IB Geography SL · 2019 to 2025
Unit 13: Option G: Urban environments
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Unit 13: Option G: Urban environments
Latest exam session: May 2025
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Topics in Unit 13: Option G: Urban environments
In syllabus order. The ring is the share of the marks each one carries.
13.1
The variety of urban environments
15% of marks53 of the 360 marks across the 28 Geography SL papers analysed (15%) were on this topic. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 11 questions
13.2
Changing urban systems
23% of marks84 of the 360 marks across the 28 Geography SL papers analysed (23%) were on this topic. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 17 questions
- DueUrbanisation, megacities and urban growth
- RisingDeindustrialisation, gentrification and urban change
13.3
Urban environmental and social stresses
34% of marks122 of the 360 marks across the 28 Geography SL papers analysed (34%) were on this topic. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 22 questions
- DueUrban social stresses and deprivation
13.4
Building sustainable urban systems for the future
26% of marks95 of the 360 marks across the 28 Geography SL papers analysed (26%) were on this topic. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 19 questions
13.5
Synthesis, evaluation and skills
2% of marks6 of the 360 marks across the 28 Geography SL papers analysed (2%) were on this topic. A past-paper pattern, not a guarantee for your next paper. · 6 questions
Exam pattern
How often each micro-topic has been examined, year by year. Each label is explained under the grid.
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Top 4 of 8 micro-topics for the next sitting. Numbers are questions per year.
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| Micro-topic | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sustainable and smart urban design, 2019: 1 question | 3Sustainable and smart urban design, 2020: 3 questions | 3Sustainable and smart urban design, 2021: 3 questions | 2Sustainable and smart urban design, 2022: 2 questions | 4Sustainable and smart urban design, 2023: 4 questions | 1Sustainable and smart urban design, 2024: 1 question | 3Sustainable and smart urban design, 2025: 3 questions | |
| 2Urban environmental stresses, 2019: 2 questions | 3Urban environmental stresses, 2020: 3 questions | 6Urban environmental stresses, 2021: 6 questions | ·Urban environmental stresses, 2022: 0 questions | 3Urban environmental stresses, 2023: 3 questions | 2Urban environmental stresses, 2024: 2 questions | 1Urban environmental stresses, 2025: 1 question | |
| 3Urban land use, economic activity and land values, 2019: 3 questions | ·Urban land use, economic activity and land values, 2020: 0 questions | 2Urban land use, economic activity and land values, 2021: 2 questions | 2Urban land use, economic activity and land values, 2022: 2 questions | ·Urban land use, economic activity and land values, 2023: 0 questions | 2Urban land use, economic activity and land values, 2024: 2 questions | 2Urban land use, economic activity and land values, 2025: 2 questions | |
| 3Urbanisation, megacities and urban growth, 2019: 3 questions | ·Urbanisation, megacities and urban growth, 2020: 0 questions | 1Urbanisation, megacities and urban growth, 2021: 1 question | ·Urbanisation, megacities and urban growth, 2022: 0 questions | 6Urbanisation, megacities and urban growth, 2023: 6 questions | 3Urbanisation, megacities and urban growth, 2024: 3 questions | ·Urbanisation, megacities and urban growth, 2025: 0 questions |
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- DueUrban social stresses and deprivation· last May 24 P1
- Frequently testedin at least a quarter of all papers, and still appearing in the last two years
- Dueusually examined, but missing from the last two exam sessions
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Questions on Unit 13: Option G: Urban environments, by exam session
Which papers asked about Unit 13: Option G: Urban environments, and which question numbers. Open a paper to see them highlighted.
May 2025
2 questions across 1 paper
November 2024
2 questions across 1 paper
May 2024
2 questions across 1 paper
November 2023
2 questions across 1 paper
May 2023
2 questions across 1 paper
November 2022
2 questions 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 2020
2 questions across 1 paper
November 2019
2 questions across 1 paper
May 2019
2 questions across 1 paper
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Which Geography SL exam sessions are covered for Unit 13: Option G: Urban environments?
13 exam sessions from 2019 to 2025, the latest May 2025. Every Paper 1 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 12 papers in this archive.
Which Unit 13: Option G: Urban environments topic comes up most?
Sustainable and smart urban design (13.4.1): in 32% of papers, last seen May 25 P1. Usually "examine", worth about 8.8 marks in a paper that includes it.
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