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IB Essay Writing Template
One of the most important IB skills is how to write an essay. Use the following document to practice planning your IB essays.
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The following is a model answer of a 10 mark essay for the optional unit: Oceans and their Coastal Margins
| Discuss the environmental implications of human activity on our oceans and coasts [10] |
Mind Maps
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Mind maps are great ways of making linkages and of creating notes on complex issues. They help structure ideas and can make it easier to remember them.
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Map Skills
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Map skills are the most common skill tested at all levels of Geography and they appear on both the IGCSE examination and the
IB Diploma course. IGCSE CIE Syllabus All candidates take Paper 2 and must answer all the questions. The paper is based on testing skills of application, interpretation and analysis of geographical information e.g. topographical maps, other maps, diagrams, graphs, tables of data, written material, photographs and pictorial material and on the application of graphical and other techniques as appropriate. |
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Grid References
Measuring Distances
| measuring-distance-en.pdf |
Relief and Contour Lines
| relief-and-contours-en.pdf |
| gradient.pptx |
Compass and Direction
It might make it easier to remember if you think: Never (North) Eat (East) Shredded (South) Wheat (West)
It might make it easier to remember if you think: Never (North) Eat (East) Shredded (South) Wheat (West)
Bearings
| taking_bearings.pptx |
Gradient
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Ordinance Survey (OS) Map Key
All maps will have a key and it is important that you know how to use it
All maps will have a key and it is important that you know how to use it
| OS Map Key |
Map skills - Games
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How to Use Google
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