IB Geography SL · 2019 to 2025
IB Geography SL past papers
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SL archive · 2019 to 2026
IB Geography SL past papers
Latest exam session: May 2026
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Units in Geography SL
In syllabus order. The ring is the share of the marks each one carries.
Unit 1
Changing population
10% of marks · 141 questions
- DueAgeing and declining populations
- DueMegacities and the consequences of rapid growth
Unit 2
Global climate - vulnerability and resilience
8% of marks · 85 questions
- DueMitigation: reducing the causes of climate change
- DueNatural causes of climate change
Unit 3
Global resource consumption and security
10% of marks · 102 questions
- DueTrends in energy and resource consumption
- RisingFood security and the threats to it
Unit 7
Option A: Freshwater - drainage basins
10% of marks · 85 questions
- DueThe drainage basin as a system
- DueRiver discharge and hydrographs
Unit 8
Option B: Oceans and coastal margins
10% of marks · 87 questions
- DueCoral reefs and mangroves
- DueOcean and coastal pollution
Unit 9
Option C: Extreme environments
10% of marks · 85 questions
Unit 10
Option D: Geophysical hazards
10% of marks · 90 questions
- DueMass movement processes
Unit 11
Option E: Leisure, tourism and sport
10% of marks · 90 questions
- DueReading tourism and recreation maps
Unit 12
Option F: The geography of food and health
10% of marks · 87 questions
- DueMeasuring food and nutrition
Unit 13
Option G: Urban environments
10% of marks · 87 questions
- DueUrban social stresses and deprivation
Papers in Geography SL
Each paper across every sitting. The ring is the share of the marks it carries.
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 80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Water and energy security, 2019: 2 questions | 1Water and energy security, 2020: 1 question | ·Water and energy security, 2021: 0 questions | 1Water and energy security, 2022: 1 question | 2Water and energy security, 2023: 2 questions | 2Water and energy security, 2024: 2 questions | 8Water and energy security, 2025: 8 questions | 4Water and energy security, 2026: 4 questions | |
| 2Human causes of climate change, 2019: 2 questions | 2Human causes of climate change, 2020: 2 questions | ·Human causes of climate change, 2021: 0 questions | ·Human causes of climate change, 2022: 0 questions | 1Human causes of climate change, 2023: 1 question | 2Human causes of climate change, 2024: 2 questions | 7Human causes of climate change, 2025: 7 questions | 6Human causes of climate change, 2026: 6 questions | |
| 3Economic development, fertility and the demographic dividend, 2019: 3 questions | ·Economic development, fertility and the demographic dividend, 2020: 0 questions | ·Economic development, fertility and the demographic dividend, 2021: 0 questions | 1Economic development, fertility and the demographic dividend, 2022: 1 question | ·Economic development, fertility and the demographic dividend, 2023: 0 questions | 2Economic development, fertility and the demographic dividend, 2024: 2 questions | 4Economic development, fertility and the demographic dividend, 2025: 4 questions | 12Economic development, fertility and the demographic dividend, 2026: 12 questions | |
| 2Resource stewardship and the circular economy, 2019: 2 questions | 2Resource stewardship and the circular economy, 2020: 2 questions | 2Resource stewardship and the circular economy, 2021: 2 questions | 1Resource stewardship and the circular economy, 2022: 1 question | 1Resource stewardship and the circular economy, 2023: 1 question | 3Resource stewardship and the circular economy, 2024: 3 questions | 3Resource stewardship and the circular economy, 2025: 3 questions | ·Resource stewardship and the circular economy, 2026: 0 questions |
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- DueMegacities and the consequences of rapid growth· last May 25 P2 TZ2
- Dueusually examined, but missing from the last two exam sessions
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Every Geography SL exam session
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May 2026
4 papers
November 2025
2 papers
May 2025
4 papers
November 2024
2 papers
May 2024
3 papers
November 2023
2 papers
May 2023
2 papers
November 2022
2 papers
May 2022
2 papers
November 2021
2 papers
May 2021
2 papers
November 2020
2 papers
November 2019
2 papers
May 2019
2 papers
Specimen 2019
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Which Geography SL exam sessions are covered?
15 exam sessions from 2019 to 2026, the latest May 2026. Every Paper 1 and 2 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 34 papers in this archive.
Which IB Geography SL topic comes up most?
Water and energy security (3.2.2): in 41% of papers, last seen May 26 P2 TZ3. Usually "Explain", worth about 5.7 marks in a paper that includes it.
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What do "banker", "due" and "rising" mean?
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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