IB Geography HL Internal Assessment Example

The student frames a clear geographical investigation in a real coastal setting and supports it with precise locational information.

The student's maps include useful conventions such as titles, scale, north arrow, labels, and keys.

The research question is linked to relevant coastal-dune theory and allows hypothesis formation.

The local map would be stronger if it clearly showed the transect line and sampling points.

Some map labelling, spelling, and symbol consistency issues reduce clarity.

The dune-formation focus is strong, but parts of the context would benefit from even more site-specific detail.

The student uses methods that are broadly appropriate to the question, including transects, quadrats, anemometer readings, and pH measurements.

The student's procedure shows clear intent to collect primary data across a coastal gradient.

The methods are relevant to investigating relationships among wind speed, vegetation cover, soil pH, and dune height.

The sampling intervals and field procedures are not explained consistently enough to be fully replicable.

Some techniques need tighter standardisation, especially wind-speed height and soil pH measurement.

The method description leaves gaps about how random points and dune subsections were selected.