IB Geography HL Internal Assessment Example

The student's investigation question is clearly geographical and testable, and it is linked well to a relevant theory.

The student identifies a precise study area around Fountain Square in Baku, which makes primary fieldwork feasible.

The student's maps show the location of the study sites and support the spatial focus of the project.

The cartographic presentation is not fully polished because key conventions such as a scale bar are missing.

The site map is visually crowded in places, which makes it harder to read quickly.

The wider geographic context could be tightened so that only the most relevant features are emphasised.

The student describes a range of methods that are relevant to urban environmental quality, including counts, measurements, and survey data.

The student gives enough procedural detail in places to show how the data were gathered and compared across sites.

The collection of data from 21 sites gives the investigation a solid empirical base.

Some methods are not explained in enough depth, especially how subjective categories were scored and how edge cases were handled.

The reliability of the fieldwork is reduced because there is little evidence of repetition or standardisation across measurements.

The chosen indicators are not always fully justified in relation to the overall theoretical framework.