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MYP G10 Geog Revision Checklist

The document is a revision checklist for the IB MYP Geography curriculum, outlining general concepts and specific content areas across various units including Natural Hazards, Population & Migration, Urbanization, Tourism, Resources & Environmental Change, Development & Inequality, Rivers & Flooding, and Coasts. Each unit includes key concepts, related concepts, global contexts, and specific content that students should understand and evaluate. The checklist emphasizes the importance of geographic terminology, data interpretation, and case studies for comprehensive learning.

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MYP G10 Geog Revision Checklist

The document is a revision checklist for the IB MYP Geography curriculum, outlining general concepts and specific content areas across various units including Natural Hazards, Population & Migration, Urbanization, Tourism, Resources & Environmental Change, Development & Inequality, Rivers & Flooding, and Coasts. Each unit includes key concepts, related concepts, global contexts, and specific content that students should understand and evaluate. The checklist emphasizes the importance of geographic terminology, data interpretation, and case studies for comprehensive learning.

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🌍 IB MYP Geography Revision Checklist

🧭 General Concepts Checklist (Used For All Units)

✅ Key Concept

Identify and explain key concepts (e.g., change, systems, sustainability,


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development)

☐ Use relevant geographic terminology

☐ Describe and explain spatial patterns and processes

☐ Apply maps, graphs, diagrams accurately

☐ Use and interpret data and sources effectively

☐ Analyse cause-effect relationships in human/environment interactions

☐ Evaluate geographic issues from multiple perspectives

Unit-Based Checklists:

🌋 Unit: Natural Hazards & Disasters

Key Concepts: Change, Systems


Related Concepts: Risk, Hazard, Management
Global Context: Globalization and sustainability / Scientific and technical innovation

✅ Content

Define and classify types of hazards (tectonic, climatic,


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biological)

Explain causes of earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes,


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floods, etc.

☐ Understand impacts: social, economic, environmental

☐ Compare responses: local, national, international

☐ Evaluate effectiveness of management strategies

☐ Use case study of Japan and Nepal earthquakes

🌱 Unit: Population & Migration


Key Concepts: Change, Global Interactions
Related Concepts: Growth, Movement
Global Context: Identities and relationships / Globalization

✅ Content

☐ Explain population distribution and density factors

☐ Use and interpret population pyramids, DTM

Describe types and causes of migration (push/pull


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factors)

Evaluate impacts of migration on source/host


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regions

☐ Use case study of UAE migrant workers, Japan

🌆 Unit: Urbanization

Key Concepts: Development, Systems


Related Concepts: Urban change, Sustainability
Global Context: Orientation in space and time

✅ Content

Define urbanization and explain urban growth


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trends

☐ Understand reasons for rural-urban migration

Identify problems in urban areas (e.g., housing,


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traffic, waste)

☐ Evaluate strategies to make cities more sustainable

Use case study of Mumbai, Dharavi, London


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Docklands
✈️Unit: Tourism (incl. Dark Tourism)

Key Concepts: Sustainability, Global Interactions


Related Concepts: Development, Resources
Global Context: Personal and cultural expression

✅ Content

☐ Describe types of tourism (mass, eco, cultural, dark, etc.)

☐ Explain growth of tourism and its link to development

☐ Analyse environmental, economic, and social impacts

☐ Compare sustainable tourism strategies

☐ Use case study of Chernobyl or alternative

Unit: Resources & Environmental Change

Key Concepts: Systems, Sustainability


Related Concepts: Scarcity, Management
Global Context: Fairness and development

✅ Content

☐ Distinguish between renewable and non-renewable resources

Describe causes and effects of deforestation, water scarcity,


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pollution, etc.

☐ Analyse climate change causes and impacts

☐ Evaluate management strategies (e.g., conservation, recycling)

☐ Use case study of Amazon deforestation and Sahel


📉 Unit: Development & Inequality

Key Concepts: Development, Change


Related Concepts: Poverty, Disparity
Global Context: Fairness and development

✅ Content

Define development and identify indicators (GDP, HDI,


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etc.)

☐ Explain causes of global inequalities

☐ Use development models

☐ Evaluate aid, trade, and development strategies

☐ Use case study of Bangladesh, Zambia

🌊 Unit: Rivers & Flooding

Key Concepts: Systems, Change


Related Concepts: Processes, Management
Global Context: Scientific and technical innovation

✅ Content

☐ Describe the river's course: upper, middle, and lower stages

Explain key river processes (erosion, transportation,


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deposition)

Identify and explain features: waterfalls, meanders, oxbow


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lakes, deltas

☐ Describe causes and impacts of river flooding

Evaluate flood management strategies (hard and soft


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engineering)

☐ Use case study of Tewkesbury


Unit: Coasts

Key Concepts: Change, Systems


Related Concepts: Processes, Management
Global Context: Globalization and sustainability

✅ Content

Describe coastal processes: erosion (abrasion, attrition),


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transportation (longshore drift), and deposition

Explain formation of coastal landforms (e.g., headlands, bays,


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cliffs, spits, bars)

Understand human activities affecting coasts (e.g., tourism,


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construction, sea level rise)

Evaluate coastal management strategies (e.g., groynes, sea


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walls, beach nourishment)

☐ Use case study of Holderness Coast / Dubai's artificial islands

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