Revision – The Geo Pal

Revision Technique Idea/Grade 12 Farewell

May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 by Paul Alberts

I saw one of my 12 HL students revising and her technique caught my eye. For the different options we studied in class (Geophysical Hazards, Oceans and Coastal Margins, and Urban Environments), she printed out a blank world map and labelled the areas that were either case studies or examples used in class. This is a great way for more visual learners to map out and recall the material learned in class. It is also beneficial for me as well to analyse spatially the places I teach in class; I need to teach more about Africa! She gave me permission to post the photo.

I want to take a moment to wish all of my Grade 12 students success on their now-completed exams. It was a lot of fun teaching you and I hope we keep in touch!

Grade 12 HL/SL

Grade 12 2017-2019 Revision Guide

December 6, 2018 by Paul Alberts

Click the link to the revision guide I have created for my current grade 12s for both the mock and final exams in 2019. I will revise it in April to add content we have learned from now until then. I hope you use it (wisely), grade 12s!

Geography Grade 12 Revision Guide

Geography, Geophysical Hazards, Global Risks and Resilience, Grade 12 HL, Grade 12 HL/SL, Human Development and Diversity, IBDP Geographic Themes (Options), IBDP Geographic/Global Interactions (HL Extension), Power, Places and Networks, Urban Environments

Padlet Revision Activity – Urban Environments and Global Interactions Revision Questions

October 22, 2018November 23, 2018 by Paul Alberts

Last year, my grade 12s really enjoyed this activity for their revision and it ended up being quite straight forward to run. If you don’t have one, make an account at www.padlet.com. As a teacher, on a Smartboard, projector, Prowise; whatever you use, you can copy and paste one of the questions into a padlet. Share the link to your padlet with your students, who can then via any device access it and respond to the question. I did it in groups, so in teams of 3 students could come up with their answer. Then, as a class, when all groups had answered, we looked at the responses on the big screen to analyse who did the best and compare/contrast responses.

Padlet: www.padlet.com

Hazards and Disasters Revision Questions: Hazards and Disasters Questions

Urban Environments Revision Questions: Urban Environments Questions

Global Interactions Revision Questions: Global Interactions Questions

Mind you, these questions were based on the old syllabus, but there are still many relevant and useful questions that have ties to the new syllabus. Also, some questions are quite specific to what I taught in class, so be aware that they will be of no used to you.

Extended Essay, Geography, Grade 11 HL, Grade 11 HL/SL, Grade 12 HL, Grade 12 HL/SL, IBDP Geographic Perspectives (Core), IBDP Geographic Themes (Options), IBDP Geographic/Global Interactions (HL Extension), Internal Assessment

Vocabulary/Terminology List – Collins, UK

October 7, 2018October 22, 2018 by Paul Alberts

Below is the PDF download to a Collins revision list/glossary of foundation level geographic terms. Using this can really beef up terminology usage and thereby improve essay writing as well as understanding of short answer questions. The pictures and diagrams throughout can be very helpful to understanding the definitions.

Collins Glossary of Geographical Terminology

(Image taken from link)