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Geography SL
May 2019 · Paper 2

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  • 6questions
  • 60marks
  • 17question parts
  • 10micro-topics

What this paper tests

Mark distribution

  • Changing population50%
  • Global climate - vulnerability and resilience33%
  • Global resource consumption and security17%

Hardest areas (by marks)

  1. 1.Ageing and declining populations10 marks
  2. 2.Adaptation, resilience and global agreements10 marks
  3. 3.Forced migration and displacement6 marks

Question types

explain / justify: 59%to: 18%write down / state: 12%estimate: 6%0%
  • explain / justify59%
  • to18%
  • write down / state12%
  • estimate6%

0% of parts are show / prove.

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Which topics dominate May 2019 Paper 2?

Changing population 50% (typical 10%), Global climate - vulnerability and resilience 33% (typical 8%), Global resource consumption and security 17% (typical 10%).

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