5 Countries
All you need for IB Geography?

Aim of this lecture

The IB Geography syllabus recommends that case
studies should be 'chosen from a limited number of
countries (between three and five) of contrasting levels of
development'. Can it be done? Should it be done? This
lecture will outline how case studies from five countries
could be used to teach the course.

This lecture is sponsored by
the International Baccalaureate
Organisation

Part of the IBO Mission Statement:

Part of the IBO Mission Statement:
The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring,
knowledgeable and caring young people who help to
create a better and more peaceful world through
intercultural understanding and respect.

MAY 201

MAY 201
HL

HL 2913
MAY 201

HL 2913
MAY 201
SL

HL 2913
MAY 201
SL 2376

HL 2913
MAY 201
SL 2376
HISTORY SL + HL

HL 2913
MAY 201
SL 2376
HISTORY SL + HL 32755

The Campus des Nations
DP Geography Course

Geographic Skills

The Core: Patterns and Change

HL Extension -
Global Interactions

Freshwater -
Issues and Conflicts

Extreme Environments

The Geography of
Food and Health

Oceans and their
Freshwater Extreme Environments Hazards and Disasters
Coastal Margins
Geography of
Leisure, Sport and Tourism Urban Environments
Food and Health

Advice on case studies from
the IBO Geography Guide

Case studies and
examples must be used
where appropriate to
illustrate content.

A case study is a detailed,
located example for
discussion or a discursive
approach.

Ideally, case studies selected
should be recent; that is, they
should have occurred within
the student’s lifetime and
should not be historical.

Name a recent volcanic eruption ...

Name a recent volcanic eruption ...
That was close to a centre of
population?

Recent?

When examples are used,
students should not provide
just one word responses.

Such as Africa ...

What’s the difference between
a case study, an example and
a focus countries?

Case Study

Something you could write about for 30
minutes.

Describe and explain the disparities that
exist in New York. 750-800 words, 15 marks.
[To access more than 8 marks you must be
discussing at least three different categories
of disparities]

Examples

A sentence or two that you can
add to show you understanding of
the concepts.

Focus Country

The source of several case studies.

The source of several case studies.
Factual recall ....

Birth rate

Birth rate
Death rate

Birth rate
Death rate
Infant mortality

Birth rate
Death rate
Infant mortality
Child mortality

Birth rate Index of education
Death rate
Infant mortality
Child mortality

Birth rate Index of education
Death rate Index of nutrition
Infant mortality
Child mortality

Birth rate Index of education
Death rate Index of nutrition
Infant mortality HDI
Child mortality

Birth rate Index of education
Death rate Index of nutrition
Infant mortality HDI
Child mortality Oil production ...

Can ‘Patterns and Change’ be
taught using between three
and five countries?

List the three countries you like to
teach the most.

From your three countries do you have a:

From your three countries do you have a:
Youthful Population

From your three countries do you have a:
Youthful Population
Ageing Population

From your three countries do you have a:
Youthful Population
Ageing Population
Pro-natalist Population Policy

From your three countries do you have a:
Youthful Population
Ageing Population
Pro-natalist Population Policy
Anti-natalist Population Policy

From your three countries do you have a:
Youthful Population
Ageing Population
Pro-natalist Population Policy
Anti-natalist Population Policy
Internal Migration

From your three countries do you have a:
Youthful Population
Ageing Population
Pro-natalist Population Policy
Anti-natalist Population Policy
Internal Migration
International Migration

From your three countries do you have a:
Youthful Population
Ageing Population
Pro-natalist Population Policy
Anti-natalist Population Policy
Internal Migration
International Migration
Gender Inequalities

From your three countries do you have a:
Youthful Population Disparities within the country
Ageing Population
Pro-natalist Population Policy
Anti-natalist Population Policy
Internal Migration
International Migration
Gender Inequalities

From your three countries do you have a:
Youthful Population Disparities within the country
Ageing Population Debt Relief
Pro-natalist Population Policy
Anti-natalist Population Policy
Internal Migration
International Migration
Gender Inequalities

From your three countries do you have a:
Youthful Population Disparities within the country
Ageing Population Debt Relief
Pro-natalist Population Policy Remittances
Anti-natalist Population Policy
Internal Migration
International Migration
Gender Inequalities

From your three countries do you have a:
Youthful Population Disparities within the country
Ageing Population Debt Relief
Pro-natalist Population Policy Remittances
Anti-natalist Population Policy Soil degradation
Internal Migration
International Migration
Gender Inequalities

From your three countries do you have a:
Youthful Population Disparities within the country
Ageing Population Debt Relief
Pro-natalist Population Policy Remittances
Anti-natalist Population Policy Soil degradation
Internal Migration Physical water scarcity
International Migration
Gender Inequalities

From your three countries do you have a:
Youthful Population Disparities within the country
Ageing Population Debt Relief
Pro-natalist Population Policy Remittances
Anti-natalist Population Policy Soil degradation
Internal Migration Physical water scarcity
International Migration Economic water scarcity
Gender Inequalities

From your three countries do you have a:
Youthful Population Disparities within the country
Ageing Population Debt Relief
Pro-natalist Population Policy Remittances
Anti-natalist Population Policy Soil degradation
Internal Migration Physical water scarcity
International Migration Economic water scarcity
Gender Inequalities Tropical Rainforest

From your three countries do you have a:
Youthful Population Disparities within the country
Ageing Population Debt Relief
Pro-natalist Population Policy Remittances
Anti-natalist Population Policy Soil degradation
Internal Migration Physical water scarcity
International Migration Economic water scarcity
Gender Inequalities Tropical Rainforest
Oil production

Ranked number 2 in terms of the UN's
Human Development Index, behind Norway -
easier to access resources written in English.

Ranked 4th in UN's 2011 HDI

Ranked 4th in UN's 2011 HDI
Physical size and therefore diversity

Ranked 4th in UN's 2011 HDI
Physical size and therefore diversity
Proximity to Mexico

Brazilian economy overtakes UK's, says CEBR

Brazilian economy overtakes UK's, says CEBR
Tropical Rainforest

Size and disparities

Size and disparities
Internal migration

Bottom of the HDI rankings ...

Bottom of the HDI rankings ...
2011 rankings it's 186 out of 187.

Extending the 'IB Five' beyond Patterns and Change
Oceans and their
Global Interactions Extreme Environments Hazards and Disasters
Coastal Margins
Leisure, Sport and Tourism Geography of Urban Environments Freshwater
Food and Health

Should the Patterns and
Change be taught using
between three and five
countries?

"If geography itself has any
significance it is that we
are made to lift our eyes
from our small provincial
selves to the whole complex
and magnificent world."

"If geography itself has any
significance it is that we
are made to lift our eyes
from our small provincial
selves to the whole complex
and magnificent world."
Reportedly Richard Burton (1821
- 1890) to the Royal
Geographical Society.

Tools to help you 'focus' upon
the focus countries

Australia - http://www.economist.com/topics/australia/index.xml
USA - http://www.economist.com/topics/united-states/index.xml
China - http://www.economist.com/topics/china/index.xml
Brazil - http://www.economist.com/topics/brazil/index.xml
Niger - http://www.economist.com/topics/niger/index.xml

XMind

XMind

XMind

XMind
Free mind
mapping software

XMind
Free mind
mapping software
Cross Platform

First questionnaire: Review of
the current syllabus - April
2012

English: bit.ly/dp-geog-survey-1
French: bit.ly/dp-geog-survey-1-fr
Spanish: bit.ly/dp-geog-survey-1-es
The deadline is June 30th 2012.

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