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Extended Essay

The Geography Extended Essay (EE) emphasizes original research grounded in geographical theory and spatial analysis. It involves the collection of high-quality data from diverse sources like books, interviews, and maps, focusing on a local area. Examples of research questions include examining the impact of communism's fall on the Czech Republic's population structure and analyzing temperature variations in Vienna linked to solar energy output. Each study utilizes thorough methodology and recent geographical sources to contribute to our understanding of complex geographical phenomena.

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Extended Essay

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  1. Extended Essay Geography

  2. What is a Geography EE? • Own original research • Spatial emphasis • Applies geographical theory & methodology • Uses recent geographical sources: books, newspapers, magazines, interviews, census data, maps, aerial/satellite photos, diagrams, models etc. • Local scale; an area familiar and accessible • Collect high-quality data from primary and secondary sources

  3. Example 1 • Question: ‘How has the fall of communism changed the population structure of the Czech republic and what will be the social and economic effects of this?’ • Approach: population statistics, birth rates, death rates etc. for age cohorts collected from before and after 1989. Trends established and projected up to 2030, with own population pyramids. Differences before and after are noted, and consequences are evaluated.

  4. Example 2 • Question: ‘What temperature variations occurred in Vienna during the 20th century and can these be linked to variations in solar energy output?’ • Approach: Temperature records used to establish trends, variations from mean are calculated to identify warming/cooling periods. These then correlated with annual sunspot totals (solar output), to explain periodic variations in temperature.

  5. Example 3 • Topic: ‘An investigation into the degree to which Hamburg can be considered a sustainable community’. • Approach: area surveys and questionnaires within each of the 7 districts of Hamburg, including: environmental quality, house quality, car and pedestrian counts etc. comparison to the ‘Egan Wheel’ model of sustainability.

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