LEVEL 2 GEOGRAPHY LEVEL 2 GEOGRAPHY

REVISIONREVISION

Your Exam is :Your Exam is :

• On Friday 23On Friday 23rdrd September September

• It lasts from 9am to 12pmIt lasts from 9am to 12pm

• It is in: It is in:

Remember to bring:Remember to bring:

• Pens, Pens, • pencil, pencil, • eraser, eraser, • coloured pencils (4), coloured pencils (4), • ruler, ruler, • string string (all in a plastic bag). NO TWINK allowed. (all in a plastic bag). NO TWINK allowed.

Paper is provided. Calculator is optional.Paper is provided. Calculator is optional.

THERE ARE 3 PAPERS:THERE ARE 3 PAPERS:

• 2.1 EXPLAIN Natural Landscapes 2.1 EXPLAIN Natural Landscapes (3 credits)(3 credits)

• 2.3 EXPLAIN Disparities in 2.3 EXPLAIN Disparities in development within countries (3 credits)development within countries (3 credits)

• 2.4 Apply Skills and Ideas in a 2.4 Apply Skills and Ideas in a geographic context. (4 credits)geographic context. (4 credits)

2.1 Explain Natural Landscapes2.1 Explain Natural Landscapes

• The Main idea of this paper is to explain The Main idea of this paper is to explain how the landscape has evolved.how the landscape has evolved.

• Assessment will involve selection from Assessment will involve selection from the following:the following:

• Variations within a natural landscape. This Variations within a natural landscape. This refers to how and why features of the refers to how and why features of the environment have spatial variation within the environment have spatial variation within the landscape area.landscape area.

Assessment will involve selection Assessment will involve selection from the following:from the following:

Assessment will involve selection Assessment will involve selection from the following:from the following:

• How a natural landscape evolves and How a natural landscape evolves and changes, which refers to: changes, which refers to: • climatic processesclimatic processes• tectonic and other internal processestectonic and other internal processes• erosion, transportation, deposition and other erosion, transportation, deposition and other

surface processes.surface processes.

Assessment will involve selection Assessment will involve selection from the following:from the following:

• The effect of cultural perspectives and The effect of cultural perspectives and human activities on a natural landscape. human activities on a natural landscape. This refers to particular ways in which This refers to particular ways in which groups of people interpret and explain groups of people interpret and explain landscapes through their knowledge, landscapes through their knowledge, practices and beliefs.practices and beliefs.

2.3 Explain Disparities in 2.3 Explain Disparities in DevelopmentDevelopment• The Achievement standard asks you to The Achievement standard asks you to

give the reasons for the different levels give the reasons for the different levels of development in tanzania.of development in tanzania.

• You must be able to say what the You must be able to say what the disparity is eg education levels and disparity is eg education levels and what it is between eg male and female what it is between eg male and female or rural and urban areas.or rural and urban areas.

Assessment will coverAssessment will cover

• ways in which development can be ways in which development can be perceived, and will be selected from:perceived, and will be selected from:• capitalist free market view – Rostow, Western capitalist free market view – Rostow, Western

waysways• socialist planned economy view – Marxism, socialist planned economy view – Marxism,

DependencyDependency• sustainable development view – Schumacher, sustainable development view – Schumacher,

people-centredpeople-centred

Assessment will coverAssessment will cover

• ways in which development can be ways in which development can be evaluated, and will be selected from:evaluated, and will be selected from:• objective indicators – including composite objective indicators – including composite

measures eg the Brandt report (North-South measures eg the Brandt report (North-South Division), GNP, HDI, literacy ratesDivision), GNP, HDI, literacy rates

• subjective indicators eg happinesssubjective indicators eg happiness• problems associated with the measurement of problems associated with the measurement of

developmentdevelopment

Assessment will coverAssessment will cover

• ways in which natural factors contribute to ways in which natural factors contribute to disparities, and will be selected from:disparities, and will be selected from:• extreme natural events; drought, floods, extreme natural events; drought, floods,

earthquakes, hurricanesearthquakes, hurricanes• environmental conditions; soil type, landform, environmental conditions; soil type, landform,

rainfall, minerals, locationrainfall, minerals, location

Assessment will coverAssessment will cover

• ways in which cultural factors contribute to ways in which cultural factors contribute to disparities, and will be selected from:disparities, and will be selected from:

• healthhealth• faminefamine• educational opportunitieseducational opportunities• government systemsgovernment systems• political stabilitypolitical stability• languagelanguage• multinationalsmultinationals• religious groupsreligious groups• gender groups.gender groups.

2.4 Apply Skills in a geographic 2.4 Apply Skills in a geographic contextcontext• This achievement standard requires you This achievement standard requires you

to use different skills to analyse the to use different skills to analyse the resource booklet that is supplied to you.resource booklet that is supplied to you.

Skills to reviseSkills to revise

• Using aerial photosUsing aerial photos• Precis mappingPrecis mapping• Grid references Grid references • Height on mapsHeight on maps• Using tables and Creating graphsUsing tables and Creating graphs• Analysing the resource booklet using a Analysing the resource booklet using a

named IGInamed IGI

IGIsIGIs

• LocationLocation• InteractionInteraction• PatternsPatterns• DistanceDistance• CultureCulture• PerceptionPerception

• AccessibilityAccessibility• Processes Processes • RegionsRegions• SystemsSystems• ChangeChange