Course Description and Aims  &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
The IB geography course focuses on building in depth knowledge on a choice of three geographical themes, and six core geographic perspectives.  &²Ô²ú²õ±è; &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
The IB geography course embodies global and international awareness in several distinct ways. It examines key global issues, such as poverty, sustainability, and climate change. It considers examples and detailed case studies at a variety of scales, from local to regional, national, and international. The course integrates physical, environmental and human geography, and Ãâ·ÑAƬ acquire elements of both socio-economic and scientific methodology. Geography takes advantage of its position to examine relevant concepts and ideas from a wide variety of disciplines, helping Ãâ·ÑAƬ develop life skills and have an appreciation of, and respect for, alternative approaches, viewpoints, and ideas.  &²Ô²ú²õ±è; &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
The aims of the geography course at SL and HL are to enable Ãâ·ÑAƬ to: &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
-develop an understanding of the dynamic interrelationships between people, places, spaces, and the environment at different scales. &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
-acquire in depth understanding of geographical issues. &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
-develop a critical awareness and synthesis diverse geographical knowledge to form viewpoints about how issues can be resolved.   &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Higher Level Distinction  &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
HL Ãâ·ÑAƬ study an extra geographic theme, and three geographic perspectives that are focused on global interactions. They are required to develop a further body of knowledge to demonstrate critical evaluation and to further synthesis the concepts in the HL extension. In their exam they complete an extra paper based on the extra topics they studied.  &²Ô²ú²õ±è; &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Assessment:  &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
External Assessment (75% SL, 80% HL) &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Examination Paper 1 (35% SL, 35% HL):  &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Students complete two responses on Geographical themes studied. &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Examination Paper 2 (40% SL, 25% HL):  &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Students complete short and extended responses based on core geographic perspectives studied.  &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Examination Paper 3 (HL only, 20%):  &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Students complete two essays, responding to questions about the entire course.    &²Ô²ú²õ±è; &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Internal Assessment (25% SL, 20% HL) &²Ô²ú²õ±è;
Students write a fieldwork report on a question from any syllabus topic. They will collect relevant data and information, and complete analysis and evaluation on the topic.  &²Ô²ú²õ±è;