IB Geography SL Extended Essay Example

The student communicates their topic clearly and keeps the investigation geographically grounded in Pune.

The student's research question is focused and testable, with a clear evaluative direction.

The student uses a sensible mix of fieldwork and literature to support the investigation.

The student's design does not fully isolate the effect of each variable because several site factors are still intertwined.

Some procedural controls are missing, which affects the reliability and comparability of the measurements.

The question sometimes implies a full urban-heat-island study even though the dataset is mainly comparing urban zones.

The student shows solid understanding of urban climate processes such as albedo, evapotranspiration, heat storage, and urban-canyon effects.

The student uses geographical terminology accurately and mostly consistently throughout the investigation.

The student connects theoretical ideas to their Pune evidence in a generally meaningful way.

Some concepts are applied a little too broadly, especially when discussing the study as if it measured a conventional city-rural heat island.

The student's use of sources is often confirmatory rather than critically comparative.

A few distinctions, such as vegetation cover versus proximity to green space, need more precision.