IBDP Geography - Internal Assessment

What do the initials 'IA' mean?

• Independent Analysis

• Independent Assessment

• Internal Assessment

• International Arrangement

This year, our IA is going to centre around which Optional Theme?

• Urban Environments

• Rivers

• Core 4

• Freshwater Environments

Under normal circumstances, the IA is worth 25% for SL students, and 20% for HL students. What will the IA count towards your Geography grades?

• SL 25%, HL 20%

• SL 30%, HL 25%

• SL 35%, HL 30%

• SL 45%, HL 35%

The DP Geography IA is out of a maximum of…

• 20 marks

• 25 marks

• 50 marks

• 100 marks

Successful Geography IAs are always directly connected to a geographical theory or model. Your IA will be connected to the…

• Bradshaw model

• Butler Model

• Burgess Model

• Burgistein Model

All geography IAs centre around established hypotheses. Which of the following is the best description of a hypothesis?

• A prediction

• An idea you can test

• An educated guess

• An observation

You will investigate the fluvial characteristics of the river. what does the word 'fluvial' mean?

• The physical interaction between flowing water and the natural environment

• The way rivers change their environment

• How a river has been adapted by humans

• How likely a river is to flood

Which 3 variables decrease with distance downstream, according to the Bradshaw Model?

• Velocity, slope angle, particle size

• Channel depth, slope angle, particle size

• Channel bed roughness, slope angle, particle size

• Channel bed roughness, particle size, velocity

Alongside your 'descriptive analysis' (picking out information from your graphs), you will also conduct 'statistical analysis'. What is this?

• Using specific numbers in your writing

• Using numbers to remove your personal bias when reading into information

• Including data tables in your work

• Comparing your results with everyone else in the class

The absolute maximum word limit for the IA is…

• 2000

• 2200

• 2500

• 4000