iGeo2014 Booklet - Olimpiada Geograficzna

11TH
INTERNATIONAL
GEOGRAPHY
OLYMPIAD
12–18 AUGUST 2014
KRAKÓW | Poland
CONTENTS
3
Welcome To Poland!
5
The 11th International Geography Olympiad
6
Our sponsors and partners
7
Organization of iGEO 2014
8
List of participants
13
Students’ programme
16
Leaders’ programme
19
Competition tests
20
Cultural function and poster presentation
23
Excursions
33
In your free time
34
Code of conduct
35
Emergency contacts
WELCOME TO POLAND!
Dear Participants and Team Leaders,
We are more than happy to welcome the brightest young
geographers from all over the world to Poland. We hope
all of you will have a tremendous time in the historical
city of Kraków and the Małopolska region. We wish all
the participants success, gathering valuable experiences
and making friendships that should last for years.
Best regards and good luck,
Tomasz Sawicki
Chair of the iGeo 2014 Local Organizing Committee
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© Mateusz Mrozek / Fotolia.com
THE 11TH INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHY OLYMPIAD
The International Geography Olympiad returns to Poland
after 10 years.
The International Geography Olympiad (iGeo) is an annual
competition for the best 16 to 19 year old geography students from
all over the world. Students chosen to represent their countries are
the very best, chosen from thousands of students who participate
enthusiastically in their own National Geography Olympiads.
The Olympiad is held under the auspices of the International
Geographical Union (IGU) and managed by the IGU Olympiad Task
Force.
The iGeo 2014 is being held in Kraków, organized cooperatively by
the Polish Geographical Society and the Pedagogical University of
Cracow. We are proud to host you again in our country, 10 years
after the 5th International Geography Olympiad was held in Gdynia!
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OUR SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
The Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Poland
www.men.gov.pl
Honorary patronage:
The Rector of the Pedagogical University of Cracow,
Professor Michał Śliwa, Ph.D.
www.up.krakow.pl
Media Patronage:
“Magic Cracow”
www.krakow.pl
The Mayor of the City of Kraków,
Professor Jacek Majchrowski, Ph.D.
Other partners and sponsors:
Wydawnictwo Nowa Era
(Nowa Era Publishing Company)
www.nowaera.pl
Kopalnia Soli “Wieliczka”
(“Wieliczka” Salt Mine)
www.kopalnia.pl
PajakSport Company
www.pajaksport.pl
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Esri
www.esri.pl
The Mint of Poland since 1766
www.mennica.com.pl
Szczawnica – resort town
www.szczawnica.eu
Kinga Pienińska – Mineral Water Producer
www.kingapieninska.pl
ORGANIZATION OF IGEO 2014
The Local Organizing Committee
Task Force Members
Volunteers
Marek Barwiński
Szymon Biały
Bolesław Domański
Dorota Dorochowicz
Małgorzata Kozłowska
Rafał Kroczak
Sławomir Kurek
Agnieszka Kwiatek-Sołtys
Teresa Madeyska
Roman Malarz
Wiktor Osuch
Danuta Piróg
Monika Płaziak
Zbigniew Podgórski
Tomasz Rachwał
Henk Ankoné (Netherlands)
Kathryn Berg (Australia)
Lex Chalmers (New Zealand)
Fernando Garcia-Garcia (Mexico)
Yoshiyasu Ida (Japan)
Sue Lomas (United Kingdom)
Alexey Naumov (Russia)
Tomasz Sawicki (Poland)
Anna Banias
Grzegorz Cieplak
Paulina Janusz
Dominika Jasik
Małgorzata Kopek
Filip Matras
Jakub Mikrut
Ludmiła Mirzoyan
Anna Miszczak
Piotr Siwek
Łukasz Słonka
Anna Szlachta
Justyna Świniańska
Katarzyna Tkaczuk
Agnieszka Uroda
Tomasz Winter
Renata Rettinger
Tomasz Sawicki
Małgorzata Sikorska
Paweł Struś
Mariusz Szubert
Anna Irena Szymańska
Agnieszka Świętek
Joanna Uroda
Witold Warcholik
Piotr Wilczyński
Mirosław Wójtowicz
Paweł Wójtowicz
Kamila ZiółkowskaWeiss
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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
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NUMBER NAME
TEAM
NUMBER NAME
TEAM
110101 Oscar Fawkes
110102 Janice Mui
110103 Stephen Roche
110104 Leon Shi
110201 Uladzislau Dahlis
110202 Raman Dubitski
110203 Hleb Lazovik
110204 Katsiaryna Varobina
110301 Michiel Avau
110302 Matthias Fabry
110303 Alexander Geldhof
110304 Martijn Van den Bogaert
110401 Borislav Dochev
110402 Kalin Dimitrov
110403 Dimitar Dimitrov
110404 Daniel Valkov Gospodinov
110501 Lan Yu
110502 Liu Shixuan
110503 Shao Yifan
110504 Xiong Chang
110601 Chan Ka Kit
110602 Chan Chun Hay
110603 Ma Sze Chai
Australia
Australia
Australia
Australia
Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Belgium
Belgium
Belgium
Belgium
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
China - Beijing
China - Beijing
China - Beijing
China - Beijing
China - Hong Kong
China - Hong Kong
China - Hong Kong
110604 Julia Emma Ramsden
110701 Lam Kuan Long
110702 Leong Chon U
110703 Li Weixin
110704 Ung Ka Weng
110801 Chen, Peng-Ying
110802 Hsiao-Jung Jin
110803 Vickie Li
110804 Ting-Yu Wu
110901 Petar Bratulić
110902 Fabijan Čorak
110903 Mislav Glibo
110904 Vedran Mihal
111001 Pavel Genzer
111002 Filip Hulec
111003 Dominik Mazel
111004 Hana Pařízková
111101 Simon Andersen
111102 Rasmus Lørup Arildsen
111103 Jakob Fritzbøger Christensen
111104 Rasmus Arentoft Nielsen
111201 Kristiine Aluvee
111202 Taniel Paju
China - Hong Kong
China - Macau
China - Macau
China - Macau
China - Macau
China - Taipei
China - Taipei
China - Taipei
China - Taipei
Croatia
Croatia
Croatia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Denmark
Denmark
Denmark
Denmark
Estonia
Estonia
NUMBER NAME
TEAM
NUMBER NAME
TEAM
111203 Hendrik Sobi
111204 Uku-Kaspar Uustalu
111301 Vikke Elfving
111302 Arttu Kivimäki
111303 Viktor Magnus Salenius
111304 Inka Tolonen
111401 Lukas Burghardt
111402 Jana Frenzel
111403 Konstantin Hierl
111404 Robert Latka
111501 Miklós János Dürr
111502 Kinga Mojzes
111503 Ádám Rapcsák
111504 Ágnes Szuda
111601 Muhammad Ihsan Ananta
111602 Uyun Charisa Aziza
111603 Asri Hadiyanti Giastuti
111604 Aditya Pradana
111701 Marie Iijima
111702 Eko Kaneda
111703 Hibiki Nakano
111704 Kento Nomura
111801 Duisen Abay
111802 Dulat Dias
111803 Mukhamed Miras
Estonia
Estonia
Finland
Finland
Finland
Finland
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Hungary
Hungary
Hungary
Hungary
Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
111804
111901
111902
111903
111904
112001
112002
112003
112004
112101
112102
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania
Mexico
Mustapayev Ilyas
Tomass Andersons
Morics Roberts Mūrnieks
Ketija Nadežņikova
Miķelis Dāvids Rikveilis
Gražvydas Virgilijus Dargis
Gabrielė Ivanovaitė
Ignas Kriaučiūnas
Agnė Semėnaitė
Heidi Jazmín Aldaco Cruz
Gustavo Antonio García
Venegas
112103 José Eduardo Godínez
Alemán
112104 Rodrigo Malagón Rodríguez
112201 Subeedei Barkhasbadi
112202 Eenerel Erdenesaikhan
112203 Binderiya Janchivdorj
112204 Baljinnyam Tovuudorj
112301 Edin Destanović
112302 Tijana Ljujić
112303 Samra Pepić
112304 Raković Ljubomir
112401 Thomas Bolding
112402 Titus Paauwel Kruijssen
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro
Netherlands
Netherlands
9
10
NUMBER NAME
TEAM
NUMBER NAME
TEAM
112403 Annejet Tuinstra
112404 Niels van der Voort
112501 Emily Moore
112502 Deena Parr
112503 Wan Zhi Tay
112504 Nicholas James Cropp Wilson
112601 Farida Baby Alasah
112602 Imran Aminu Tukur
112603 Zakariya Bala Saleh
112604 Fatima Zahrau Aliyu Zakari
112701 Tomasz Grzyb
112702 Michał Kuźba
112703 Michał Piotr Piłat
112704 Maciej Rzeszutek
112801 Andra Cosmina Albulescu
112802 Aura Elena Amironesei
112803 Manea Cosmina - Andreea
112804 Anca-Maria Rădulescu
112901 Stanislav Adamaytis
112902 Mikhail Maslyaev
112903 Fedor Mitiurev
112904 Egor Shevchuk
113001 Irena Gorjanc
113002 Jovan Mitić
113003 Đorđe Ogrizović
Netherlands
Netherlands
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria
Poland
Poland
Poland
Poland
Romania
Romania
Romania
Romania
Russia
Russia
Russia
Russia
Serbia
Serbia
Serbia
113004
113101
113102
113103
113104
113201
113202
113203
113204
113301
113302
113303
113304
113401
113402
113403
113404
113501
113502
113503
113504
113601
113602
113603
113604
Serbia
Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovakia
Slovakia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
Turkey
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
USA
USA
USA
USA
Nikola Tepić
Joshua Chin Zen Jie
Wilson Chua Wei Cheng
Lim Wei Chong Timothy
Tan Yi Ying
Andrej Bocán
Robert Čičmanec
Peter Kicko
Jaroslav Valovčan
Aljoša Gradišek
Matjaž Malok
Nejc Povirk
Lenart Štaut
Merve Akyol
Sarper Ege Güvenç
Cesur Kiliç
Ahmet Arda Tirnakli
Madeline Budden
Jodie Goodacre
Trinity Handley
Jennifer May Taylor
Anton Karpovich
James Mullen
Tine Valencic
David Yuan
LIST OF TEAM LEADERS AND OBSERVERS
NAME
TEAM
NAME
TEAM
Blanca Argentina Fritschy
Trahel Vardanyan
Kathryn Berg
Margaret McIvor
Liudmila Fakeyeva
Henryk Oziem
Jozef Thys
Ingrid Van den Zegel
Luc Zwartjes
Nadezhda Nikolova
Mariana Soultanova
Wang Min
Zhao Lei
Longcheng Hu
Pui Ying Liu
Pui Kwan So
Sam Chi Hou
Tam Tat In
Yu-Chieh Hsieh
Su-Min Shen
Marin Cvitanović
Dubravka Spevec
Libor Lněnička
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Australia
Belarus
Belarus
Belgium
Belgium
Belgium
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
China - Beijing
China - Beijing
China - Beijing
China - Hong Kong
China - Hong Kong
China - Macau
China - Macau
China - Taipei
China - Taipei
Croatia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Hana Svobodová
Birgit Justesen
Niels Vinther
Anu Printsmann
Evelyn Uuemaa
Jussi Mestari
Anna Virkkala
Kerstin Bräuer
Wolfgang Gerber
Bernadett Makkai
András Trócsányi
Samsul Bachri
Budi Brahmantyo
Nazia Maleklahmoodi
Asuka Inoue
Thomas Parkner
Yoshiyasu Ida
Shnar Kairova
Gulnara Nyussupova
Gatis Kampernovs
Indrikis Leitis
Rytas Šalna
Mantas Šiumeta
Czech Republic
Denmark
Denmark
Estonia
Estonia
Finland
Finland
Germany
Germany
Hungary
Hungary
Indonesia
Indonesia
Iran
Japan
Japan
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Latvia
Lithuania
Lithuania
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12
NAME
TEAM
NAME
TEAM
Fernando García-García
Guillermo Montero Martínez
Purev-Ochir Banzar
Batchuluun Yembuu
Dragoje Đokić
Momir Radulović
Anouk Adang
Jacques Bazen
Suzanne Baldwin
Nicholas Raymond Page
Ishaq Ahmad
Olukayode Oyekanmi
Oyesiku
Jakub Szmyd
Mihaela Cornelia Fiscutean
Cristina Parvu
Valentina Abaturova
Pavel Kirillov
Dmitrii Bogachev
Tatiana Utkina
Alexey Naumov
Ankica Dmitrović
Nikola Srzentić
Hui Peng Tay
Jinxiong Benjamin Yuan
Mexico
Mexico
Mongolia
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montenegro
Netherlands
Netherlands
New Zealand
New Zealand
Nigeria
Ladislav Tolmáči
Gabriel Zubriczký
Tanja Golob
Danijel Lilek
Fabian Herger
Hendrikus Ankoné
Lex Chalmers
Suwan Kusamran
Barbaros Gönençgil
Mesut Süzer
Mark Higginbottom
Susan Lomas
Raynell Cooper
David Madden
Slovakia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Slovenia
Switzerland
Task Force
Task Force
Thailand
Turkey
Turkey
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
USA
USA
Nigeria
Poland
Romania
Romania
Russia
Russia
Russia
Russia
Russia
Serbia
Serbia
Singapore
Singapore
STUDENTS’ PROGRAMME
Tuesday, 12th August 2014
6.30
7.00
7.30
8.00
8.30
9.00
9.30
10.00
10.30
11.00
11.30
12.00
12.30
13.00
13.30
14.00
14.30
15.00
15.30
16.00
16.30
17.00
17.30
18.00
18.30
19.00
19.30
20.00
20.30
21.00
21.30
22.00
For updates, see the information board in the Hostel Za Kolumnami (your accommodation)
Wednesday, 13th August 2014
Breakfast
(Krakowiak Hostel)
Thursday, 14th August 2014
Breakfast
(Krakowiak Hostel)
Walk to PU
Written Response Test
(PU – Aula + other rooms TBA)
Arrivals and registration
Lunch
(Piast Cafeteria)
1-day excursion
to the Pieniny Mountains
Visit to old market square,
underground city and Mariacki Church
Dinner
(Krakowiak Hostel)
Walk to PU
Dinner
(Piast Cafeteria)
Opening Ceremony
(PU - Aula)
Introduction to Fieldwork
(PU - Audytorium Danka)
Walk to Hostel
Free time
Walk to Hostel
Free time
Buffet /
Free time
6.30
7.00
7.30
8.00
8.30
9.00
9.30
10.00
10.30
11.00
11.30
12.00
12.30
13.00
13.30
14.00
14.30
15.00
15.30
16.00
16.30
17.00
17.30
18.00
18.30
19.00
19.30
20.00
20.30
21.00
21.30
22.00
STUDENTS’ PROGRAMME
6.30
7.00
7.30
8.00
8.30
9.00
9.30
10.00
10.30
11.00
11.30
12.00
12.30
13.00
13.30
14.00
14.30
15.00
15.30
16.00
16.30
17.00
17.30
18.00
18.30
19.00
19.30
20.00
20.30
21.00
21.30
22.00
For updates, see the information board in the Hostel Za Kolumnami (your accommodation)
Friday, 15th August 2014
Saturday, 16th August 2014
Breakfast
(Krakowiak Hostel)
Breakfast
(Krakowiak Hostel)
Walk to PU
FW 2 intro (PU – Aud. Danka)
Fieldwork 1 – field observation and
mapping
Sunday, 17th August 2014
Breakfast
(Krakowiak Hostel)
Fieldwork 2: spatial analysis & decision
making (PU Aula + other rooms TBA)
Lunch
(Piast Cafeteria)
1-day Excursion
Kraków and Wieliczka
Lunch
(Piast Cafeteria)
Free time
Multimedia quiz
(PU - rooms TBA)
Free time (preparation for cultural function)
Visit to Auschwitz
or
free time
Dinner
(Piast Cafeteria)
Dinner
(Piast Cafeteria)
Cultural function
(PU - Aula)
Poster presentations in the Hostel Za
Kolumnami common areas
Dinner
(Piast Cafeteria)
Free time
6.30
7.00
7.30
8.00
8.30
9.00
9.30
10.00
10.30
11.00
11.30
12.00
12.30
13.00
13.30
14.00
14.30
15.00
15.30
16.00
16.30
17.00
17.30
18.00
18.30
19.00
19.30
20.00
20.30
21.00
21.30
22.00
6.30
7.00
7.30
8.00
8.30
9.00
9.30
10.00
10.30
11.00
11.30
12.00
12.30
13.00
13.30
14.00
14.30
15.00
15.30
16.00
16.30
17.00
17.30
18.00
18.30
19.00
19.30
20.00
20.30
21.00
21.30
22.00
Monday, 18th August 2014
Breakfast
(Krakowiak Hostel)
Walk to PU
Closing ceremony
(bronze and silver medals)
(PU - Aula)
Tuesday, 19th August 2014
Breakfast (optional extra)
(Krakowiak Hostel)
Departures/
The 5-day trip leaves in the very early
morning
Light lunch
(Piast Cafeteria)
Transfer to Collegium Maximus of
Jagiellonian University
Gold medals award ceremony at the
opening of the IGU Regional Conference
Return to Hostel by public transportation
Dinner (free, please pre-book
on Sat 16th - Piast Cafeteria)
Free time/
Departures
6.30
7.00
7.30
8.00
8.30
9.00
9.30
10.00
10.30
11.00
11.30
12.00
12.30
13.00
13.30
14.00
14.30
15.00
15.30
16.00
16.30
17.00
17.30
18.00
18.30
19.00
19.30
20.00
20.30
21.00
21.30
22.00
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LEADERS’ PROGRAMME
Tuesday, 12th August 2014
6.30
7.00
7.30
8.00
8.30
9.00
9.30
10.00
10.30
11.00
11.30
12.00
12.30
13.00
13.30
14.00
14.30
15.00
15.30
16.00
16.30
17.00
17.30
18.00
18.30
19.00
19.30
20.00
20.30
21.00
21.30
22.00
Arrivals and registration
Team Leaders may join students’ activities with exception for tests and unless scheduled with
other activities in the programme below.
Wednesday, 13th August 2014
Thursday, 14th August 2014
Breakfast
(Krakowiak Hostel)
Walk to PU
IB: key-terms translation (PU - TBA)
Free time
Breakfast
(Krakowiak Hostel)
Some TL supervise WRT
WRT markers - short meeting after test
starts; 10.00 departure for visit to market
square, etc; back for lunch at 1 pm
FW markers - visit to Auschwitz (departure
at 7:30)
Lunch
(Piast Cafeteria)
1-day excursion
to the Pieniny Mountains
WRT Marking at the PU (room TBA)
IB Meeting (Conference Room ground floor
at Krakowiak Hostel)
Dinner (Krakowiak Hostel)
Walk to PU
Dinner
(Piast Cafeteria)
Opening Ceremony
(PU - Aula)
WRT Marking at the PU (room TBA)
Walk to Hostel
TL social function (Krakowiak Hostel)
including short meeting for new IB members
Walk back to the dormitory
Buffet / Free time
6.30
7.00
7.30
8.00
8.30
9.00
9.30
10.00
10.30
11.00
11.30
12.00
12.30
13.00
13.30
14.00
14.30
15.00
15.30
16.00
16.30
17.00
17.30
18.00
18.30
19.00
19.30
20.00
20.30
21.00
21.30
22.00
6.30
7.00
7.30
8.00
8.30
9.00
9.30
10.00
10.30
11.00
11.30
12.00
12.30
13.00
13.30
14.00
14.30
15.00
15.30
16.00
16.30
17.00
17.30
18.00
18.30
19.00
19.30
20.00
20.30
21.00
21.30
22.00
Friday, 15th August 2014
Saturday, 16th August 2014
Sunday, 17th August 2014
Breakfast (Krakowiak Hostel)
IB: key-terms translation (Krakowiak)
Breakfast (Krakowiak Hostel)
Free time
Breakfast (Krakowiak Hostel)
IB: key-terms translation (Krakowiak)
Breakfast (Krakowiak Hostel)
Breakfast (Krakowiak Hostel)
Some TLs supervise the FW2
WRT marking continues at PU – TBA
Fieldwork 1 marking continues at PU – TBA;
Fieldwork 2 markers – site visit – time to be
further determined
Fieldwork 2 marking continues (PU – TBA)
ESRI Spatial Technologies Workshop
TL discussion on inclusion of spatial
technologies in iGeo (Conference Room
ground floor at Krakowiak Hostel)
WRT marking continues at PU (room TBA)
FW 1 markers – site visit
Lunch (Piast Cafeteria)
Lunch with the students at Kazimierz
District
Lunch
(Piast Cafeteria)
IB: key-terms translation (PU – TBA)
WRT marking continues (PU – TBA)
FW 1 marking (PU – TBA)
Some TL supervise the MMQ
WRT marking continues (PU – TBA)
FW 1 marking continues (PU – TBA)
MMQ marking (PU – TBA)
Dinner
(Piast Cafeteria)
Cultural function
(PU - Aula)
Task Force to go with the Wieliczka group
Fieldwork 1 marking continues
Fieldwork 2 marking
Marking at the PU – TBA
Task Force – time for preparation of the IB
meeting (Hostel Krakowiak)
Fieldwork 2 markers to go to Wieliczka
Dinner
(Piast Cafeteria)
Dinner
(Piast Cafeteria)
Poster presentations in the
Hostel Za Kolumnami common areas
IB meeting (Krakowiak)
Team Leaders’ evaluation meeting incl.
presentation of Moscow 2015
6.30
7.00
7.30
8.00
8.30
9.00
9.30
10.00
10.30
11.00
11.30
12.00
12.30
13.00
13.30
14.00
14.30
15.00
15.30
16.00
16.30
17.00
17.30
18.00
18.30
19.00
19.30
20.00
20.30
21.00
21.30
22.00
LEADERS’ PROGRAMME
6.30
7.00
7.30
8.00
8.30
9.00
9.30
10.00
10.30
11.00
11.30
12.00
12.30
13.00
13.30
14.00
14.30
15.00
15.30
16.00
16.30
17.00
17.30
18.00
18.30
19.00
19.30
20.00
20.30
21.00
21.30
22.00
Monday, 18th August 2014
Tuesday, 19th August 2014
Breakfast (Krakowiak Hostel)
Breakfast (optional extra)
(Krakowiak Hostel)
Walk to PU
Closing ceremony
(bronze and silver medals)
(PU – Aula)
Departures/
The 5-day trip leaves in the very early
morning
Light lunch
(Piast Cafeteria)
Transfer to Collegium Maximus of
Jagiellonian University
Gold medals award ceremony at the
opening of the IGU Regional Conference
Return to Hostel by public transportation
Dinner (free, please pre-book
on Sat 16th – Piast Cafeteria)
Free time/
Departures
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COMPETITION TESTS
A student’s final score is calculated by
allocating 40% for the written response
test score, 40% for the fieldwork score and
20% for the multimedia quiz score.
All the tests will be held in English. Students
not educated in English, or whose native
language is not English, are allowed to use
non-geographical bilingual dictionaries.
Students cannot communicate amongst
themselves during the tests. Any attempt
to violate this rule will result in the disqualification of the participant. The only
exception to this rule is the data gathering phase of the fieldwork on Friday 15th
August. When at the fieldwork site, a student may communicate with other students in his/her national team.
No electronic devices, apart from simple
calculators, are allowed in any of the tests!
WRITTEN RESPONSE TEST
13 August 2014, 9:00-12:30, Pedagogical University,
Aula and other rooms (TBA)
For the written response test please take with you a pen, lead pencil, coloured
pencils, eraser and ruler. A calculator will also be useful, but only simple
calculators are allowed.
MULTIMEDIA QUIZ
15 August 2014, 16:00-17:00, Pedagogical University (rooms TBA)
The multimedia quiz is composed of multiple choice questions displayed with
data projectors and screens. Please take a pen or pencil and eraser.
FIELDWORK
15 August 2014, 8:00-13:30, meet at Hostel Za Kolumnami foyer
16 August 2014, 8:00-11:30, Pedagogical University,
Aula and other rooms (TBA)
For fieldwork you should take a pen, lead pencil, coloured pencils, eraser, ruler
and thick felt-tip pens or markers in several colours. The field observation and
mapping part of the fieldwork will be held out in the field, preceded by an
introduction on the evening of Wednesday 13th August at the Pedagogical
University. The second part of the test involves decision making and spatial
analysis, and will be held at the University.
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CULTURAL FUNCTION AND POSTER PRESENTATION
CULTURAL FUNCTION
POSTER PRESENTATION
The cultural function will be held on Friday, 15th August
in the evening. The aim is to share knowledge about the
diversity of the cultural heritage of participants from all
over the world. That is why each team is invited to give
a 90-second presentation entitled The unique symbol of
my country/region.
Posters that the participants have made will be displayed
in the Hostel Za Kolumnami common areas on Saturday
evening. Each poster should illustrate an issue from the
team’s home country related to the topic: Challenges of
Contemporary Urban Areas.
Apart from learning about your country we would like
to show you a little of ours. To do so, we have planned
a performance by a regional band, followed by learning
a Polish traditional dance and songs! We hope you will
find it interesting. And what is culture without cuisine –
we would like you to try some regional food from Poland.
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You will have the opportunity to present your posters
the same way as the academics do! Although the poster
presentation is not counted as part of a student’s final
score in the iGeo, a prize is planned for the team whose
poster is voted the best. Moreover, the best posters will
be displayed at the IGU Regional Conference venue
during the Conference.
Balice
Airport
Oświęcim
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MAP OF MAŁOPOLSKA REGION
Kraków
Wieliczka
Wisła
Bochnia
Wadowice
Myślenice
Bielsko-Biała
Beskid Mały
Landscape Park
Sucha Beskidzka
Limanowa
Żywiec
Beskid Śląski
Landscape Park
Babia Góra
Rabka-Zdrój
Gorce National Park
SLOVAKIA
POLAND
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Nowy Targ
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Pieniny
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EXCURSIONS
Excursion 1: Kraków (visit to old market square,
underground city and Mariacki Church)
13 August 2014
Medieval Kraków was an important urban center, situated
at the intersection of several trade routes. MAIN SQUARE,
the largest market square in medieval Europe, enabled
merchants to free trade, by displaying their goods on
stalls. Sukiennice Cloth Hall still remains from these times.
Besides them, the most important monuments in the
town square are: the Town Hall Tower, St. Mary’s Church
and St. Wojciech Church. Almost all buildings around
the market are also historic, and possession of them was
a sign of wealth and prestige. The Main Square was the
administrative, economic and cultural center of Kraków,
and witnessed important events in Polish history, such as
the promise of fealty to the Polish King Zygmunt I by the
Duke of Prussia Albrecht Hohenzollern in 1525, and the
Kościuszko insurrection.
stone paths with grooves worn by the wheels of wagons
transporting goods, the oldest brick constructions of
trading buildings, ornaments, coins, and many other
objects lost or left here on purpose by those visiting this
place ages ago.
ST. MARY’S CHURCH is a gothic church, built from the
thirteenth through the next two centuries. It is one of the
most valuable monuments of Poland. The interior of the
church was decorated by the most famous Polish painters.
The pride of the church is a magnificent altar made by Wit
Stwosz, showing St. Mary and the Apostles. The altar is
made of over 1,000-year-old oak wood.
Underneath Kraków’s Main Square is a unique museum,
the result of archaeological works in the eastern part of
Main Square. It uncovered 1000 years of the history of this
place. It preserves construction and architecture relics,
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MAP OF PIENINY MOUNTAINS
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Excursion 2: Pieniny Mountains
14 August 2014
The excursion is starting early in the morning and ending
late in the evening. Comfortable, tourist clothing, raincoat,
cap, sunscreen, water – min. 1 litre – and a camera are
recommended! Taking your passport/national ID with you
is compulsory!
The excursion will include RAFTING ON TRADITIONAL
WOODEN RAFTS through the wonderful Dunajec Gorge
in the Pieniny National Park. This is a unique tourist
attraction lasting about 2.5 hours (18 km on the river):
beautiful nature – endemic fauna and flora, exceptional
views, an unusual experience can be expected!
Traditional rafting developed due to the location of
the mountain villages on Dunajec River, which were
established about a thousand years ago in the heart of
the pristine Carpathian woods. The river was often the
only means of transport and it was also the source of
food and fishing territory. The first pioneers used a large
canoe. The beginning of tourist rafting can be traced back
to the mid-1800s, when the guests from the Dunajec
Castle were taken on rafts down to Cerveny Klastor and
from there bathers were taken down to Szczawnica spa
town. At the turn of the 20th century, rafting became
an international phenomenon. The highest number of
tourists in one season has reached 285 000. Currently, the
Polish Association of Pieniny Raftsmen on Dunajec River
has 482 registered members, who have a total of about
250 rafts, On April 1st 2014, the 183rd season of rafting
commenced on Dunajec River.
Another attraction is a CYCLING TRIP on “Pieniny Road” –
about one hour easy cycling along the Dunajec River
bank in the Pieniny National Park (PNP). The National Park
in Pieniny and the Slovakian Nature Reserve in PIENINY
were founded in 1932, and so together were the first in
Europe and second in the world (after USA-Canada) crossborder Nature Park. PNP is visited by 750 000 visitors a
year. The cycling path crosses the Polish-Slovakian border.
Both Poland and Slovakia are part of the Schengen Area,
which means there is no border control between them
and people can travel freely between these countries.
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Visiting Pieniny could not be complete without VISITING
SZCZAWNICA HEALTH RESORT (Szczawnica – “The Queen
of Polish waters”). Szczawnica resort is located in the
immediate vicinity of the Pieniny National Park Grajcarek
Valley. It is surrounded by mountain slopes covered by
coniferous and larch forests on all sides. On both sides
of the mountain gorge there are sanatoriums, holiday
houses and guesthouses. Szczawnica is a perfect base
for hiking trips in Pieniny. The name of the town comes
from the acidic waters, known to highlanders as sorrels
(“szczaw”). The settlement was first mentioned in 1413,
and for over 200 years it has been considered a resort.
After WWII, new sanatoriums for workers in specific fields
and a modern Institute of Natural Medicine were built.
Szczawnica received city rights on July 18th 1962.
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The excursion will continue with an OUTDOOR TRADITIONAL DINNER ”Pienińskie Posiady” with Polish food
(roast lamb, mixed dumplings) and highlanders’ music
played by local, mountain band musicians. It will take
place on the Dunajec River bank among natural scenery.
Duration about 2 hrs.
Excursion 3: Auschwitz
16 August 2014
Before the trip everyone should reconsider taking part in this
trip, because the exhibitions and exploration of camps where
mass extermination took place, generally impact on everyone’s
feelings and mood. The trip will include visiting the permanent
exhibitions and buildings at the Auschwitz I – Main Camp and
the most important original camp buildings at Auschwitz II –
Birkenau: prisoner barracks, the unloading platform (ramp),
and the ruins of the gas chamber and crematoria.
© Steve Allen / Photogenica
All over the world, Auschwitz has become a symbol of terror
and genocide. It was established by Germans in 1940, in the
suburbs of Oświęcim, a Polish city annexed to the Third Reich
by the German National-Socialists Government (the Nazis).
Its name was changed to Auschwitz, which also became the
name of the Concentration Camp “Auschwitz”. The direct
reason for the establishment of the camp was the fact that
mass arrests of Poles were increasing after the fall of Poland in
1939, beyond the capacity of existing “local” prisons. Initially,
Auschwitz was to be one more concentration camp of the
type that the Nazis had been setting up since the early 1930s.
It functioned in this role throughout its existence, even when,
at the beginning of 1942, it also became the largest of the
death camps, mainly for Poles, Jews and other nationals of
occupied Europe.
Excursion 4: Kraków and surroundings
17 August 2014
The excursion will consist of sightseeing in Kraków and
the historical WIeliczka Salt Mine. In Kraków we will see
the Old Town and antique Jewish quarter – Kazimierz
district.
The MAIN SQUARE is the center of Kraków - the old capital
of Poland. It is located on the main traffic route of the
medieval city, leading from St. Florian’s Gate to Wawel
Castle. It’s a square with a side 200 m long, occupying
an area of 4 hectares. It has a regular shape, with some
deviations – a result of an earlier settlement when St.
Mary’s Church and the wide road leading to Wawel Hill
(today: Grodzka Street) had already been built.
WAWEL CASTLE is a royal residence, from the eleventh
century. From then, over the centuries, it was the site of
the coronations and the seat of Polish kings. Originally
built in the Romanesque style, in the following centuries it
was repeatedly expanded. Today it’s a two-storey building
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From the Main Square, the heart of the Old Town, you
head to the Royal Way. Via Grodzka Street going to the
south, and passing the historic St. Peter and Paul Church,
you will get to Wawel Castle.
KAZIMIERZ was a medieval city, located according to
Magdeburg law in the early thirteenth century. Apart from
Poles, from the fifteenth century, a significant proportion
of the inhabitants of Kazimierz were Jews. The city became
an important center of Jewish culture in Poland. Wealthy
Jewish merchants and bankers successfully conducted their
economic activities, and built numerous synagogues, such as
the old synagogue. Built in the fourteenth century in GothicRomanesque style, it is one of the oldest synagogues in
Poland and one of the most valuable monuments of Jewish
architecture in Europe. Currently it’s a museum of Jewish
history and culture. Another unique site is the Old Jewish
Cemetery (Remuh) - one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in
Europe, founded in the sixteenth century.
The Nazi occupation during World War II caused a significant
depopulation of this part of town. Jews were imprisoned in the
ghetto, forced to work in a nearby labor camp “Plaszow”, and
finally many of them died in the death camps. Currently Jewish
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with four wings, a courtyard and five towers. Architecturally,
it is a mix of styles: Renaissance, Baroque and Classicist. Today
the castle is open to visitors who can admire: royal chambers,
treasury, armory and royal gardens.
culture is being reborn in Kazimierz. The annual Jewish
Culture Festival attracts more and more tourists. Kazimierz
is also a fashionable meeting place in Krakow with a number
of pubs. Tourists are attracted by synagogues, art galleries,
museums and theaters. More and more restaurants are
being created, serving traditional food. In one of them the
whole group will meet for lunch.
Another place we will see is the ‘WIELICZKA’ SALT MINE.
The oldest mining enterprise in the world, it has been
operating continuously since its opening in the 2nd half
of the 13th century up to the present day. Miners were
exploiting a rich deposit of salt: approx. 10 kilometers
long, 0,5 to 1,5 kilometers wide, and 0,5 kilometer thick.
During over 700 years of its history, miners excavated
over 7,5 million cubic meters of rock salt, which led
to the creation of 2040 chambers connected by over
245 kilometers of corridors and located over 9 levels.
The Tourist Route is composed of chambers and corridors,
saline and wooden chapels, and saline lakes. A walk along
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the route resembles not only an expedition into the
depths of the Earth, but also a trip into the past. Mining
machines, tools and traces of the ancient miners’ labor
form a thrilling adventure tale about the place and the
people who created them during the past centuries.
More sacred sites, amongst them the amazing Chapel of
St. Kinga, form a unique – as it is the only one in Europe –
underground pilgrim’s route “God Bless” (Szczęść Boże).
The “Wieliczka” Salt Mine is one of the most valuable
monuments of material and spiritual culture in Poland.
Each year it is visited by more than one million tourists
from all over the world. It is also a world class monument,
featuring twelve objects on the UNESCO’s World Cultural
and Natural Heritage List.
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IN YOUR FREE TIME
We encourage you to explore the city with other students. If you do not want to walk to tram stop “Głowackiego”, you
All the important places can be reached from either tram can take bus 139 or 208 and change for a tram at stop
stop “Głowackiego” near the Pedagogical University or “Plac Inwalidów”.
bus stop “Przybyszewskiego” near your accommodation
(see the map on the last page). To get to the Old Town Your identification card is valid as a city transportation
all you need to do is take any tram and get off at stop ticket (valid 12th to 18th August), so there is no need for
“Teatr Bagatela”, from where you can see the Old Market. you to buy tram or bus tickets.
The journey will last about 10 minutes. If you want to see
Wawel Castle, tram number 71 or bus number 173 will take If you feel like swimming or working out a bit, there is a
you there (stop “Jubilat”) in less than 20 minutes. To go to gym and a swimming pool (open 6 am to 11 pm every
Kazimierz you need tram number 24. The main attractions day) right by your hostel. Usage of these facilities is free
of the district are very close to the stop “Miodowa”. The of charge1, remember to take your identification card and
appropriate clothing.
journey will last about 20 minutes.
1 A limited numbers of entrances will be free of charge during the iGeo for all iGeo participants. Should the limit be reached, reduced fees
would apply. If it happens, you will be informed about it through the information board in the Hostel Za Kolumnami
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CODE OF CONDUCT
ll Participants shall conduct themselves towards others
in a fair and courteous manner.
ll Participants are to abide by the laws and customs of
the host country.
ll Participants shall accept graciously and without
quarrel the decisions of the International Board with
regards the tests, and of the local organiser with
regards other parts of the programme.
ll Under no circumstances shall students have any
alcohol or other drugs in their possession, or
consume them at any time. Under Polish law, drinking
alcohol and smoking are strictly prohibited for those
younger than 18 years old. Also, any consumption of
alcoholic drinks is prohibited in public places, and
smoking is not allowed in public buildings, means
of transportation and at tram and bus stops by law.
Possession of drugs is also strictly prohibited and will
be prosecuted.
ll Participants are expected to participate fully in the
organised programme.
ll Participants shall demonstrate honesty and integrity
both during the competition and at all related events.
ll Participants must show proper care for the property
of others and the facilities made available to them.
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EMERGENCY CONTACTS
Emergency numbers:
Police
997
Fire Service
998
Ambulance999
From cell phones: 112
(emergency number for all services)
Hostels: (hostels are right next to each other)
Krakowiak
+48/12/662-70-00
+48/12/662-64-55
Armii Krajowej 9 street
Za Kolumnami +48/12/662-70-00
(accommodation)+48/12/662-69-91
Armii Krajowej 9a street
Local Organizing Team:
+48 508 359 604
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