Core: Global change [Paper 2]
Unit Contents
- Unit 1: Changing population
- Unit 2: Global climate - vulnerability and resilience
- Unit 3: Global resource consumption and security
Paper 2 of the IB DP Geography examination covers the core — Global change. geographyalltheway.com covers three units: Unit 1: Changing population, Unit 2: Global climate — vulnerability and resilience, and Unit 3: Global resource consumption and security. All students study these three units, exploring 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 three core units, providing the real-world depth that Paper 2 requires:
Detailed example
Places explored
Lessons draw on real-world examples from regions across the globe, giving students a genuinely international perspective:
Northern Africa
Eastern Africa
Middle Africa
Southern Africa
Western Africa
Northern America
- 1.1.3 Population distribution and economic development at the national scale
- 1.2.1 Population change and demographic transition over time
- 2.2.2 Climate change and the incidence and severity of extreme weather events
- 2.2.3 Climate change and the biosphere
- 2.2.4 Impacts of climate change on people and places
- 3.1.4 The availability and consumption of water, land and food
Eastern Asia
South-eastern Asia
Southern Asia
Western Asia
- 1.2.1 Population change and demographic transition over time
- 1.2.3 Migration - knowledge and understanding
- 1.2.4 Forced migrations - detailed examples
- 2.2.2 Climate change and the incidence and severity of extreme weather events
- 3.2.2 Water, food and energy (and Iceland)
- 3.2.2 Water, food and energy security
Eastern Europe
Northern Europe
- 1.2.1 Population change and Iceland
- 1.3.3 Gender equality policies
- 1.3.4 Anti-trafficking policies
- 2.2.2 Climate change and the incidence and severity of extreme weather events
- 2.3.1 Climate change risk and vulnerability
- 2.3.4 Civil society and corporate strategies
- 3.1.5 Energy
- 3.2.2 Water, food and energy (and Iceland)
- 3.2.3 Recycling and waste
Western Europe
Melanesia
Switzerland
Iceland
United Arab Emirates
IB DP Geography Global change on social media
The IB DP Geography Flipboard magazine curates contemporary news articles directly related to the Global Change and Global Interactions units. Collaboratively produced by IB DP Geography educators, it can be read online or via the Flipboard tablet and smartphone app.
