IB Geography Textbooks and Wider Reading

Most schools will give students a general Geography textbook (my school currently gives students the Geography Course Companion). However, it is important to use as many sources as possible to giver a broader understanding. Below are a list of books that I have used in the past and can be found in many classrooms, school libraries or local libraries. It is also possible to buy nearly all of these books off online retailers like Amazon.

General Textbooks

• Planet Geography by Stephen Codrington
• Geography: An integrated approach by David Waugh
• Geography Course Companion by Garrett Nagle and Briony Cooke
• Geography IB Study Guide by Garrett Nagle and Briony Cooke
• Advanced Geography by Garrett Nagle

Textbooks for the Core Themes

• Geography for the IB Diploma - Patterns and Change by Paul Guinness
• Population, Resources and Development by Jane Chrispin and Francis Jegede
• Access to Geography - Migration by Paul Guinness
• Access to Geography - Development by Garrett Nagle
• Access to Geography - Population by Jack Gillett
• Access to Geography - Economic Activity and Change by Paul Sheppard
• EPICS - Development, Globalisation and Sustainability by John Morgan

Textbooks for Optional Themes

When studying the optional themes, I think it is essential that you also use a more specialised textbook, rather than relying on your general textbook. General textbooks may give a general introduction into theory, but rarely give the case study knowledge that you will require in your examinations.

Freshwater - Issues and Conflict

• Water Resources: Process and Management by Victoria Bishop and Robert Prosser
• Access to Geography - Rivers and Water Management by Garrett Nagle
• Advanced Topic Masters - Rivers by Michael Raw

Hazards and Disasters - Risk Assessment and Response

• Hazards and Responses by Victoria Bishop
• Access to Geography - Hazards by Malcolm Skinner
• Advanced Topic Masters - Weather and Hazards by Micahel Raw

Leisure, Sport and Tourism

• Leisure, Recreation and Tourism by Robert Prosser
• Access to Geography - Tourism and Recreation by Jane Dove
• Access to Geography - The Geography of Sport and Leisure by Stuart Terrell
• EPICS - The Geography of Sport and Leisure by Michael Witherwick and Sue Warn
• Focus on Geography: Tourism, Leisure and Recreation by Garret Nagle

Textbooks for Global Interactions

• Geography for the IB Diploma - Global Interactions by Paul Guinness
• Access to Geography - Globalisation by Paul Guinness
• EPICS - Development, Globalisation and Sustainability by John Morgan
• Advanced Topic Master - Globalisation by Dr. S Oakes and Michael Raw

News Organisations

The IB like all case studies to be contemporary (within a students' lifetime). They also like you to make connections between topics and to see the pertinence of topics that you are being taught in the classroom. One of the best ways to do this is either to watch the news or to read the internet sites of news organisations. Throughout the wiki there are many links to these internet sites, but if you want to surf yourself, some of the best sites are:

BBC News	Al Jazeera English	CNN International	The Washington Post
Reuters	The Telegraph	The Guardian	The Huffington Post

Catch up with some of the latest geographical news at the Greenfieldgeography Blog: Greenfieldgeography Blog

Wider Reading Non-fiction

As well as reading textbooks and looking at articles on internet sites, it can also be interesting and informative to read non-fiction books. Below are a list of books that I have read, and DVDs that I have watched, enjoyed and found useful and relevant to the IB Geography course.