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Educator and Tagging Information Learning Area: Social Sciences Resource Name: Social Sciences Assessment Exemplar Number: SSG9.2 Item/s: 4 Phase: Senior Phase Grade: 9 Tags: Development, technology, HDI, population, Summative Assessment, structured questions Assessment Type: Summative Assessment Form/s: Structured questions Copyright for included material: DSGear – permission granted for duration of this project. Duration: 30 minutes Learning Outcome(s) and Assessment Standard(s): Learning Outcome 1: The learner will be able to use enquiry skills to investigate geographical and environmental concepts and processes. Assessment Standards: We know this when the learner: ■ Asks significant questions to evaluate sources, for example, to identify bias and stereotypes, omissions and gaps [works with sources]. ■ Analyses and reaches conclusions about information from sources such as photos, maps and atlases, graphs and statistics [works with sources]. ■ Correlates information from various sources with information from maps, atlases, satellite images or orthophotos [works with sources]. ■ Reports on the knowledge gained in the enquiry by constructing an interpretation and argument based on sources of information; uses maps, diagrams and graphics; where possible uses computers in the presentation [communicates the answer]. Learning Outcome 2: The learner will be able to demonstrate geographical and environmental knowledge and understanding. Assessment Standards: We know this when the learner: ■ Provides a reasoned explanation of some approaches to development [people and places]. ■ Identifies ways in which science and technology have contributed positively and negatively to development [people and resources]. ■ Explains how sustainable development could impact positively on people, places and environments [people and the environment]. Learning Outcome 3: The learner will be able to make informed decisions about social and environmental issues and problems. Assessment Standards: We know this when the learner: ■ Identifies challenges to societies and settlements, with a focus on population growth and change [identifies the issue]. ■ Suggests ways of responding to issues associated with population growth and change in a particular context [makes choices]. Learning Space: Assessment Hyperlinks: To be completed later. Number of questions for exemplar: 4 Rating: Easy questions: Questions 1; 2.1, 2.2; 3.1 Medium questions: Questions 2.3, 2.4; 3.2 Difficult questions: Questions 3.3; 4 Assessment Task Development 40 minutes, 34 marks 1.1 Which one of the following definitions of development do you think is the best? State why you think it is better than the other one. 1.2. a) Development is a measure of how technologically advanced a country is. b) Development is a measure of how high the standard of living is in a country. Write a good definition of development. 2. Look at the following statistics for South Africa and Germany in 2007. Populatio n (Millions) German y RSA 82 45 Tarre d roads 1 000s of Km 220 350 Billion kwH electricity consumptio n 550 240 Million s of cell phones Industria l growth rate % 72 40 2 6 Airport s with paved runway s 320 146 GDP per capit a '000s [2] [2] Unemploymen t rate% 34 12 8 23 Note that Germany’s population is twice that of South Africa’s, so therefore can be expected to have, for example, more cell phones than South Africa. 2.1. Which three figures in this table support the idea that RSA is just as developed as Germany? 2.2. Which two figures in the table show that South Africa is less developed than Germany? 2.3. Assuming that no person owns more than one cell phone, calculate the percentage of people in Germany and South Africa that own a cell phone. 2.4. Why are the numbers of cell phones per person in Germany and South Africa so similar? 3. 3.3 [2] [4] [2] The table below shows a few countries’ HDI figures. Country Germany South Africa Norway Botswana Brazil Mozambique 3.1 3.2 [4] HDI 0.935 0,674 0.968 0.654 0.800 0.384 World-ranking 22 121 2 124 70 172 What does ‘HDI’ stand for? HDI is calculated using several other statistics. Name three of the statistics used in calculating HDI. South Africa is much more technologically advanced than Botswana, and yet its HDI is almost the same as Botswana’s. Explain the factors in South Africa’s development history that have led to South Africa having an unexpectedly low HDI. [2] [3] [5] 4. Refer to the photograph above of a village in NW Mozambique (HDI = 0.380). Imagine that you live in this village. An American tourist decides to give the village R1 million towards development. What would you spend the money on to improve the lives of the people in the village? Write down five different ideas, with a brief explanation of why it would improve the village. [10] Suggested Solutions 1.1 Which one of the following definitions of development do you think is the best? State why you think it is better than the other one. b) Development is a measure of how high the standard of living is in a country. [2] 1.2 Write a good definition of development. [2] Must mention two of GDP/capita, life expectancy, education level and standard of living for 2 marks. 2.1 Which three figures in this table support the idea that RSA is just as developed as Germany? [4] Tarred roads; electricity consumption; cell phones Which two figures in the table show that South Africa is less developed in Germany? [2] GDP; unemployment Assuming that no person owns more than one cell phone, calculate the percentage of people in Germany and South Africa that own a cell phone. [4] 88% Germany, 89% South Africa Why are the numbers of cell phones per person in Germany and South Africa so similar? [2] Most Germans have access to several land-lines. Many South Africans only have access through cell phones, so cell phones are very attractive to South Africans. 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 4 What does ‘HDI’ stand for? [2] Human development index HDI is calculated using several other statistics. Name three of the statistics used in calculating HDI. [3] Any three of: Life expectancy; GDP per capita; education levels; unemployment rates; health care South Africa is much more technologically advanced than Botswana, and yet its HDI is almost the same as Botswana’s. Explain the factors in South Africa’s development history that have led to South Africa having an unexpectedly low HDI. [5] Any three from: Apartheid denied most South Africans access to land ownership, jobs, education and health care. It will take many years to eliminate this backlog. Three factors + some explanation. What would you spend the money on to improve the lives of the people in the village? Write down five different ideas, with a brief explanation of why it would improve the village. [10] Answer must show empathy and understanding of the circumstances of a poor community. Starting shops does not create wealth. Education, health care, job creation. Refer to the rubric in the Appendix of Assessment tools for mark allocation. Appendix of Assessment Tools Rubric Marks 10 8–9 6–7 4–5 2–3 1 Empathetic, practical answer with detailed examples. Empathetic and practical … missing some minor details. Empathetic and practical … missing some important details Lacking empathy, but practical. Lacking understanding, impractical. Totally lacking understanding of circumstances.