![]() ![]() Choose case studies that are relevant to youĬase studies relevant to you could include case studies about events or policies that have happened in your own country, or even local area! In Paper 1, one of the required case studies for Option G: Urban Environments is on the topic of ‘Traffic congestion patterns, trends, and impacts’ and we are asked to learn a ‘Case study of one affected city and the management response’. This means that the more you practice, the more familiar you get with the question styles and types, and if you’re lucky you may even come across similar questions in your exam! 3. Practicing past questions not only helps you improve your writing stamina and tests your ability to think under pressure, but questions can sometimes get repeated or the same question can be asked in a very similar way. Therefore, even if I needed an extra 5 minutes to finish my conclusion for my first answer, I wouldn’t be worried about running out of time as I had practiced and timed myself multiple times before. For example, in Paper 3, I would give myself 20 minutes to answer the 12-marker, and 40 minutes to answer the 16-marker. As a result, during the exams, I was less worried about running out of time since I could estimate how long I would take to answer each section. ![]() ![]() Once I was more confident in my ability to apply my knowledge, I would start to time myself and reflect on where I needed the most time. This method allowed me to gain more confidence in my ability to answer questions. I would always get nervous when timing myself and as a result, I would make silly mistakes when analysing graphs or infographics. When my exams were still a couple months away, I would solve past papers without putting any time pressure on myself. I think one of the study methods that helped me the most with IB Geography was my approach to practicing past questions. Practice past paper questions and use mark schemes While mixing up command terms in the short-answer sections of Paper 1 and 2 might not get you into a lot of trouble, confusing the command term ‘Examine’ with ‘Evaluate’ or ‘To what extent’ might lose you a lot of time in the essay sections of the Papers! While their definitions might sometimes overlap, the best way to learn how to approach each of these command terms is by practicing as many questions as you can. If you want to go through the official IB syllabus for Geography, page 14 and 15 discuss command terms. While this is not an official IB resource, I found their detailed definitions really helpful. I fell into this trap many times! Eventually, I was urged by my teacher to study this list of command terms and their definitions thoroughly, in order to determine what my answers should and shouldn’t include. If you went beyond the description and discussed examples, you would only be wasting time that you could use to answer the rest of the paper. When asked to describe a term, it is important to remember that the examiner is not looking for specific examples or knowledge of a case study, but rather a definition that shows how well you understand the meaning of the term. Your response could be ‘Water resources that are used to produce food and manufacture goods in one country that are transferred to other, often water-scarce, countries via trading. For example, if the question in Paper 2 asks, ‘Describe what is meant by “embedded water”?’ for 2 marks, you are expected to give a detailed account of what embedded water is. Understand the command termsīefore you start practicing past paper questions, it is imperative to understand what each command term means to figure out what kind of answer the examiner is looking for. IB Geography was definitely my favourite subject! Its interdisciplinary nature was fascinating to explore, and I learnt so many new skills from modelling statistical representation for the IA, to analyzing maps and graphs and writing more succinctly.Īlthough some Reddit users may say that IB Geography is one of the easiest Group 3 subjects, I think it is important to remember that this is only true if you have the right attitude towards the subject, study the content thoroughly, and develop your skills throughout the 2 years.Ĭontent for all 3 papers shouldn’t be crammed the night before exams, and hopefully these tips will help you understand how to study the subject a bit better, as well as give you some advice on how you can improve your scores! 1. ![]()
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