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Geography SL
November 2025 · Paper 2

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  • 6questions
  • 60marks
  • 15question parts
  • 8micro-topics

What this paper tests

Mark distribution

  • Changing population33%
  • Global climate - vulnerability and resilience33%
  • Global resource consumption and security33%

Hardest areas (by marks)

  1. 1.Population distribution and physical factors10 marks
  2. 2.Physical and environmental impacts of climate change10 marks
  3. 3.Water and energy security6 marks

Question types

explain / justify: 60%to: 20%write down / state: 13%outline: 7%0%
  • explain / justify60%
  • to20%
  • write down / state13%
  • outline7%

0% of parts are show / prove.

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Which topics dominate November 2025 Paper 2?

Changing population 33% (typical 11%), Global climate - vulnerability and resilience 33% (typical 9%), Global resource consumption and security 33% (typical 11%).

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