Subject Guide

IB – GEOGRAPHY

Subject Summary: Study of four separate components of Geography – Physical, Economic, Urban and Environmental – each supported by case studies. Students must complete at least: One Economic / Planning unit All these are covered in the OP course. There is a high level of overlap between the two courses, with additional tutorials being used to fill the ‘gaps’ between the courses. Assessment Outline: Each semester will be assessed in the same manner as the OP students, including Practical Skills exercise, Field Trip Report or Seminar Report, Stimulus Response test, Knowledge and Recall test and Essay. However, the final assessment required for the 20% internal grade will come from a Field Trip report – the same as completed by the OP students. • • • Two physical Geography units One Development Geography unit

Subject Outline by Semester: Semester One Topics: The Geography of Development with a focus on: • The Geography of Disease • Feeding the World Semester Two Topics : Environmental Management with a focus on: •

Managing Climatic Change – planning for possible change. • Managing Resources – focus on Energy resources and Tourism resources. • Globalisation – the geographical changes that globalisation has stimulated. Semester Three Topics: Urban Geography with a focus on: • Country towns and their problems • Planning better Urban areas • Infra–structure and its importance with a focus on Brisbane transport and tourism. Semester Four Topics: Managing Environmental systems with a focus on: • Natural Disasters - tectonic hazards - Atmospheric hazards • River management and floods • Coastal Management.

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