Geography Study Guide for IB Diploma

This Study Guide supports the new syllabus for 2009 and includes all options. Written by two Senior IB examiners, it contains all the information required for the course, presented in a concise, accessible format. The book exactly matches the structure of the new course and includes material for both Standard and Higher level. The entirely new topic, globalization, global interactions is given extra emphasis. Questions and full mark schemes are provided along with advice on internal and external assessment. The Study Guide may be used by teachers or to support the students' learning outside the classroom. It is also suitable for students and teachers whose first language is not English. New edition available now - ISBN 978-0-19-838915-6 This is a study guide which follows the syllabus carefully. It is useful when students are completing practise extended responses, as it provides a quick and precise overview of each topic. I use it to help summarise the Development topic after students complete a series of research projects. I keep a stash of these in my class to help students who struggle with the rich English requirements of the course. Andrew McCarthy, International School of Singapore1. POPULATIONS IN TRANSITION; 2. Disparities in wealth and development; 3. Patterns in environmental quality and sustainability; 4. Patterns in resource consumption; 5. FRESHWATER - ISSUES AND CONFLICTS; 6. Oceans and their coastal margins; 7. Extreme environments; 8. Hazards and disasters - risk assessment and response; 9. Leisure, sport and tourism; 10. The geography of food and health; 11. Urban environments; Exam questions on paper 2; 12. MEASURING GLOBAL INTERACTIONS; 13. Changing space- the shrinkimg world; 14. Economic interaction; 15. Environmental change; 16. Sociocultural exchanges; 17. Political outcomes; 18. Global interactions at the local level; Exam questions on paper 3; ESSAY-WRITING GUIDELINES; EXTERNAL MARKBANDS; MARKSCHEMES FOR THE EXAM QUESTIONS; INTERNAL ASSESSMENT: ADVICE TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS; INDEX