IB Geography SL · 2019 to 2025
10.2 Geophysical hazard risks
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10.2 Geophysical hazard risks
Latest exam session: May 2026
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Micro-topics in 10.2 Geophysical hazard risks
In syllabus order. The ring is the share of papers each appears in.
- Less common
last May 24 P1
- Frequently tested
last May 26 P1
- Regular
last May 26 P1
Exam pattern
How often each micro-topic has been examined, year by year. Each label is explained under the grid.
Does it repeat?
Questions per year for each micro-topic.
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| Micro-topic | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Earthquake and tsunami hazards, 2019: 4 questions | ·Earthquake and tsunami hazards, 2020: 0 questions | 3Earthquake and tsunami hazards, 2021: 3 questions | 4Earthquake and tsunami hazards, 2022: 4 questions | ·Earthquake and tsunami hazards, 2023: 0 questions | 2Earthquake and tsunami hazards, 2024: 2 questions | 2Earthquake and tsunami hazards, 2025: 2 questions | 1Earthquake and tsunami hazards, 2026: 1 question | |
| ·Volcanic and mass-movement hazards, 2019: 0 questions | ·Volcanic and mass-movement hazards, 2020: 0 questions | 3Volcanic and mass-movement hazards, 2021: 3 questions | 1Volcanic and mass-movement hazards, 2022: 1 question | 4Volcanic and mass-movement hazards, 2023: 4 questions | 2Volcanic and mass-movement hazards, 2024: 2 questions | ·Volcanic and mass-movement hazards, 2025: 0 questions | 4Volcanic and mass-movement hazards, 2026: 4 questions | |
| ·Mass movement processes, 2019: 0 questions | ·Mass movement processes, 2020: 0 questions | 1Mass movement processes, 2021: 1 question | ·Mass movement processes, 2022: 0 questions | ·Mass movement processes, 2023: 0 questions | 1Mass movement processes, 2024: 1 question | ·Mass movement processes, 2025: 0 questions | ·Mass movement processes, 2026: 0 questions |
- Frequently testedin at least a quarter of all papers, and still appearing in the last two years
- Regularin roughly one paper in six or more
- Less commonin fewer than one paper in fifteen
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Questions on 10.2 Geophysical hazard risks, by exam session
Which papers asked about 10.2 Geophysical hazard risks, and which question numbers. Open a paper to see them highlighted.
May 2026
2 questions across 1 paper
November 2025
1 question across 1 paper
May 2025
1 question across 1 paper
November 2024
1 question across 1 paper
May 2024
1 question across 1 paper
November 2023
1 question across 1 paper
May 2023
1 question across 1 paper
November 2022
1 question across 1 paper
May 2022
2 questions across 1 paper
November 2021
2 questions across 1 paper
May 2021
2 questions across 1 paper
November 2019
1 question across 1 paper
May 2019
1 question across 1 paper
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Which Geography SL exam sessions are covered for 10.2 Geophysical hazard risks?
15 exam sessions from 2019 to 2026, the latest May 2026. Every Paper 1 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 13 papers in this archive.
Which 10.2 Geophysical hazard risks topic comes up most?
Earthquake and tsunami hazards (10.2.1): in 29% of papers, last seen May 26 P1. Usually "Examine", worth about 5.6 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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