IB Geography Questions by Topic

Every IB Geography unit, from the changing-population core to the seven Paper 1 options and the HL-only global-interactions core — with exam-style practice questions for Paper 1 (options), Paper 2 (core) and the HL Paper 3. Click any topic to start practising.

1,395Questions
47Topics
13Units

Unit 1: Changing Population

150 questions
1.1

Population and economic development patterns

30
1.2

Changing populations and places

60
1.3

Population challenges and opportunities

60

Unit 2: Global Climate — Vulnerability and Resilience

120 questions
2.1

Causes of global climate change

45
2.2

Consequences of global climate change

45
2.3

Responding to climate change and building resilience

30

Unit 3: Global Resource Consumption and Security

120 questions
3.1

Global trends in consumption

45
3.2

Impacts of changing trends in resource consumption

45
3.3

Resource stewardship possibilities

30

Unit 4: Power, Places and Networks (HL)

75 questions
4.1

Global interactions and global power

15
4.2

Global networks and flows

30
4.3

Human and physical influences on global interactions

30

Unit 5: Human Development and Diversity (HL)

60 questions
5.1

Development opportunities

15
5.2

Changing identities and cultures

30
5.3

The power of places to resist or accept change

15

Unit 6: Global Risks and Resilience (HL)

60 questions
6.1

Geopolitical and economic risks

15
6.2

Environmental risks

30
6.3

Local and global resilience

15

Unit 7: Option A — Freshwater: Drainage Basins

120 questions
7.1

Drainage basin hydrology and geomorphology

45
7.2

Flooding and flood mitigation

15
7.3

Water scarcity and water quality

30
7.4

Water management futures

30

Unit 8: Option B — Oceans and Coastal Margins

120 questions
8.1

Ocean–atmosphere interactions

30
8.2

Interactions between oceans and coastal places

30
8.3

Managing coastal margins

30
8.4

Ocean management futures

30

Unit 9: Option C — Extreme Environments

120 questions
9.1

The characteristics of extreme environments

30
9.2

Physical processes and landscapes

30
9.3

Managing extreme environments

45
9.4

Extreme environments' futures

15

Unit 10: Option D — Geophysical Hazards

105 questions
10.1

Geophysical systems

30
10.2

Geophysical hazard risks

30
10.3

Hazard risk and vulnerability

15
10.4

Future resilience and adaptation

30

Unit 11: Option E — Leisure, Tourism and Sport

120 questions
11.1

Changing leisure patterns

30
11.2

Tourism and sport at the local and national scale

45
11.3

Tourism and sport at the international scale

30
11.4

Managing tourism and sport for the future

15

Unit 12: Option F — The Geography of Food and Health

105 questions
12.1

Measuring food and health

30
12.2

Food systems and the spread of disease

45
12.3

Stakeholders in food and health

15
12.4

Future health and food security and sustainability

15

Unit 13: Option G — Urban Environments

120 questions
13.1

The variety of urban environments

15
13.2

Changing urban systems

30
13.3

Urban environmental and social stresses

30
13.4

Building sustainable urban systems for the future

30
13.5

Synthesis, evaluation and skills

15

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