Assessment in IB Geography
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Assessment Outline
Higher Level
External assessment (4 hours 30 minutes) 80%
Paper 1 (2 hours 15 minutes) 35%
Geographic themes—three options (60 marks)
Paper 2 (1 hour 15 minutes) 25%
Geographic perspectives—global change (50 marks)
Paper 3 (1 hour) 20%
Geographic perspectives—global interactions (28 marks)
Internal assessment (20 hours) 20%
This component is internally assessed by the teacher and
externally moderated by the IB at the end of the course.
Fieldwork (20 hours)
Written report (25 marks)
Paper 1 (2 hours 15 minutes) 35%
Geographic themes—three options (60 marks)
Paper 2 (1 hour 15 minutes) 25%
Geographic perspectives—global change (50 marks)
Paper 3 (1 hour) 20%
Geographic perspectives—global interactions (28 marks)
Internal assessment (20 hours) 20%
This component is internally assessed by the teacher and
externally moderated by the IB at the end of the course.
Fieldwork (20 hours)
Written report (25 marks)
Standard Level
External assessment (2 hours 45 minutes) 75%
Paper 1 (1 hour 30 minutes) 35%
Geographic themes—two options (40 marks)
Paper 2 (1 hour 15 minutes) 40%
Geographic perspectives—global change (50 marks)
Internal assessment (20 hours) 25%
This component is internally assessed by the teacher and externally moderated by the IB at the end of the course.
Fieldwork (20 hours)
Written report (25 marks)
Paper 1 (1 hour 30 minutes) 35%
Geographic themes—two options (40 marks)
Paper 2 (1 hour 15 minutes) 40%
Geographic perspectives—global change (50 marks)
Internal assessment (20 hours) 25%
This component is internally assessed by the teacher and externally moderated by the IB at the end of the course.
Fieldwork (20 hours)
Written report (25 marks)