IB German B SL · 2020 to 2025

1.5 Sharing the Planet

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SL archive · 2021 to 2026

1.5 Sharing the Planet

Latest exam session: May 2026

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Micro-topics in 1.5 Sharing the Planet

In syllabus order. The ring is the share of papers each appears in. 1 of them has no matching questions in this archive.

  • 41

    1.5.1

    The environment

    97 questions · in 41% of papers

    Frequently tested

    last May 26 P2 (Reading) TZ3

  • 7

    1.5.2

    Human rights

    38 questions · in 7% of papers

    Occasional

    last May 26 P2 (Reading) TZ3

  • 0

    1.5.3

    Peace & conflict

    No question tagged to this topic in the 41 German B SL papers analysed

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  • 5

    1.5.4

    Equality

    11 questions · in 5% of papers

    Less common

    last Nov 23 P2 (Listening)

  • 2

    1.5.5

    Globalization

    1 question · in 2% of papers

    Less common

    last May 24 P1 TZ1

  • 5

    1.5.6

    Ethics

    24 questions · in 5% of papers

    Less common

    last May 25 P2 (Reading) TZ3

  • 2

    1.5.7

    Urban & rural

    1 question · in 2% of papers

    Less common

    last Nov 23 P1

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Top 4 of 6 micro-topics for the next sitting. Numbers are questions per year.

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Micro-topic2020202120222023202420252026
1.5.1The environmentFrequently tested
·The environment, 2020: 0 questions2The environment, 2021: 2 questions23The environment, 2022: 23 questions14The environment, 2023: 14 questions15The environment, 2024: 15 questions1The environment, 2025: 1 question42The environment, 2026: 42 questions
1.5.2Human rightsOccasional
·Human rights, 2020: 0 questions·Human rights, 2021: 0 questions·Human rights, 2022: 0 questions·Human rights, 2023: 0 questions·Human rights, 2024: 0 questions·Human rights, 2025: 0 questions38Human rights, 2026: 38 questions
1.5.6EthicsLess common
·Ethics, 2020: 0 questions·Ethics, 2021: 0 questions·Ethics, 2022: 0 questions·Ethics, 2023: 0 questions·Ethics, 2024: 0 questions24Ethics, 2025: 24 questions·Ethics, 2026: 0 questions
1.5.4EqualityLess common
·Equality, 2020: 0 questions·Equality, 2021: 0 questions1Equality, 2022: 1 question10Equality, 2023: 10 questions·Equality, 2024: 0 questions·Equality, 2025: 0 questions·Equality, 2026: 0 questions

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  • Frequently testedin at least a quarter of all papers, and still appearing in the last two years
  • Occasionalin about one paper in ten
  • Less commonin fewer than one paper in fifteen

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Which German B SL exam sessions are covered for 1.5 Sharing the Planet?

12 exam sessions from 2021 to 2026, the latest May 2026. Every Paper 1, 2 (Listening) and 2 (Reading) in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 22 papers in this archive.

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The environment (1.5.1): in 42% of papers, last seen May 26 P2 (Reading) TZ3. Usually "Write", worth about 21.8 marks in a paper that includes it.

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