Higher Level: Global interactions [Paper 3]
Unit Contents
- Unit 4: Power, places and networks
- Unit 5: Human development and diversity
- Unit 6: Global risks and resilience
Paper 3 of the IB DP Geography examination covers the higher level extension — Global interactions. geographyalltheway.com covers three units: Unit 4: Power, places and networks, Unit 5: Human development and diversity, and Unit 6: Global risks and resilience. HL students study all 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 higher level units, providing the real-world depth that Paper 3 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
Southern Africa
Western Africa
Central America
Northern America
- 4.2.3 International aid, loans, debt relief and remittances
- 4.2.5 TNCs - global strategies and supply chains
- 5.2.1 Global spectrum of cultural traits
- 5.2.3 Diasporas
- 6.1.1 Geopolitical threats to individuals and businesses
- 6.1.2 Profit repatriation and tax avoidance
- 6.2.3 Carbon footprints for global flows
- 6.3.2 Crowd-sourcing technologies
- 6.3.3 New technologies for the management of global flows
Eastern Asia
- 4.3.1 Political factors that affect global interactions
- 5.2.1 Global spectrum of cultural traits
- 5.2.2 Glocalization and cultural hybridity
- 5.3.3 Geopolitical constraints on global interactions
- 5.3.4 Civil society and international-mindedness
- 6.1.1 Geopolitical threats to individuals and businesses
- 6.1.3 Disruptive technological innovations
- 6.2.4 Global shift of industry
South-eastern Asia
Southern Asia
Northern Europe
- 4.2.3 International aid, loans, debt relief and remittances
- 4.2.5 TNCs - global strategies and supply chains
- 5.2.1 Global spectrum of cultural traits
- 5.3.1 Resistance to global interactions
- 5.3.2 Anti-immigration movements
- 5.3.3 Geopolitical constraints on global interactions
- 5.3.4 Civil society and international-mindedness
- 6.1.1 Geopolitical threats to individuals and businesses
- 6.1.2 Profit repatriation and tax avoidance
- 6.1.4 Globalization and nationalism
- 6.2.2 Environmental impacts of global flows
- 6.2.3 Carbon footprints for global flows
- 6.3.1 Raise awareness
- 6.3.2 Crowd-sourcing technologies
Southern Europe
Western Europe
Australia and New Zealand
Teaching Approaches
Content is delivered through a range of teaching and learning approaches, supporting different classroom contexts and learning styles:
Note taking frame
Spreadsheets
Visual stimulus
- 4.1.2 Global superpowers
- 4.2.1 Global networks and flows - Global trade
- 4.2.3 International aid, loans, debt relief and remittances
- 4.2.4 Foreign Direct Investment and outsourcing
- 4.3.2 Shrinking world - transport developments over time
- 6.1.1 Geopolitical threats to individuals and businesses
- 6.1.2 Profit repatriation and tax avoidance
- 6.2.4 Global shift of industry
IB DP Geography Global interactions 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.