Geographic theme: Extreme environments
Unit Contents
- ee.1 The characteristics of extreme environments
- ee.2 Physical processes and landscapes
- ee.3 Managing extreme environments
- ee.4 Extreme environments futures
The Extreme environments geographic theme is one of three options for Paper 1 of the IB DP Geography examination. geographyalltheway.com covers four sub-topics: ee.1 The characteristics of extreme environments, ee.2 Physical processes and landscapes, ee.3 Managing extreme environments, and ee.4 Extreme environments futures. Students explore real-world issues through detailed examples and case studies drawn from locations across the globe.
Detailed examples and case studies
The following detailed examples and case studies are covered across the Extreme environments theme:
Detailed example
Places explored
Lessons draw on real-world examples from regions across the globe, giving students a genuinely international perspective:
Northern Africa
Western Africa
South America
Northern America
- ee.1.1 Global distribution of extreme environments
- ee.1.2 Hot and arid extreme environments
- ee.1.3 Cold / high altitude extreme environments
- ee.2.2 Periglacial landscapes
- ee.2.3 Hot and arid landscapes
- ee.3.1 Mineral extraction in cold environments - Oil extraction in northern Alaska
- ee.4.2 Increasing competition for access - Oil extraction in northern Alaska
- ee.4.4 Global climate change in extreme environments
Western Asia
Eastern Europe
Northern Europe
United Arab Emirates
Teaching Approaches
Content is delivered through a range of teaching and learning approaches, supporting different classroom contexts and learning styles:
Note taking frame
IB DP Geography Extreme environments on social media
The Extreme environments Flipboard magazine curates contemporary news articles directly related to the Extreme environments geographic theme. Collaboratively produced by IB DP Geography educators, it can be read online or via the Flipboard tablet and smartphone app.