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IB DP GEOGRAPHY
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    • 1 Population distribution - changing population
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  • Themes
    • Option A - Freshwater
    • Option D Geophysical Hazards
    • Option E Leisure Tourism & Sport
    • Option G Urban Environments
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Option G
​Urban Envrionments  

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1. The variety of urban environments
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2. Changing urban
​systems
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3. Urban environmental and social stresses
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4. Building sustainable urban systems for the future

More than 50% of the world’s population now lives in urban environments, with many living in megacities. This optional theme considers the hierarchy of cities and other urban places as sites of intense social interaction and as focal points of production, wealth generation and consumption. They exhibit diversity in patterns of wealth and deprivation, which can result in conflict. They may share common characteristics and processes irrespective of the national level of economic development.

Transport improvements have led to rapid growth and shifts in population and economic activities, producing stresses and challenges for urban planners. The theme also considers issues of sustainability, wherein cities need to be managed to minimize harmful social and environmental impacts.
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Through study of this optional theme, students will develop their understanding of processes, places, power and geographical possibilities. They will additionally gain understanding of more specialized concepts including hierarchies (of settlements), systems (in relation to movements of people and the management of transport and waste flows) and sustainability.
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Synthesis Thinking - What connections can you spot between the growth of cities and some of the problems that this growth has caused and where you find things to buy. How does this link in to other areas of the IB DP course and SDG's? 

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  • Home
    • About
    • Why Geography?
    • Privacy Policy
    • Report a Problem
    • Free To Access Materials
    • Delivery Plan
    • Webinar 2020
    • IGCSE Upskilling
    • IB Geo Podcasts
  • Register
  • Revision
  • Getting Started
    • The Induction Event
    • The 4Ps
    • SDG's 2015-2030
    • Synthesis
    • Case Studies
  • IB Core
    • TOK
    • CAS
  • Global Change
    • 1 Population distribution - changing population
    • 2 Climate vulnerability and resilience
    • 3 Global resource consumption & security
  • Global Interactions
    • 4 Power Places & Networks
    • 5 Human Development & Diversity
    • 6 Global Risks & Resilience
  • Themes
    • Option A - Freshwater
    • Option D Geophysical Hazards
    • Option E Leisure Tourism & Sport
    • Option G Urban Environments
  • IA
    • Urban Fieldwork (Germany)
    • Rivers Fieldwork (France)
    • Tourism IA - Spain >
      • Spain Photos 2024