ib geography

what the course entails

• One year course 
• Thrives to help students devel
• Combination of physical, social, and economic geography
• Examines global issues such as poverty, sustainability, and climate change 
• Considers examples and detailed case studies at a variety of scales
• Includes local, regional, national and international

Aims/Goals are to Develop...

• Understanding of interrelationships between people and the environment.
• Understanding of interrelationships between people and the environment.
• Concern for human welfare and the quality of the environment.
• Concern for human welfare and the quality of the environment.
• Understanding of the need for planning and sustainable management.
• Understanding of the need for planning and sustainable management.
• Appreciation for the relevance of geography by analyzing issues
• Appreciation for the relevance of geography by analyzing issues
• Perspective of diversity and change

the four Compulsory Topics

• Populations in Transition
• Disparities in Wealth and Development
• Patterns in Environmental Quality and Sustainability
• Patterns in Resource Consumption

Two Optional Themes for the year

• Oceans and their Coastal Margins
• Urban Environments

Fieldwork Component for this year

• Survey of the traffic patterns on Good Luck Rd. passing Parkdale High
• Represents 20 hours in collection of primary data and collation of data
• Written by each student in an essay composed no more than 2500 words.
• Includes using maps, graphs and tables.