course in Geography integrates physical, environmental and human geography. Students acquire elements of both socio-economic and scientific methodologies in Geography. It takes advantage of its position to examine relevant concepts and ideas from a wide variety of disciplines, helping students develop life skills and have an appreciation of, and a respect for, alternative approaches, viewpoints and ideas. Students learning this course are presented with a common core and optional geographic themes. HL students also study the HL core extension. Although the skills and activity of studying geography are common to all students, HL students are required to acquire a further body of knowledge, to demonstrate critical evaluation and to further synthesize the concepts in the HL extension.
What Will I Learn?
- Mastery of core curriculum topics
- Unique question-specific strategies
- Exam techniques practiced through extensive question practice and personalised feedback
- Time management strategies
- An applied understanding and appreciation of the subject beyond the syllabus
- Lifelong subject and interdisciplinary skills
- How to achieve excellent grades
Topics for this course
Geographic themes where HL students choose any 3 and SL students choose any 2 of the following
Freshwater
Oceans and coastal margins
Extreme environments
Geophysical hazards
Leisure, tourism and sport
Food and health
Urban environments
Geographic Perspectives – Global Change for both HL and SL student
Geographic Perspectives – Global Interactions – for HL students only
Internal assessment – Fieldwork for HL and SL students
About the instructors
104 Courses
595 students