What pupils did last
year
My comments
Where questions
required extended responses some candidates were able to achieve the depth and
development needed to reach level 3. However, level 2 responses were more
common and answers included ‘theoretical’/’generalised’
content.
Many candidates
struggled to provide really clear and effective linkages between the content of
their explanation and their response to ‘what extent,’ ‘how far,’ and ‘the
impact of’.
Responses with little development of place specific detail limited access to level 3-examples
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Generic
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Place Specific
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People living in the Andes
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People living on the altiplano in the Andes
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Indigenous mountain people
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The Aymara Indians of the Andes region
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Cities in the Andes
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La Paz
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desertification
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Desertification in the Sahel region
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Indigenous desert tribes
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Bedouins, a nomadic tribe
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Workers in TNCs
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Workers for Nokia, Shenzhen China
(specialist economic zone)
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Many candidates did not write an evaluative statement in relation
to ‘the extent to which’ aspect of the question. Comparisons were implied by
many candidates rather than explicit
Lack of specific detail
comes up time and time again – learn place names, learn facts, learn company
names.
Most candidates didn’t know or understand the idea of ‘management’
and were unable to
assess it. Centres must consider this aspect of the specification.
Please make sure you
remember the difference between global, national and local management
strategies.
Management just means ways to lessen the impacts of something, to
create and support sustainable development.
Ms Nelson’s Fracking PPt gives great examples of local management,
mine focuses more on Global (Agenda 21, Kyoto agreement etc)
Most candidates are vague about environmental impacts such as pollution
This is such an easy fix, is it atmospheric, visual, noise? Can you
use some of your science knowledge here?
Define accurately; just saying it is a “large city” or has “lots of
services” is not suitable
Candidates tended to be either generic in their descriptions or
write comprehensively about their location without drawing comparisons with
Shanghai.
Green space and roads/transport were successful themes for
candidates to name and write about. Those that did were awarded at level 3.
Many candidates struggled with place specific examples of old streets and named
buildings.
Again, that place specific point raises its head – I think it’s
mindmap time for case study detail
