IB Diploma Programme · Geography Resource Hub

Every subtopic of DP Geography, ready to teach.

Every subtopic of the DP Geography syllabus, structured around the nine key concepts, the assessment objectives, and real-world geographic inquiry.

127Lessons
14Units · 58 topics
SL · HLEvery subtopic
AO1–AO4Aligned throughout
What's included

One pack. Everything you need to teach the course.

127
Lesson plans
A full plan for every subtopic — objectives, timings, and a clear teaching arc.
127
Student worksheets
Structured practice tasks ready to print or assign.
127
Mark schemes
Full mark schemes aligned to the assessment objectives.
Interactive digital lessons
Self-paced lessons for in-class or independent study.
14
Units · 58 topics
The complete DP Geography syllabus, SL and HL.
AO1–4
Exam-aligned
Exam-style questions + mark schemes mapped to the AOs.
The units

58 topics, one coherent course.

Open any unit to see its topic map and the skills students build across SL and HL.

Option A

Freshwater

Drainage basin systems, freshwater conflicts, and water management futures — from hydrograph analysis to geopolitical resource disputes.
9 lessons · 3 topics

Nine lessons across three topics examine the drainage basin as an open system, fluvial processes and landforms, global freshwater scarcity, geopolitical conflicts over shared water resources, and the intended and unintended consequences of large-scale water management schemes. The key concepts of Systems, Process, Power, Sustainability, and Consequences organise the inquiry throughout.

SystemsProcessPowerConsequences
3 topics · SL & HL
Drainage basin hydrology and geomorphologyFreshwater issues and conflictsWater management futures

Skills & assessment. Lessons develop students' ability to analyse hydrographs, evaluate management strategies, and construct arguments about water equity and sustainability — connecting AO1 knowledge to AO3–AO4 evaluative and synthetic thinking required in the Option A examination questions.

Option B

Oceans and Coastal Margins

Ocean circulation, coastal processes, and the competing demands of protection, conservation, and risk management along vulnerable shorelines.
9 lessons · 3 topics

Nine lessons across three topics address ocean circulation systems, coastal processes and landforms, the causes of coastal vulnerability and sea-level change, and the range of management responses — from hard and soft engineering to integrated coastal zone management and marine conservation. The key concepts of Process, Systems, Power, and Place structure the content.

Powerplaceand possibilityProcess
3 topics · SL & HL
Oceans and coastal margins as systemsCoastal risk and vulnerabilityCoastal management

Skills & assessment. Students develop the capacity to analyse coastal landform formation, evaluate the effectiveness of contrasting management strategies, and assess stakeholder influence over coastal decisions — skills directly tested in Option B examination questions at both SL and HL.

Option C

Extreme Environments

Cold, arid, and high-altitude environments examined through their physical processes, human adaptation pressures, and contested governance challenges.
9 lessons · 3 topics

Nine lessons across three topics define and classify extreme environments, examine their distinctive physical processes and landforms, explore human settlement and resource exploitation within them, and evaluate the sustainability challenges and governance conflicts that arise from development pressure. The key concepts of Place, Process, Power, and Sustainability frame the inquiry.

PlaceProcessPowerSustainability
3 topics · SL & HL
Characteristics of extreme environmentsExtreme environments and human activityManaging extreme environments

Skills & assessment. Lessons build students' ability to apply geographic concepts to specific extreme environment contexts, compare development and conservation perspectives, and construct evaluative responses about governance and sustainability — core demands of Option C examination questions.

Option D

Geophysical Hazards

Tectonic and mass movement processes, differential vulnerability, and the full cycle of hazard risk reduction — from monitoring to long-term recovery.
9 lessons · 3 topics

Nine lessons across three topics address plate tectonic processes, mass movement triggers, global hazard distribution, the physical and human impacts of earthquakes and volcanoes, vulnerability factors across development levels, and management responses ranging from early warning systems to disaster risk reduction and long-term recovery. The key concepts of Process, Power, and Resilience organise the content.

Powerprocessesaccurate hazard predictionResilience
3 topics · SL & HL
Geophysical systemsGeophysical hazard risksGeophysical hazard management

Skills & assessment. Students practise hazard impact analysis, evaluate monitoring and risk reduction strategies, and compare responses across countries at different development levels — equipping them for the command terms and evaluative demands of Option D examination questions.

Option E

Leisure, Tourism and Sport

From the tourism area life cycle to mega-event legacies — the geographic patterns, ecological pressures, and development implications of global leisure and sport.
9 lessons · 3 topics

Nine lessons across three topics trace the global growth of tourism, the spatially uneven distribution of leisure and sport activities, carrying capacity management, the environmental impacts of tourism on fragile ecosystems, and the role of tourism and mega-events as development strategies. The key concepts of Change, Space, Power, and Sustainability structure the inquiry.

ChangeSpaceplacePower
3 topics · SL & HL
Changing leisure patternsTourism and sport as development strategiesManaging tourism and sport

Skills & assessment. Lessons develop students' ability to apply the tourism area life cycle model, evaluate ecotourism and sustainable management approaches, and assess the social, economic, and cultural dimensions of tourism for host communities — directly relevant to Option E examination demands.

Option F

Food and Health

Food systems, disease burdens, and global health governance examined through the lens of power, place, and geographic processes.
9 lessons · 3 topics

Nine lessons across three topics address global food production patterns, the causes and consequences of food insecurity, sustainable food sovereignty, the epidemiological transition, geographic factors in disease spread, and health interventions and access. The key concepts of Power, Place, Processes, Sustainability, and Change frame the content throughout.

Powerconsumption and securityPlaceSustainability
3 topics · SL & HL
Measuring food and healthFood systems and food securityHealth and disease

Skills & assessment. Students develop the ability to map and interpret spatial patterns of food and health, evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, and construct arguments about equity and governance — core skills for Option F examination questions at both SL and HL.

Option G

Urban Environments

Urbanisation patterns, intra-urban inequalities, and the governance and planning strategies shaping cities from megacities to smart-growth initiatives.
8 lessons · 3 topics

Eight lessons across three topics examine global urbanisation patterns, urban land use models, megacity characteristics, social and economic inequalities within cities, urban environmental problems, and the range of planning and governance responses — from regeneration strategies to low-carbon city initiatives. The key concepts of Place, Space, Power, and Sustainability organise the content.

SustainabilityPowerPlaceSpace and place
3 topics · SL & HL
Urban placesUrban issues and challengesUrban management and futures

Skills & assessment. Lessons build students' capacity to apply urban models, analyse spatial inequalities, and evaluate sustainability and governance strategies — directly relevant to the evaluative and applied demands of Option G examination questions.

SL/HL Core

Population Distribution — Changing Population

Demographic transition, migration dynamics, population structure, and the social and political dimensions of population change at global and regional scales.
8 lessons · 3 topics

Eight lessons across three topics address global patterns of population distribution and density, the demographic transition model, age-sex pyramids and dependency ratios, the consequences of ageing populations, gender and population dynamics, and the economic, social, and cultural impacts of international and internal migration. The key concepts of Change, Space, and Power frame the inquiry.

ChangeSpacePowerplace
3 topics · SL & HL
Population and economic development patterns HLChanging population—age and gender HLPopulation movement HL

Skills & assessment. Students develop skills in interpreting population data, applying the demographic transition model, and constructing evaluative arguments about population policy and migration — directly relevant to the SL/HL Core examination papers.

SL/HL Core

Global Climate — Vulnerability and Resilience

The causes, consequences, and governance of climate change — from paleoclimatic evidence and climate models to adaptation strategies and international agreements.
9 lessons · 3 topics

Nine lessons across three topics examine the evidence for climate change, natural and human causes of the enhanced greenhouse effect, climate model projections, the differential vulnerability of societies and regions, ecosystem and sea-level impacts, and the full range of mitigation and adaptation responses including international governance frameworks. The key concepts of Systems, Change, Processes, Power, and Resilience structure the content.

ProcessesPowerPossibilitiesResilience
3 topics · SL & HL
Causes of global climate change HLConsequences of climate change HLResponding to climate change HL

Skills & assessment. Lessons develop students' ability to interpret climate data, evaluate mitigation and adaptation strategies, and assess the equity dimensions of climate vulnerability — core demands of the SL/HL Core examination and the internal assessment.

SL/HL Core

Global Resource Consumption and Security

Energy geopolitics, ecological footprints, water security, and food distribution — the unequal geography of resource consumption and the strategies addressing it.
9 lessons · 3 topics

Nine lessons across three topics address global patterns of energy and material resource consumption, the ecological footprint, fossil fuel geopolitics, the transition to renewables, water security threats, and the causes and geography of food surplus and deficit. Strategies to improve resource security at national and global scales are evaluated throughout. The key concepts of Power, Processes, Place, and Sustainability frame the inquiry.

Powerplaceprocessesand possibilities
3 topics · SL & HL
Patterns of resource consumption HLWater and food resource security HLEnergy resource security HL

Skills & assessment. Students develop the ability to analyse resource consumption data, evaluate security strategies, and construct arguments about equity and governance across scales — essential for the SL/HL Core examination papers.

HL Core Extension

Power, Places and Networks

Global flows of people, capital, and information; the power of transnational corporations and supranational organisations; and the contested geography of borders and place identity.
6 lessons · 2 topics

Six HL lessons across two topics examine the nature and patterns of global flows, the role of transnational corporations and digital networks in shaping connectivity, contested sovereignty and borders, the influence of supranational organisations on places, and the impact of globalisation on local cultures and place identity. The key concept of Power is central throughout.

Spatial interactionsPower
2 topics · SL & HL
Global interactions and flows (HL) HLPower and place in a globalised world (HL) HL

Skills & assessment. Lessons develop HL students' ability to analyse global interaction patterns, evaluate the geographic consequences of power relations, and construct extended arguments about globalisation, sovereignty, and place — directly relevant to the HL Paper 2 and HL Core Extension examination demands.

HL Core Extension

Human Development and Diversity

Multidimensional human development, cultural diversity, and the geographic inequalities in gender equality and cultural survival in a globalised world.
6 lessons · 2 topics

Six HL lessons across two topics address spatial patterns of human development, the limitations of GDP-based measures, the relationships between gender equality and development, cultural hybridity and homogenisation, indigenous rights and identity, and the role of media, language, and religion in shaping cultural geography. The key concepts of Development, Power, Space, and Place frame the content.

PowerDevelopmentSpaceplace and change
2 topics · SL & HL
Measuring and mapping human development (HL) HLCultural diversity and globalisation (HL) HL

Skills & assessment. Lessons develop HL students' ability to evaluate development indices, interpret cultural geographic patterns, and construct arguments about inequality, rights, and global–local cultural dynamics — core demands of the HL Core Extension examination.

HL Core Extension

Global Risks and Resilience

Systemic global risks, cascading tipping points, and the strategies through which communities and nations build adaptive capacity in an interconnected world.
5 lessons · 2 topics

Five HL lessons across two topics examine the nature of global systemic risks across environmental, economic, and political dimensions, the interconnections between climate change, resource scarcity, and conflict, cascading risks and tipping points, and the concepts and strategies of resilience and adaptive capacity at multiple scales. The key concepts of Resilience and Interdependence are central throughout.

InterdependenceResiliencePowerPossibilities
2 topics · SL & HL
Global systemic risks (HL) HLBuilding resilience (HL) HL

Skills & assessment. Lessons develop HL students' ability to analyse complex systemic risk interactions, evaluate resilience-building strategies, and construct arguments about adaptive capacity at community to global scales — directly relevant to HL Core Extension examination demands.

Unit 14

Additional Core Topics

Twenty-two standalone lessons extending and deepening key geographic skills, contemporary case studies, and HL content across the full breadth of the DP Geography syllabus.
22 lessons · 22 topics

Twenty-two lessons — each addressing a distinct topic — cover geographic skills (cartographic, GIS, statistical), contemporary case studies (China's one-child policy, the Antarctic Treaty System, ocean acidification, volcanic hazard comparison), and HL extension content (commodity chains, TRIPS and medicines access, KOF globalisation index, rare earth elements, multidimensional poverty, and more). Lessons are self-contained and designed to complement the main unit sequence.

SystemsPowerProcessesProcesses and change
22 topics · SL & HL
Power, places and networks – global interactions and interdependenceGeographic skills: maps, cartographic and graphical skills, andHL Extension – Leisure, sport and tourism: the global resort and HLHL Extension – Global resource consumption: resource nationalism HLHL Extension – Health: pharmaceutical industry, intellectual property HLHL Extension – Migration: human rights frameworks, trafficking and the HLAntarctica and global commons governancePhotosynthesis, nutrient cycles and biogeochemical flows as geographicPower, places and networks — Global interactions core theme: globalFreshwater — Drainage basin hydrology: the water balance equation andUrban areas — Urban land use in contrasting global cities: applyingHL Extension — Geographical skills: GIS, remote sensing and geospatial HLHL Extension — Global interactions: the development continuum and HLOceans and coastal margins — Ocean acidification: causes, geographicClimate change — Carbon capture and storageHazards — Volcanic hazards: types, prediction and case study comparisonPopulation — International population policies and the politics ofUrban environments — Urban transport systems and their relationship toResource consumption — Strategic and critical minerals: geography ofHL Extension — Global interactions: measuring globalisation and the KOF HLQuantitative and qualitative geographic skills — Statistical analysisHazards — Tropical cyclones

Skills & assessment. Lessons develop both quantitative skills (Spearman's rank, GIS, water balance calculations) and qualitative analytical thinking, supporting students across the full range of assessment objectives and examination paper demands — including skills-based questions and extended response tasks.

How the lessons work

A clear teaching arc in every lesson.

01
Hook
Surface prior thinking and frame the inquiry.
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Develop
Guided development of the theory and key concepts.
03
Practise
Structured practice on the worksheet tasks.
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Apply
An applied or evaluative task that lifts thinking.
Explicit learning objectivesCommand-term focusATL skill linksDifferentiation support
Assessment-ready

Built for the exams students will sit.

AO1
Knowledge & understanding
Recall and demonstrate the content.
AO2
Application & analysis
Apply understanding to new contexts.
AO3
Synthesis & evaluation
Formulate, analyse and evaluate.
AO4
Skills
Use and apply subject-specific technique.
Why DP Geography teachers choose this hub

Walk into every lesson already prepared.

The entire DP Geography course, built to the current syllabus and ready to teach — so your time goes into the students in front of you, not into building resources from scratch.

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Aligned to the current DP guide
Every SL and HL subtopic, framed by the key concepts and the inquiry approach.
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The planning, already done
127 lesson plans, worksheets and mark schemes with a consistent teaching arc — teach as-is or adapt.
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Exam confidence built in
Exam-style questions and full mark schemes mapped to AO1–AO4 and the command terms.
Available per subject, or added to a whole-school license bundle.