IB Geography HL · 2019 to 2025
IB Geography HL past papers
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HL archive · 2019 to 2026
IB Geography HL past papers
Latest exam session: May 2026
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Units in Geography HL
In syllabus order. The ring is the share of the marks each one carries.
Unit 4
Power, places and networks
41% of marks · 50 questions
- DueResistance to global interactions
- FadingDigital networks and global interconnection
Unit 5
Human development and diversity
34% of marks · 40 questions
- DueCultural diversity, hybridity and identity
Unit 6
Global risks and resilience
26% of marks · 30 questions
- DueManaging the environmental impacts of globalisation
Exam pattern
How often each micro-topic has been examined, year by year. Each label is explained under the grid.
Does it repeat?
Top 4 of 13 micro-topics for the next sitting. Numbers are questions per year.
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| Micro-topic | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Global flows: trade, finance and TNCs, 2019: 1 question | ·Global flows: trade, finance and TNCs, 2020: 0 questions | 1Global flows: trade, finance and TNCs, 2021: 1 question | 1Global flows: trade, finance and TNCs, 2022: 1 question | 2Global flows: trade, finance and TNCs, 2023: 2 questions | 1Global flows: trade, finance and TNCs, 2024: 1 question | 5Global flows: trade, finance and TNCs, 2025: 5 questions | 3Global flows: trade, finance and TNCs, 2026: 3 questions | |
| 4Measuring and advancing human development, 2019: 4 questions | ·Measuring and advancing human development, 2020: 0 questions | 1Measuring and advancing human development, 2021: 1 question | 1Measuring and advancing human development, 2022: 1 question | 3Measuring and advancing human development, 2023: 3 questions | 1Measuring and advancing human development, 2024: 1 question | 3Measuring and advancing human development, 2025: 3 questions | 3Measuring and advancing human development, 2026: 3 questions | |
| 1Environmental risks of global interactions, 2019: 1 question | 1Environmental risks of global interactions, 2020: 1 question | 1Environmental risks of global interactions, 2021: 1 question | ·Environmental risks of global interactions, 2022: 0 questions | 1Environmental risks of global interactions, 2023: 1 question | 2Environmental risks of global interactions, 2024: 2 questions | 5Environmental risks of global interactions, 2025: 5 questions | 3Environmental risks of global interactions, 2026: 3 questions | |
| 1Cultural diffusion and a global culture, 2019: 1 question | ·Cultural diffusion and a global culture, 2020: 0 questions | 1Cultural diffusion and a global culture, 2021: 1 question | 1Cultural diffusion and a global culture, 2022: 1 question | ·Cultural diffusion and a global culture, 2023: 0 questions | 1Cultural diffusion and a global culture, 2024: 1 question | 3Cultural diffusion and a global culture, 2025: 3 questions | 3Cultural diffusion and a global culture, 2026: 3 questions |
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- DueCultural diversity, hybridity and identity· last May 25 P3 TZ2
- Dueusually examined, but missing from the last two exam sessions
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Every Geography HL exam session
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May 2026
3 papers
November 2025
1 paper
May 2025
3 papers
November 2024
1 paper
May 2024
2 papers
November 2023
1 paper
May 2023
2 papers
November 2022
1 paper
May 2022
1 paper
November 2021
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November 2020
1 paper
November 2019
1 paper
May 2019
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Which Geography HL exam sessions are covered?
14 exam sessions from 2019 to 2026, the latest May 2026. Every Paper 3 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 20 papers in this archive.
Which IB Geography HL topic comes up most?
Global flows: trade, finance and TNCs (4.2.1): in 65% of papers, last seen May 26 P3 TZ3. Usually "Analyse", worth about 14.2 marks in a paper that includes it.
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Banker: examined in at least one sitting in four and still appearing. Due: regular before, but absent for the last two exam sessions. Rising: clearly more common in the last two years. Our classification of real papers, not an IB statistic.
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