IBDP ESS- Your eleventh-hour exam tips -Paper 1
Overview of Paper 1
| Time duration | No. of sections | Total marks | Out of the total score |
| 1 hr | 1 | 35 | 25% |
Your resource/data booklet
| Country/Area | Components |
| Geographical significance | Maps, Charts, Graphs, Photos |
Question types in the resource/data booklet
| Type 1 | Type 2 | Type 3 | Type 4 |
| Informative Short answer type | Data interpretation | Conceptual | One Evaluative Long question (5-7 marks-‘To what extent’) |
Your answer script
Use a 4- page answer booklet, if you need. Avoid writing outside the space provided.
Time management
| Reading time (compulsory) | Writing time for short answers | Writing time for one long answer |
| 10-15 mins | 35 mins | 10 mins |
Data interpretation questions
| Checklist | Quantifiers | Link | Precision |
| Axes, Legend, Time, Units, Title, Scale of origin | Area of map, Patterns over place, Trends over time | Information in the resource booklet with the ESS topics and concepts | Use of ruler to precisely read the graphs |
