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These are explanations and solutions for IB past papers, not the official version. For official papers, you can go to IB Follet or access them through your school.
These are explanations and solutions for IB past papers, not the official version. For official papers, you can go to IB Follet or access them through your school.
These are explanations and solutions for IB past papers, not the official version. For official papers, you can go to IB Follet or access them through your school.
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IB GEOGRAPHY SL, Paper 1, November, 2022, TZ0, Solved Past Paper
Master the 2022 IB November for Paper 1 Geography SL with examiner tailored solutions and comments for TZ0
Question 1 [Explained]
This question is based on analyzing the drought intensity in mainland USA as shown on a map dated 16 June 2020. You are required to describe the distribution of extreme drought areas, outline an economic impact of drought on agriculture, and explain ways to improve the sustainability of water use in local communities.
Question 1 [a] [Explanation]
This part of the question asks you to describe the distribution of areas experiencing extreme drought as depicted on the map.
Question 1 [b] [Explanation]
This part of the question asks you to outline one economic impact of drought on agriculture.
Question 1 [c] [Explanation]
This part of the question asks you to explain two ways in which local communities could improve the sustainability of water use.
Question 2 [Explained]
This question addresses the increasing importance of integrated management of water resources within drainage basins and the relative importance of human and physical factors in increasing the risk of flooding in different places.
Question 2 [a] [Explanation]
This question asks you to examine the reasons why the integrated management of water resources within drainage basins is becoming more important.
Question 2 [b] [Explanation]
This question asks you to evaluate the extent to which human factors are more important than physical factors in increasing the risk of flooding in different places.
Question 3 [Explained]
This question refers to the graph on page 3 of the accompanying resource booklet, which shows changes in ocean temperature associated with El Niño and La Niña from 1950 to 2018.
Question 3 [a] [Explanation]
This part of the question focuses on interpreting the graph to identify specific years and estimate temperature changes.
Question 3 [a] [i] [Explanation]
You are asked to identify the year in which the ocean temperatures were 2.5^{\circ} \mathrm{C} above the average.
Question 3 [a] [ii] [Explanation]
This question asks you to estimate the range of temperature change between the years 1982/83 and 1989/90.