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Chesterton Community College Geography Department Cross Unit Task for OCR(B) GCSE Geography Whose Rainforest? How should we use the Amazon Rainforest? This coursework is worth 10% of your final mark at GCSE, so take it seriously! You will need to •
explain why the Amazon Rainforest is an important natural resource
•
describe how the Amazon Rainforest is being used at present and how this has changed over time
•
examine who benefits from these different uses of the rainforest
•
discuss who benefits from the protection of the forest (think about local, national and global scales – include issues such as global warming, global water cycle issues)
•
choose different groups of people who hold opposing views on the use of the Amazon Rainforest and explain how these groups justify their views (eg. Greenpeace, local tribes such as the Jacuna, Brazilian Government, managers of the Avanca Brazil project, managers of a logging company, owner of a hydroelectricity plant eg. Belo Monte Hydroelectric Complex, Brazil’s economic minister, Brazil’s environment minister, a wood importer or furniture manufacturer outside Brazil, residents, tourists)
•
consider whether there are ways that the resource of the Amazon Rainforest can be both exploited and conserved so that the forest is managed in a sustainable way
Mark scheme Level Mark What will your project look like? Knowledge 2 3-4 1 1-2
You write in detail about a particular place and what is happening there. You give some basic information about the place and what is happening there.
Understanding 2 3-4 You explain the impact of deforestation at lots of different scales: local, national and global. You write about how deforestation affects people and places. 1 1-2 You show that you understand how deforestation affects people and places. Application 2 3-4 1
1-2
Skills 3 7-8
2
4-6
1
1-3
You chose different groups of people and give their viewpoints about deforestation. You explain why different people have different opinions. You show how their opinions affect their lives. You also give your own opinions about deforestation. You give the viewpoints of different groups of people and show how they affect their lives. Your spelling, punctuation and grammar are perfect and you use lots of geographical words. You use a wide variety of different materials and all the information you present is relevant. You link your ideas together well and your writing has a sensible structure. You cover all the main points in detail. Your spelling, punctuation and grammar are very good and you use plenty of geographical words. You use a variety of different materials - all the information you present is relevant. The structure of your work is easy to follow. You cover all the main points. Your spelling, punctuation and grammar are reasonable. You write in short paragraphs that aren’t really linked together. You use some geographical words. You choose some different materials, but you don’t cover the whole issue.
How can I present my project? You may write an essay or make a poster. If you make a poster, it must be the size of a desk! Make sure you read the mark scheme before you start your project – you can only be awarded high marks if you write in detail and focus on the task in hand. You need to explain the issue fully, and present a variety of viewpoints to score highly on this task. This project is NOT about the structure of the rainforest! You must focus on how we should use the rainforest - the arguments for and against economic development of the rainforest, and the ways in which development can be managed in a sustainable manner. What resources can I use? This list is not exhaustive! It highlights some of the materials that are available within the classroom to support you with your coursework. Topic
Textbook
Pages
Farming in Brazil
Wider World
82-83
Deforestation in the Amazon Basin
Wider World New Wider World Foundation Wider World
230-231 222-223 186-187
Human use of the Tropical Rainforest
Understanding GCSE Geography
96-97
Causes and effects of deforestation
New Key Geography
118-119
Can development be sustainable?
New Key Geography
120-121
What are we doing to the rainforests?
Geog.2
52-53
Brazil’s natural riches
Geog.2
102-103
The rainforest challenge
Geog.2
118-119
Should the forests be saved?
Earthworks 2
20-21
What is happening to the Amazon Rainforest?
Places
28-29
Can development be sustainable?
Places
36-37
Destroying the rainforest
Geography for Avery Hill
40-41
You should also use the blog to help you: www.worldlywise.blogspot.com You will be given a photocopy of a decision making exercise based upon the Amazon Rainforest. It includes information about the following topics: • • • • • • •
Why is the Tropical Rainforest so valuable? Who exploits the Tropical Rainforest? How does economic activity exploit it? How does modern exploitation affect it? How does exploitation affect local people? What is sustainability? How should the Tropical Rainforest be managed?
Your project must be handed in on 14th December. It must be handed in on paper, not electronically.
explain why the Amazon Rainforest is an important natural resource
•
describe how the Amazon Rainforest is being used at present and how this has changed over time
•
examine who benefits from these different uses of the rainforest
•
discuss who benefits from the protection of the forest (think about local, national and global scales – include issues such as global warming, global water cycle issues)
•
choose different groups of people who hold opposing views on the use of the Amazon Rainforest and explain how these groups justify their views (eg. Greenpeace, local tribes such as the Jacuna, Brazilian Government, managers of the Avanca Brazil project, managers of a logging company, owner of a hydroelectricity plant eg. Belo Monte Hydroelectric Complex, Brazil’s economic minister, Brazil’s environment minister, a wood importer or furniture manufacturer outside Brazil, residents, tourists)
•
consider whether there are ways that the resource of the Amazon Rainforest can be both exploited and conserved so that the forest is managed in a sustainable way
Mark scheme Level Mark What will your project look like? Knowledge 2 3-4 1 1-2
You write in detail about a particular place and what is happening there. You give some basic information about the place and what is happening there.
Understanding 2 3-4 You explain the impact of deforestation at lots of different scales: local, national and global. You write about how deforestation affects people and places. 1 1-2 You show that you understand how deforestation affects people and places. Application 2 3-4 1
1-2
Skills 3 7-8
2
4-6
1
1-3
You chose different groups of people and give their viewpoints about deforestation. You explain why different people have different opinions. You show how their opinions affect their lives. You also give your own opinions about deforestation. You give the viewpoints of different groups of people and show how they affect their lives. Your spelling, punctuation and grammar are perfect and you use lots of geographical words. You use a wide variety of different materials and all the information you present is relevant. You link your ideas together well and your writing has a sensible structure. You cover all the main points in detail. Your spelling, punctuation and grammar are very good and you use plenty of geographical words. You use a variety of different materials - all the information you present is relevant. The structure of your work is easy to follow. You cover all the main points. Your spelling, punctuation and grammar are reasonable. You write in short paragraphs that aren’t really linked together. You use some geographical words. You choose some different materials, but you don’t cover the whole issue.
How can I present my project? You may write an essay or make a poster. If you make a poster, it must be the size of a desk! Make sure you read the mark scheme before you start your project – you can only be awarded high marks if you write in detail and focus on the task in hand. You need to explain the issue fully, and present a variety of viewpoints to score highly on this task. This project is NOT about the structure of the rainforest! You must focus on how we should use the rainforest - the arguments for and against economic development of the rainforest, and the ways in which development can be managed in a sustainable manner. What resources can I use? This list is not exhaustive! It highlights some of the materials that are available within the classroom to support you with your coursework. Topic
Textbook
Pages
Farming in Brazil
Wider World
82-83
Deforestation in the Amazon Basin
Wider World New Wider World Foundation Wider World
230-231 222-223 186-187
Human use of the Tropical Rainforest
Understanding GCSE Geography
96-97
Causes and effects of deforestation
New Key Geography
118-119
Can development be sustainable?
New Key Geography
120-121
What are we doing to the rainforests?
Geog.2
52-53
Brazil’s natural riches
Geog.2
102-103
The rainforest challenge
Geog.2
118-119
Should the forests be saved?
Earthworks 2
20-21
What is happening to the Amazon Rainforest?
Places
28-29
Can development be sustainable?
Places
36-37
Destroying the rainforest
Geography for Avery Hill
40-41
You should also use the blog to help you: www.worldlywise.blogspot.com You will be given a photocopy of a decision making exercise based upon the Amazon Rainforest. It includes information about the following topics: • • • • • • •
Why is the Tropical Rainforest so valuable? Who exploits the Tropical Rainforest? How does economic activity exploit it? How does modern exploitation affect it? How does exploitation affect local people? What is sustainability? How should the Tropical Rainforest be managed?
Your project must be handed in on 14th December. It must be handed in on paper, not electronically.
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