iGeo Problems and Solutions
First held in The Hague in 1996 with five countries, biennially until 2012 and annually since. Three parts: a written test, a multimedia test, and substantial fieldwork out in the host city that ends in mapping and analysis.
2025
Thailand
1 Landslides not published 2 Waves and coastline not published 3 Water stress not published 4 Global energy consumption not published 5 The Darién Gap not published 6 Urban Heat Island not published Fieldwork Exercise 2 problems
2024
Ireland
1 Plastic pollution in oceans not published 2 Amazon rainforest ecosystem not published 3 Monsoon and weather phenomena in Dubai not published 4 Periglacial landscape and climate change not published 5 Olympic Games not published 6 Commuting mobility in the cities not published Fieldwork Exercise 2 problems
2023
Indonesia
1 The Aral Sea not published 2 Maritime transport not published 3 Land use and land cover change in Burkina Faso not published 4 Innovative and sustainable cities not published 5 Shorelines not published 6 Ski tourism not published Fieldwork Exercise 2 problems
7 Fieldwork Exercise Task 1 – Observation Session Marking scheme 8 Fieldwork Exercise Task 2 – Analysis Session Problem
2022
France
1 Air transport and greenhouse gases not published 2 South Pacific Ocean not published 3 Lower Mekong Basin not published 4 Wildfires, sinking cities and sustainable development not published 5 Green Revolution and Population Development not published Fieldwork Exercise 2 problems
2021
Turkey
1 Suez Canal Blockage not published 2 Energy Sources and Regenerative Cities not published 3 The Arctic not published 4 Cruise Tourism not published 5 Rivers not published Fieldwork Exercise 2 problems
2019
Hong Kong
1 Agriculture and Climate Change not published 2 Earthquakes not published 3 Sand Dune Mobility and Desertification not published 4 Ocean Currents not published 5 Globalisation not published 6 Water Security not published Fieldwork Exercise 3 problems
2018
Canada
1 Population not published 2 Tourism: The Rise of Airbnb not published 3 Environmental Geography: Coral reefs not published 4 River Catchments not published 5 Ebola Disease Outbreaks not published 6 Glaciers not published Fieldwork Exercise 3 problems
2017
Serbia
1 Geography of Sport not published 2 Climate and Weather not published 3 Transportation and its Environmental Impact not published 4 Tides not published 5 Soil Degradation not published 6 Food Security not published Fieldwork Exercise 4 problems
2016
China
1 Landslides not published 2 Tsunamis not published 3 Phewa Lake in Nepal not published 4 Wind Speed not published 5 Population Trends and Challenges not published 6 Urban Theories and Development not published Fieldwork Exercise 2 problems
2015
Russia
1 Weathering not published 2 Tropical Storms not published 3 Mapping Skills and Cold Environments not published 4 Water Conflicts not published 5 Living in Slums not published 6 Geography and Cultural Diversity not published Fieldwork Exercise 5 problems
2014
Poland
1 Geology and Coastal Landforms not published 2 Forest Resources not published 3 Global Ecological Footprint not published 4 Impacts of Global Warming not published 5 Population and Health not published 6 Globalisation and Transnational Corporations (TNCs) not published 7 Task 1A: Field work: Observation and recording of field data not published 8 Task 1B: Mapping and analysis of the uses of public space not published 9 Task 2: Field work exercise: Using field data creatively not published
2013
Japan
1 Tourism and Conservation not published 2 Volcanoes and Tectonic Activity not published 3 Managing Urban Areas not published 4 World Energy Production not published 5 Climate Change in Sudan not published 6 World Development not published
2012
Germany
1 Urbanisation and Megacities not published 2 Impacts of Coastal Development not published 3 Climate and Climate Change not published 4 Vulnerability to Natural Hazards in the Pacific Islands not published 5 Rivers not published 6 Agriculture not published
2010
Taiwan
1 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) not published 2 Flood not published 3 Population geography not published 4 Landforms not published 5 Agriculture and environment not published 6 Natural hazards not published
2008
Tunisia
1 International tourism not published 2 Climate and climate change not published 3 Bogotá (Colombia) not published 4 Energy futures and sustainability not published 5 Pot-in-pot system not published 6 Climates of China not published 7 Food problems not published Fieldwork Test 1 problem
8 Fieldwork Test Fieldwork Test 1 Problem
2006
Australia
1 Climate not published 2 The dynamics of population: Migration not published 3 Volcano Merapi not published 4 Economic activity, the business world and Global Shift not published 5 Fresh water in the Middle East not published
2002
South Africa
1996
Netherlands
Written Test 1 problem The water cycle Problem 1 Written Test The water cycle Problem Fieldwork 1 problem The structure of a typical coastal landscape Problem 2 Fieldwork The structure of a typical coastal landscape Problem
Files collected from iGeo Website . iGeo was held every two years from 1996 to 2012 and annually since 2013; there was no 2020 edition. Covers the Written Response Test and the Fieldwork Exercise.
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